Originally in D, I play in A. In A, play all the Gadd9’s as G.
4 measures high riff, chords are approximately:
Am | G | F | Em7 | C | D | Am |
x 2 |
4 measures low riff, chords are approximately:
D | D | C | A5 |
x 3 |
G | G | A |
A | Gadd9 | D |
It’s all the same, | only the names wil | l change |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
And | ev’ry | day, it seems we’re | wasting a | way |
A | Gadd9 | D | |
A | nother place, where the | faces are so | cold |
Gadd9 | D | D | C | A | |
I’d | drive all | night, just to | get | back | home |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m a | cowboy | , on a | steel horse I | ride |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m | wanted | , | dead or a | live |
Gadd9 | D | C | A |
Wanted | , | dead or a | live |
4 measures high riff
A | Gadd9 | D | |
Some | times I sleep, some | times it’s not for | days |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
And | people I meet | , always | go their separate | ways |
A | Gadd9 | D | |
Some | times you tell the day, by the | bottle that you | drink |
Gadd9 | D | D | C | A | |
Some | times when you’re a | lone, | all you | do is | think |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m a | cowboy | , on a | steel horse I | ride |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m | wanted | , | dead or a | live |
Gadd9 | D | C | A |
Wanted | , | dead or a | live |
Solo
When a soloist is available, play the chorus chorus,
and come out in a chorus with vocals.
For typical acoustic performance, let everything just
ring out in A minor for a while, then fade right into the verse.
A | Gadd9 | D | |
And I | walk these streets, a loaded | six string on my | back |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I | play for keeps | , ‘cause I | might not make it | back |
A | Gadd9 | D |
I been ev’ry where, still I’m | standing | tall |
Hard stop on “rocked”
Gadd9 | D | D | C | A | |
I’ve | seen a million | faces, and I’ve | rocked | them all |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m a | cowboy | , on a | steel horse I | ride |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m | wanted | , | dead or a | live |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m a | cowboy | , I got the | night on my | side |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I’m | wanted | , | dead or a | live |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
Dead or a | live | , | dead or | alive |
Gadd9 | D | C | A | |
I still | try I still | ride, | dead or | alive |
Gadd9 | D | C | A |
Dead or a | live, | dead or | alive |
Gadd9 | D | C | A |
Dead or a | live, | dead or | alive |
End with high riff, then a cadence on the I major.