verse 1 G C Come all of you cowboys all over this land D7 G I'll sing you the law of the Ranger's command G C To hold a six-shooter and never to run D7 G As long as there's bullets in both of your guns verse 2 G C I met a fair maiden whose name I don't know D7 G I asked her to the round up with me would she go G C She said she'd go with me to the cold round-up D7 G And drink that hard liquor from a cold bitter cup verse 3 G C We started for the round up in the fall of the year D7 G Expecting to get there, with a herd of fat steer G C When the rustlers broke on us, in the dead hour of night D7 G She rose from her warm bed, a battle to fight verse 4 G C She rose from her warm bed with a gun in each hand D7 G Saying, "Come all you cowboys, and fight for your land" G C Come all of you cowboys, and don't ever run D7 G As long as there's bullets in both of your guns