Written by Randall King
Intro Am C Am C Am C GVerse 1:
Am C Break all the horses Am C You can't have no spirit here Am C They're shuttin' down a way of life Am F Thats stood a lot of yearsVerse 2:
Am C And progress is gonna get us Am C If the smoke and the whiskey don't Am C But you'd think that they'd leave Am F Us well enough alone( Am C )F C So set the free range up in smoke Am G They might as well just let it go Am G F You can't work and you can't ride F C 'Cause there ain't no fields left to run Am G All the fences done gone up Am G F There ain't no cattle drive Am G Another bullet in the cowboy lifeVerse 3:
Am C It's gettin' harder to find tough Am C There ain't a scuff on no boots Am C It seems these days that a man Am F Ain't got a thing to proveVerse 4:
Am C Boys that grew up on backbreakin' Am C Hard labor and calloused hands Am C And if you've got a problem Am F Step out back and take a chance( Am C Am C G )F C So set the free range up in smoke Am G They might as well just let it go Am G F You can't work and you can't ride F C 'Cause there ain't no fields left to run Am G All the fences done gone up Am G F There ain't no cattle drive Am G Am G C Another bullet in the cowboy lifeFinal Am C Am C GF C So set the free range up in smoke Am G They might as well just let it go Am G F You can't work and you can't ride F C 'Cause there ain't no fields left to run Am G All the fences done gone up Am G F There ain't no cattle drive Am G Am G C Another bullet in the cowboy life Am G Am C Another bullet in the cowboy life