Oct132023

Wade Bowen – Cowboy Kid Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsD G A BmA/C#

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[Intro]
D  G  D  G

[Verse 1]
        D
I ain't old
            G
But I'm old enough to know
D                      G
Wasn't really all that long ago
D                    G
I could rope I could ride
or rob a train
A                     G
Be back home when the dinner
bell rang
D                       G
That was life it was outside
 day and night
D                       G
I never felt what being fenced
 in felt like
D                   G
All I knew was wide open
and running free
A                      G
Who'd have thought I'd grow
up to be

[Chorus]
     G              A
That cap gun cowboy kid I was
D
Hot on the trail when
     Bm
the sun came up
G                   A
Chasin' those crazy dreams
in my head

         D
Like the wild west Jesse
James John Wayne's did
G              A
Now and then I saved the world
D                    Bm
Rescued and rode off with
the girl
     G                  A
It's finally all adding up
     G             A
Oh I am who I am because
        G
Of that cap gun cowboy
       A   D  G
 kid I was

[Verse 2]
D                 G
I don't know exactly
where or when
D                 G
I traded my old palomino in
         D                   G
For that blonde pawn shop ol beat
 up guitar
A                   G
And saddled up this shooting
 star

[Chorus]
          G              A
Like that cap gun cowboy kid
 I was
D                         Bm
Hot on the trail when the sun
came up
G                   A
Chasin' those crazy dreams
in my head
         D
Like the wild west Jesse James
 John Wayne's did
G              A
Now and then I saved the world
D                    Bm
Rescued and rode off with
the girl
     G                   A
Yeah I wouldn't change a thing
     G             A
Oh I am who I am because
        G                  A    D
Of that cap gun cowboy kid I was

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[Bridge]
                 G
I tried to raise you up
       D
Not to be like me
                Bm
Cause I'm a thunder storm,
                   D
rolling stone, a tumbleweed
        G
But I'm sorry son
          A
I look at you and see

[Chorus]
     G              A
That cap gun cowboy kid I was
D                         Bm
Hot on the trail when the sun
 came up
G                   A
Chasin' those crazy dreams
in my head
         D
Like the real McCoy Jesse
James John Wayne's did
     G
Those memories are as
            A
good as it gets
     Bm            A/C#
Oh I am who I am because
        G
Of that cap gun cowboy
     A D
 kid I was

[Outro]
G  D  G       D   G  D
       Cowboy kid

How to play Cowboy Kid: key, chords and progression

These are Cowboy Kid chords by Wade Bowen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Cowboy Kid by Wade Bowen is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 5 chords: D, G, A, Bm and A/C#.

Listen for G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Cowboy Kid chords: questions

What key is Cowboy Kid in?

Cowboy Kid by Wade Bowen is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Cowboy Kid?

Cowboy Kid uses 5 chords: D, G, A, Bm, A/C#.

What is the chord progression of Cowboy Kid?

The main progression is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV).

Is Cowboy Kid easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

How to play Cowboy Kid: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cowboy Kid chords: questions

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