Tom: Am
C/G
Traveling with the rodeo
C7 Dm7
It's the only life I'll ever know
G
It started in New Mexico
G7 C/G
Must have been a thousand years ago
C/G
I used to be the best they say
C7 Dm7
At riding young wild horses for my pay
G
But now I'm much too old it seems
G7 C/G
I only ride wild horses in my dreams
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Dm7 G
Ride em, cowboy
Dm7 G
Don't let em throw you down
Dm7 G
You can't make no money
G7 C/G
If you hit the ground
Dm7 G
They said, ride em cowboy
Dm7 G
Don't let em throw you down
G7 C/G
You're the toughest cowboy in town
Dm7 G C/G
I used to be a traveling cowboy
Dm7 G C/G
But now there's no place left to go
E7 Am
What am I supposed to do
D7 G7
Seems I'm left out in the cold
[Chorus:]
C/G
Old Midnight was a champion
C7 Dm7
He's the only bronc I couldn't ride
G
But now I hear old Midnight's blind
G7 C/G
And rides the little children for a dime
C/G
Ladies used to hang around
C7 Dm7
I must have been a hero in their eyes
G
My silver spurs are rusty now
G7 C/G
Lord, I wish I'd tried to settle down
