| G | C | |
| a campfire, some | coffee |
| G | G7 | |
| >From a | tin cup in my | hand |
| C | G | G7 | |
| Sure warms the fingers when it's | cold ... |
| G | C | |
| a-playin' an | old guitar |
| G | G7 | |
| A | friend I under- | stand |
| A7 | D | D7 | |
| Sure smoothes the wrinkles in my | soul ... |
| G | C | |
| A- | sleepin' in the | moonlight |
| G | G7 | |
| A | blanket for my | bed |
| C | G | G7 | |
| Leaves a peaceful feelin' in my | mind ... |
| G | C | |
| Wakin' up in the | mornin' |
| G | Em | |
| with an | eagle over- | head |
| G | D | D7 | G | |
| Makes me | want to fly a- | way be- | fore my | time |
| CHORUS |
| G | G7 | C | |
| And I think | God must be a cow- | boy at | heart |
| D | D7 | G | D7 | |
| He made | wide open | spaces from the | start ... |
| G | |
| He made | grass and trees and moun-[G7 tains |
| C | |
| And a | horse to be a friend |
| D | D7 | G | G7 | |
| And | trails to lead old cow- | boys home a- | gain ... |
| C | |
| Night life and big cities |
| G | G7 | |
| Is al- | right for awhile |
| C | G | G7 | |
| Sure makes you feel good when you're | there ... |
| C | |
| But the | country's so pretty |
| G | Em | |
| It goes | on and on for | miles |
| A7 | D | D7 | |
| takes away my troubles and my | cares ... |
| CHORUS |
| D | D7 | G | |
| And | trails to lead old cow- | boys home a- | gain. |