Standard (EADGBE)

 Oh I am just a cowboy on my way back to Houston

 I used to play the rodeos but I can’t play ‘em like I used to

 I’ve given’ it up, I’m layin’ it down

 I’ve had enough of bein’ a rodeo clown

 So if you see a tear runnin down my face

 Don’t ask me why, cause cowboys ain’t suppose to cry

Steel solo

 Oh I am just a drifter on my way back from Denver

 I kept ‘em laughin from in my barrel but now it seems too hard to handle

 So I’ve given’ it up, I’m layin’ it down

 I’ve had enough of bein’ a rodeo clown

 So if you see a tear runnin’ down my face

 Don’t ask me why, cause cowboys ain’t suppose to cry