G                                 C
A beat up truck by the creek bed, a head full of things that she said
         G                             D
The only comfort he has left is by his side
G                              C
Round bottle and a paper sack, watchin' the blue sky fade to black
   G                                D
He would be heading home about this time
        Em                                        C
But to- night his truck will drive right by their street
    Em                         C                 D
Her minds made up and he knows that it's time to leave

              C              G              C                 G
When a cowboy rides into the sunset, all he owns is tears and regrets
            C                   D               G          G/A  G/B  C
A buckle or two, his chaps, and vests, a broken heart in a tan- gled mess
                      G               D
And the memory of the one he left be- hind
              C
When a cowboy rides

G                             C
Six more miles to San Antone, feels like he fought at the Alamo
        G                                    D
And the Texas sun isn't fair to tear stained eyes
G                                   C
He'll ride for the pain and wind or he'll fall off and lose again
          G                                  D
But he'll get back up and try tomorrow night

              C              G              C                 G
When a cowboy rides into the sunset, all he owns is tears and regrets
            C                   D               G          G/A  G/B  C
A buckle or two, his chaps, and vests, a broken heart in a tan- gled mess
                      G               D
And the memory of the one he left be- hind
              C
When a cowboy rides

Em                        C
He doesn't care 'bout the money he's lost
       G                                       D
Or the broken bones and sleeveless nights he's spent
Em                             C
'Cause more than one time he's counted the cost
           G                               D
And it all comes down to the woman that he left

              C              G              C                 G
When a cowboy rides into the sunset, all he owns is tears and regrets
            C                   D               G          G/A  G/B  C
A buckle or two, his chaps, and vests, a broken heart in a tan- gled mess
                      G               D
And the memory of the one he left be- hind
              C
When a cowboy rides