Intro: C C I was mindin' my business and holdin' the fort F And I still remember how you sallied forth C And my mind, it was busy, warnin' my heart F Bb C But, hell, you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off The story's familiar, the oldest tale in the west F I fell into love then the bird left the nest C Well I guess that there's reasons we let our hard hearts go soft F Bb C And you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off F C There's all kinds of horses will leave you grabbin' the breeze F C Busted up and broken up with scars you can't see Fm C But if you ain't been bucked off and been throwed a few times Fm C It don't count for nothin' when you make that last ride Fm Gm Fm C (3x) Fm Gm Fm G C Well the years have passed quickly and ain't nothin's the same F Only I don't feel different and you've hardly changed C Well I guess what I'm sayin' is I'll give one last nod F Bb C 'Cause you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off F Bb C Nahh you ain't a cowboy, if you ain't been bucked off