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| Dsus2 | A | |
| Her daddy | gave her, her first pony. | Then taught her to ride. |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| She climbed | high in that saddle. Fell I don't | know how many times. |
| F#m | E | D | E | |
| He taught her a | lesson that she | learned. | Maybe a little too | well. |
| Chrous: |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| Cowgirls don't | cry. Ride, baby, | ride. |
| Dsus2 | |
| Lessons in | life are going to show you in time. |
| A | |
| Soon | enough, your gonna know why. |
| F#m | E | |
| It's gonna | hurt every now and | then. |
| D | E | |
| If you | fall get back on | again. |
| A | |
| Cowgirls don't cry. |
| Verse 2: |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| She grew | up,She got married. But it | never was quite right. |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| She wanted a | house, a home and babies. He started | coming home late at night. |
| F#m | E | D | E | |
| She didn't | let him see it | break her heart. She didn't | let him see her | fall apart. |
| Chrous: |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| 'Cause Cowgirls don't c | ry. Ride, baby, | ride. |
| Dsus2 | |
| Lessons in | life are goinna' show you in time. |
| A | |
| Soon | enough your gonna know why. |
| F#m | E | |
| It's gonna | hurt every now and | then. |
| D | E | |
| If you | fall get back on | again. |
| A | Dsus2-A-Dsus2-A | |
| Cowgirls don't cry. |
| Verse 3: |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| Phone rang early one morning. Her momma's v | oice, she'd been crying. |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| Said it's your | daddy, you need to come home. This is | it, I think he's dying. |
| F#m | E | D | E | |
| She laid the | phone down by his | head. The | last words that he | said. |
| Refrain: |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| Cowgirl don't | cry. Ride, baby, | ride. |
| Dsus2 | A | |
| Lessons in | life show us all in time. Too | soon God lets you know why. |
| F#m | E | D | E | |
| If you | fall get right back | on. The good Lord | calls everybody | home. |
| A | Dsus2-A-Dsus2-A | |
| Cowgirl don't cry. |