The Dead South - Broken cowboy

^AmAm ^E..^Am. ^E [Verse 1] ^AmIt's been a long dark dirty road ^FAnd pocket full of ^Cgold And ^EI've been out here now ^AmAll on my own ^AmWell it's real quiet here ^FJust the way I ^Clike it here There's ^Eno one to bother me Except... ^Am

^AmIn 1955, ^Fborn into Wa^Cdena's pride ^EI laid my head on that ^AmMilligan creek bed ^AmWhen I was a young man ^FI helped build these ^Cland ^EI laid down these rails as a ^AmCPR man

^AmThought I'd live forever ^FWith my heart in my ^Cpocket Oh, my ^Egun by my side And my ^Amfeelings in a locket

^AmWell, that was a cold year ^Fin Seventy^Cseven But ^EI married my wife ^AmWe had 2 kids ^AmI gave her a daughter ^FShe gave me a ^Cson And we ^Erode those damn horses ^Amuntil we had none

^AmFists still like flyin' ^FDoing things for ^Cdyin' Oh I ^Eshould have put that old gun ^Amaway

But ^FI, I ^Gam me, a broken ^Amcowboy And ^FI don't ^Cfeel right no ^Emore 'Cause ^FI ^Gam a broken ^Amcowboy

^AmLivin' life in the fast lane ^FRacing cars and ^Crobbing trains I ^Ethought I had it all ^AmThen one day I got the call ^AmA father's worst dream ^FMy son went ^Cdown and ^EI

^AmThe colours deceive me ^FAs I see ^Cgrey Oh you're ^Ecutting me down with those ^AmCold words you're saying ^AmThen you called me brother ^FBut this can't be ^Cso 'cause you ^Eslander my name ^AmAnywhere the wind will blow ^{F E Am}

^FBut I, I ^Gam me, a broken ^Amcowboy And ^FI don't ^Cfeel right no ^Emore 'Cause ^FI ^Gam a broken ^Amcowboy Yes ^FI ^Gam broken ^Amcowboy

^AmIt's been a long dark dirty road ^FBut a pocket full of ^Cgold And ^EI've been out here now ^AmAll on my own ^AmWell it's real quiet here ^FJust the way I ^Clike it here There's ^Eno one to bother me Except ^Amthat old taunting tree