Category: tunes

Intro: A E D E

E A E D E A
I’ll bet you’ve never heard ole Marshall Dillon say
E D E A
Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away
Settling down, would you marry me
If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please
She’d have said yes in a New York minute
They never tied the knot His heart wasn’t in it
E D E
He just stole a kiss as he rode away
A E D
He never hung his hat up at Kitty’s place

chorus
A E D
I should’ve been a cowboy
E A E D E
I should’ve learned to rope and ride
A E D E A E D
Wearing my six-shooter, riding by pony on a cattle drive
E A E D E
Stealing a young girl’s heart
A E D
Just like Gene and Roy
E A E
Singing those campfire songs
D E A E D
Oh I should’ve been a cowboy

I might have had a side kick with a funny name
Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James
Ending up on the brink of danger
Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers
Go west young man, haven’t you been told
California’s full of whisky, women and gold
Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars
A dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart

chorus, then

E A E D
Yeah, I should’ve been a cowboy
E A E D E
I should’ve been a cowboy

D D
Well I don’t know why I came here to-night
D D
I got the feeling that something ain’t right
G7 G7
I’m so scared in case I fall off my chair
D D
And I’m wondering how I’ll get down the stairs
A
Clowns to the left of me
C G D
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I’m stuck in the middle with you
And I’m wondering what it is I should do
It’s so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing control, yeah, I’m all over the place
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right
Here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.

G7 G7
Well you started out with nothing and you’re proud that you’re a
D x2
Self made man.
G7 G7
And your friends, they all come crawlin, slap you on the back and say
D x2 A7 x2
Please…. Please…..

Trying to make some sense of it all
But I can see that it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor
Cause I don’t think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right
Here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.

bridge

repeat first verse

bring

• cajon
• snare and sticks
• picks
• seagull
• chester
• tenor and cable
• mandolin and cable
• four instrument stands
• foot switch, power cord, instrument cable
• amp and power cord
• speakers and cable
• three mics with stands and cable
• iPad holder and stand (camera tripod)
• both drum stools
• tambourine
• ORS at least a gallon

Under Spanish Skies

Bumblebee in the Meadow

banjo tune

A Slice

Dark Thrash 1 in F-sharp

Fresh Peaches

Now I Must Go

Sadder Day

Dark Thrash 2 in A minor

Star

That Surfing Jazz

When You Fly

Dark Thrash 3 in C

Quiet in the Dark

Snow

D A G D hole deeper • darker night
life • so far away • you said •
I try/patient/believing • all true
we’re all hanging • have to ask
prechorus G A G A • chorus D A G
everything crumbles • trying hard
we trust you • can’t wait
prechorus • chorus • A G G A
some days we feel • many have waited
keeps getting harder day/day
give us the faith • chorus

B♭ C F Dm B♭ C She couldn’t B♭ C
He heard we’d lost some work
B♭ F Dm C
Givers • sharers • Lovers • carers
B♭ Dm B♭ C F
Doing • Carers • givers • B♭ C
F Dm B♭ C We knew the trip was long
chorus B♭ F not just being
B♭ Dm Doesn’t just • part of who
B♭ C Identifying mark
Out of coffee • It’s hard • struggle
chorus

Em D
we’ll be together
gulls cry above us | chorus
like waves of the sea | chorus
nowhere to go | chorus

E A
bass
7th fret A string
7th fret E string

welcome to the world, kid
you look just like your folks
I know it’s way too early
to start in with the jokes
so I’ll save ’em for later
when it’s just you and me
talkin bout the time
when we’ll run away to sea

your parents are the ones
who’ll have to play it straight
teach you right and wrong
and not let you skate
when you try to take a shortcut
or get around the rules
or get to hanging out with
them troublemaking fools

but me, I get to do
all the old man stuff
you do with all your grandkids
when they’re big enough
we’ll prob’ly get in trouble
your folks will get real tired
of our shenanigans
but at least I can’t be fired

I’ll show you how to skip a rock
out across the water
and we’ll get a little boat
for when the weather’s hotter
and when the nights are cool
we’ll stay up all night long
and I’ll teach you how to make a fire
and how to write a song

and how to sing with all your heart
and how to play guitar
and how to use a compass
to find out where you are
we’ll build a treehouse hideout
for when we’re on the run
because Somebody’s folks caught us
having too much fun

but they’ll know you’re always safe
whenever you’re with me
they’ll know it’s just about
the safest place that you could be
and you’ll know even when I’m old
and grey as I can be
the monsters and the dragons
will know not to mess with me

so take it slow growing up
I’ll be here when it’s time
for one big long adventure
pretended life of crime
and if you ever have
a sister or a brother
the three of us will terrorize
your father and your mother

so welcome to my world, kid
welcome to the show
welcome to the kind of nonsense
every kid should know
welcome to the fun and games
and learning with no end
welcome from an old grey man
who’ll be your bestest friend

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