(C)I left my home so(EM) long ago
I (F) rambled near and (C) far
I traded my old (Am) boots and spurs for a
(D)Cry and moan (G) guitar (C)
And what I lost (Em) along the way
The (F) good lord only (C) knows
But I ain't sold my (Am) saddle yet
And while I (F)still got the (G) time to (C) go
I"m singin;
Donnie catch a (Em) horse for me
You know the (F) one that I never could (C) ride
And Jake You snub him up (Am) real close
I'm gona (D) give him another (G) try
(C) Me and tom'll ride the (Em) cedar breaks
And the (F) wild ones (Em)rope and (Dm) tie
(C) Bonnie Gray if (Am) your still free
Would you, (F) be a (G) cowboys (C) bride
(C) From the Big Horns to (Em) Dakota line
Where (F) the Bel'fouche river (C) runs
I've rode a many a (Am) frozen mile, but I've
(D) had a lot of (G) fun
(C) I ran my first wild (Em) horses there
Lord I've, (F) never been the (C) same
But I long to see the (Am) sun go down
On the (F) Thunder (G) Basin (C) range
A singin;
Donnie catch a (Em) horse for me
You know (F) the one that I never could (C) ride
Jake you snub him up (Am) real close
I'm gona (D) give him another (G) try
(C) Me and tom'll ride the (Em) cedar breaks
And the (F) wild ones(Em) rope and (Dm) tie
(C) Bonnie Gray if (Am) your still free
Would you, (F) be a (G) cowboys (C) bride
(C) I've got a gal who's(Em) true to me
(F) She's waited for so (C) long
She wanted nothin (Am) more from life than a
(D) Family and (G) home
(C) First thing in the (Em) mornin
I'll ride (F) out and see her (C) pa
Then she and I are gona (Am) settle down
At (F) the head of a (G) cottonwood (C) draw
A singin;
Donnie catch a (Em) horse for me
You know (F) the one that I never could (C) ride
Jake you snub him up (Am) real close
I'm (D) gona give him another (G) try
(C) Powder River Tom (Em)let her buck
The (F) Missouri's (Em) deep and (Dm) wide
(C) Bonnie Gray if (Am) your still free
Would you, (F) be a (G) cowboys (C) bride