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Kacey Musgraves – Space Cowboy Piano and Keyboard Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Space Cowboy by Kacey Musgraves on Piano.

[Verse 1]
C Am
You look out the window
Em F
While I look at you
C Am
Sayin’ I don’t know
Em F
Would be like saying that the sky ain’t blue
C Am
And boots weren’t made for sitting by the door
Em F
Since you don’t wanna stay anymore

[Chorus]
C Am
You can have your space, cowboy
Em F
I ain’t gonna fence you in
C Am
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
Em F
Guess I’ll see you ’round again
C Am
I know my place, and it ain’t with you
Em F
Sunsets fade, and love does too
C Am
Yeah, we had our day in the sun, when a horse wants to run,
Em F
There ain’t no sense in closing the gate
C Am Em F
You can have your space, cowboy

[Verse 2]
C Am Em F
After the gold rush, there ain’t no reason to stay
C Am Em F
Shoulda learned from the movies that good guys don’t run away
C Am
But roads weren’t made to not go down
Em F
There ain’t room for both of us in this town

[Chorus]
C Am
So you can have your space, cowboy
Em F
I ain’t gonna fence you in
C Am
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
Em F
I’ll see you around again
C Am
‘Cause I know my place, and it ain’t with you
Em F
Sunsets fade, and love does too
C Am
We had our day in the sun, when a horse wants to run,
Em F
There ain’t no sense in closing the gate
C Am Em F
So you can have your space, cowboy

[Instrumental]
D Bm F#m G D Bm F#m G

[Chorus]
D Bm
You can have your space, cowboy
F#m G
I ain’t gonna fence you in
D Bm
Go on ride away, in your Silverado
F#m G
I’ll see you around again
D Bm
‘Cause I know my place, and it ain’t with you
F#m G
Sunsets fade, and love does too
D Bm
Oh, we had our day in the sun, when a horse wants to run,
F#m G
Ain’t no sense in closing the gate
D Bm F#m G
You can have your space
D Bm F#m G
Yeah, you can have your space
D Bm F#m
You can have your space
G
Cowboy

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How to play Space Cowboy: key, chords and progression

Space Cowboy by Kacey Musgraves is in the key of G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: C, Am, Em, F, D, Bm, F#m and G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Am – Em – F (IV – ii – vi – ♭VII in G major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: F, Bm and F#m are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.