Tom: Dm
Dm C
The cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life
Am Dm
Some say it's free from care
F C
Rounding up the cattle from morning till night
Dm A Dm
In the middle of the prairie so bare
[Verse 2]
Dm C
Half-past four, that noisy cook will roar
Am Dm
"Hey boys, it's the breaking of day”
F C
Slowly we rise with sleepy-feeling eyes
Dm A Dm
As the short summer night passed away
[Verse 3]
Dm C
The cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life
Am Dm
From dawn till the setting sun
F C
Then his day's work it is not done
Dm A Dm
For there's still his night guard to go on
[Verse 4]
Dm C
The wolves and owls with their terrifying howls
Am Dm
Disturb us in our midnight dream
F C
When we layin' in our slickers on a cold, rainy night
Dm A Dm
Way over on the Pecos stream
[Verse 5]
Dm C
The cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life
Am Dm
All out in the midnight rain
F C
Punchin' cattle from morning till night
Dm A Dm
Way out on the Texas plains
[Verse 6]
Dm C
Spring sets in, our troubles all begin
Am Dm
The weather being fierce and cold
F C
We're almost froze from the water on our clothes
Dm A Dm
And the cattle we can scarcely hold
[Verse 7]
Dm C
Now the cowboy life is a mighty dreary life
Am Dm
All out in the sleet and snow
F C
Winter time comes, he begins to think
Dm A Dm
Where did his summer wages go
[Verse 8]
Dm C
I once loved to roam, but now I stay at home
Am Dm
All you punchers take my advice
F C
Sell your bridle and saddle, quit your rowing and travels
Dm A Dm
Tie on to a pretty little wife
[Verse 9]
Dm C
You can talk about your farms and your big city charms
Am Dm
You can talk about your silver and gold
F C
But the cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life
Dm A Dm
When you're driving through the heat and the cold
[Verse 10]
Dm C
The cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life
Am Dm
All out in the heat and the cold
F C
While the rich man is sleeping on his velvet couch
Dm A Dm
Dreaming of his silver and gold
