A A A A
A Asus4 A
A Asus4 A

[Verse 1]
A                        Asus4 A
I shoulda been a cowboy
                          Asus4 A
Livin' in the black hills
                                 Asus4 A
Livin' on the outside of the law
                            Asus4 A
Yeah, crazier than Wild Bill
         D              Dsus4 D
Ridin' my quarter horse
                        Dsus4 D
Kickin' in saloon doors
                                A Asus4             Asus4 A
Drinkin' double shots of whiskey             , yeah
           F#m    D      A
Wearing my single action piece
           F#m   D        E
For all the honest world to see


[Chorus]
                 A
I shoulda been an outlaw

Ready for a quickdraw

Everybody call me the gunslingin' Southpaw
                  D
Ain't no time for runnin'

'Cause ya never see me comin'
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous

Have my name, babe, in all the papers
           D
Sayin' I'm wanted by the law and every woman
E                        A
Yeah, they'd call me the Southpaw


A Asus4 A x2
D Dsus4 D x2

[Verse 2]
                        A      Asus4 A
I'd be stealin' me some kisses
                          A Asus4 A
From every little barmaid
                Asus4  A
Ridin' every westbound rail
                                             Asus4  A
Out on bail, say to hell with the James Gang
            D               Dsus4 D
Livin' underneath the stars
                         Dsus4 D
Never give away my heart
               A      Asus4 A        Asus4 A
Just ride away smiling,         yeah
                   F#m       D   A
Well, they'd never take this boy alive
                          F#m     D     E
'Cause don't ya know that legends never die? (Hey!)


[Chorus]
                 A
I shoulda been an outlaw

Ready for a quickdraw

Everybody call me the gunslingin' Southpaw
                  D
Ain't no time for runnin'

'Cause ya never see me comin'
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous

Have my name, babe, in all the papers
           D
Sayin' I'm wanted by the law and every woman
E                        A
Yeah, they'd call me the Southpaw


[Bridge]
                   F#m       E   A
Well, they'd never take this boy alive
                          F#m     E     D
'Cause don't ya know that legends never die

D A D

[Chorus]
                  A
I shoulda been an outlaw

Ready for a quickdraw

Everybody call me the gunslingin' Southpaw
                  D
Ain't no time for runnin'
                              E
'Cause ya never see me comin'
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous

Have my name, babe, in all the papers
           D
Sayin' I'm wanted by the law and every woman
E                        A
Yeah, they'd call me the Southpaw
                   D
They'd call me the Southpaw


[Outro]
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous
                                       D      A
Have my name, babe, in all the papers, yeah