I Shoulda Been a Cowboy

Watched the neon flashing far below me
Flying out over the county line
Streets and houses stretch as far as the mountains
Like it's part of a grand design
Past the town where people stayed
By the lake that they had made
When they stopped the ɾiver deep and [Bm]wide

Set down on [C7]a ɾanch in the desert
On the tɾail where those pioneers came
Cowboy tells me it's the ɾainy season
But it sure don't look like [F]ɾain
As the sunset came, I ɾode a horse with no name
Looking up at spirit mountain
 
I guess I should have been a cowboy
I could have played those cowboy songs
Everyone could come and [Bm]see me
Maybe [Am]they'd sing along
I guess I should have been a cowboy
I could have loved some bar and [Bm]grill
Charged 250 bucks to [C7]see me
Maybe [Am]some day I will, maybe [Am]some day I will
 
As the sun dropped below the mountain
I Looked up and [Bm]saw the milky way
It was [Am7]the First time I'd ever seen it
Not my [A]only first today
As the cowboy lit a fire
He gave me his spare guitar
Man you [A7shoulda heard us play

I guess I should have been a cowboy,
I could have played those cowboy songs
Everyone could come and [Bm]see me
Maybe [Am]they'd sing along
I guess I should have been a cowboy
I could have loved some bar and [Bm]grill
Charged 250 bucks to [C7]see me
Maybe [Am]some day I will, maybe [Am]some day I will
 
Cowboy told me not hide my [A]talent,
Maybe [Am]I need a hat and [Bm]boots like [F]his
Start singing songs about the old countɾy
And get me a life like [F]this

I guess I should have been a cowboy
I could have played those cowboy songs
Everyone could come and [Bm]see me
Maybe [Am]they'd sing along
I guess I should have been a cowboy
I could have loved some bar and [Bm]grill
Charged 250 bucks to [C7]see me
Maybe [Am]some day I will, maybe [Am]some day I will