D          Bm         F#         G
When I was six, I had two forty- fives
D              Bm           F#         G
Strapped to my hips, wanted dead or a- live
    D          Bm                F#      G
And all of the kids thought that I was a good guy at heart

     D        Bm               F#          G
When I got to high school, not much really changed
  D            Bm         F#             G
I ran from the cops in my souped-up Mus- tang
    D          Bm                 F#                  G
And all of the girls thought that I was a good guy at heart

[Chorus]
        G           D
And I'd ride like a thief on the run
        G             Bm
And I'd hide from the things that I'd done
        G            D
And I'd fly like the wind to the sunset
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do

[Inst]
Bm F# G D Bm F# G

D            Bm           F#          G
Girl, I will love you the best that I can
    D           Bm          F#        G
But you need to know that I am what I am
D         Bm          F#                    D
I'm not a bad guy but I'm not a good guy at heart

[Chorus]
         G           D
And I'll ride like a thief on the run
          G          Bm
Say good- bye to the things that I've done
         G            D
And I'll fly like the wind to the sunset
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do

A                               G
Wish I could tell you that I'll always stay
A                         G
But I can't help that God made me this way
A                           Bm  G D
I know that there'll come a day

[Chorus]
         G           D
And I'll ride like a thief on the run
          G          Bm
Say good- bye to the things that I've done
         G            D
And I'll fly like the wind to the sunset
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do
G                         D
Just like a cowboy should do