Mar132023

Erik Griessmann – Cowboy Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
G           C
Johnny is a cowboy
D                   G
Riding throught the dessert
G                    C
No more water in his canteen
D           G
Dust in his eyes
G          C
He rides a wild horse
D             G
It draggs him far away
G                     C
He's riding where the wind blows
D               G      F#m G
Got no place to stay

[Refrain]
Em            C
He's really a homeless man
Em
Loves his country and
    C
he loves his Mam
Em                     C
And sometimes when the sun
goes down
D
He dreams away. Oh,
           D
watch the purple dawn!
              D
Oh, watch the purple dawn!

[Interlude]
 G  C  D  G  (8x)

[Verse 2]
G                  C
And later when the night falls
   D
He lights a fire on
      G
 his resting place
G
Think about who killed
    C
 the Buffalos
D                  G
Which he never has seen
G              C
He's going his own ways
D               G
Read the traces in the sand
G           C
He wants to realize
D               G
an old american dream

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Refrain]
Em            C
He's really a homeless man
Em
Loves his country and
    C
 he loves his Mam
Em
And sometimes when
     C
the sun goes down
D
He dreams away. Oh,
            D
 watch the purple dawn
              D
Oh, watch the purple dawn

[Outro]
G             C
jippie jippie yeah
D             G
jippie jippie yeah 4x

How to play Cowboy Song: key, chords and progression

These are Cowboy Song chords by Erik Griessmann on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Cowboy Song by Erik Griessmann is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 5 chords: G, C, D, F#m and Em.

The backbone of the song is G – C – D – G (I – IV – V – I in G major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.