A Cowboys Lullaby Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays416

A Cowboys Lullaby by John Schneider is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			C             G        F          C 
Hush, little cowboy no reason to cry 
     F          C          G 
Your papa will sing you a sweet lullaby 
C            G         F        C 
Go to sleep cowboy no reason to fear 
       F               G            C 
Cause all through the night I'll be here 
      C            G      F         C 
I'll round up the moon...for your pillow 
     F        C             G 
A blanket of stars for your bed 
      C          G      F       C 
I'll round up a dream...of tomorrow 
    F               G          C 
To ride toward the good times ahead 
      C        G            F        C 
The coyote is singin' this day to an end 
     F             C            G 
The rockin' horse trail waits around the next bend 
   C            G          F       C 
So go to sleep cowboy your papa is here 
    F               G             C 
And all through the night I'll be here 
    C        G           F       C 
Loving you, holding you ever so dear 
    F                G            C 
And all through the night I'll be here 
       F                G             C 
Yes....all through the night I'll be here 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante