If Frank Had Been A Cowboy

	  		 
 
    If Frank Had Been a Cowboy 
Original Words by Bob  Colladay 3-4-2001    
(A)If Frank had been a cowboy 
he (D)would  have been the king 
Sinatra swingin' Texas with a  
(E)little  ring-a-ding 
(A)he'd have a horse named silver 
and (D)spurs that jingle  jang 
He'd still be singing My Way 
(E)with just a little  (A)twang   Chorus:   (A)Oh..can't you (D)hear him play the opry 
and  (A)sing those swingin' hits 
He'd be the king of all that sways 
(E)While  putting on the ritz 
he'd (D)sing about about Chicago 
but (A)be in in San  Antone 
(E)Cuz if Frank had been a cowboy  
That's where he'd get to  (A)roam   Solo follows verse progression followed by second  half form of chorus   (A)Now Frank was quite a singer 
and a  (D)full-fledged swinger too 
If he'd only lived in Texas 
(E)he'd be a  buck-a-roo 
(A)He'd trade casinos for honky tonks 
and (D)the vegas strip  for fairs 
Yeah, Frank would get 'em swingin' 
(E)as they all 2-stepped in  (A)pairs   (A)Oh it (D)could have been fantastic 
(A)I'd  still be a fan 
He'd be swingin' Texas style 
(E)and he'd still be the  man 
He would (D)swap New York, New York 
for the (A)Rose of San  Antone 
Cuz (E)if hed been a cowboy  
he'd have the lonestar state for  (A)home   (A)Yes if Frank had been a cowboy  
he'd have the  (E)lonestar state for home   D|A...