Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other
by Willie Nelson
Key: A
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Capo: No capo
Originally written by Ned Sublette
[Chord Progression]
A - D - A - E - A
[Intro]
A D A E A
[Verse 1]
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Well, there's many a strange impulse out on the plains of West Texas;
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There's many a young boy who feels things he can't comprehend.
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And a small town don't like it when somebody falls between sexes,
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No, a small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men.
[Verse 2]
A D A
And I believe to my soul that inside every man there's the feminine,
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And inside every lady there's a deep manly voice loud and clear.
A D A A/C#
Well, the cowboy may brag about things that he's done with his women,
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But the ones who brag loudest are the ones that are most likely queer.
[Chorus]
D A A/C#
Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
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Say, what do you think all them saddles and boots was about?
D A A/C#
And there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother,
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And inside every cowboy there's a lady that'd love to slip out.
[Instrumental]
A D A E A
A D A E A
[Verse 3]
A D A
And there's always somebody who says what the others just whisper,
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And mostly that someone's the first one to get shot down dead:
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So when you talk to a cowboy don't treat him like he was a sister
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You can't fuck with the lady that's sleepin' in each cowboy's head.
[Chorus]
D A A/C#
Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
E A
What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?
D A A/C#
And there's many a cowboy who don't understand the way that he feels for his brother,
E A
And inside every lady there's a cowboy who wants to come out.
E A
And inside every cowboy there's a lady that'd love to slip out.