Originally in D, I play in G
Highest note that matters is the 6 (“ain’t nobody gonna *hurt* you baby”)
Intro
| G/B | C |
| → | x4 |
| G | C | D | Em | D | C | G | D |
| → | → | x2 |
Vox on the 1
| G | C |
| So you want to be a | cowboy |
| C | G | D |
| Well you know it’s more than | just the | ride |
| G | C |
| Yes you got to know the | real thing |
| C | G | D |
| If you’re gonna know the | other | side |
| G | C |
| Ain’t nobody riding | shotgun |
| C | G | D |
| In the | world | tonight |
| G/B | C |
| → | And when you spit, you better mean it |
| G/B | C |
| → | You better make ‘em all believe it |
| G/B | C | D |
| → | If you’re gonna be the | one |
| C | D |
| Whoa, | oh |
| G | C |
| Stick to your | guns |
| D | Em | D |
| Ain’t nobody gonna | hurt you, | baby |
| C |
| You can pull the trigger |
| G | D | |
| But only if you | have | to |
| G | C |
| Aim from the he | art |
| D | Em | D |
| Some will love and some will | curse you, | baby |
| C | G | D |
| And you can go to war, but only if you | have | to |
| G | |
| It’s only if you ha | ve to |
| G | C | D | C |
| G | C |
| So you want to be the | big time |
| C | G | D |
| Some people gonna | drag you | down |
| G | C |
| There’s no living in the | backseat |
| G | D | |
| If you’re gonna | drive through | town |
| G | C |
| And when you pray for inde | pendence |
| G | D | |
| Hey boy, you better | stand your | ground |
| G/B | C |
| → | You got to give it all you got now |
| G/B | C |
| → | Or you might get shot down |
| G/B | C | D |
| → | Fight hard, the battle is | won |
| C | D |
| Whoa, | oh |
| G | C |
| Stick to your | guns |
| D | Em | D |
| Ain’t nobody gonna | hurt you, | baby |
| C |
| Go for the trigger |
| G | D | |
| But only if you | have | to |
| G | C |
| Aim from the he | art |
| D | Em | D |
| Some will love and some will | curse you, | baby |
| C | G | D |
| And you can go to war, but only if you | have | to |
| C | |
| It’s only if you ha | ve to |
Solo
| C | Em | G | Gmaj7 | D |
| Whoa | yeah yeah yeah |
| C | Em | D | D7 |
| G/B | C |
| → | Well, you know that I been through it |
| G/B | C |
| → | I got the scars that prove it |
| G/B | C | D |
| → | You fight hard, the battle is | yours |
| C | D |
| Whoa, | oh |
| G | C |
| Stick to your | guns |
| D | Em | D |
| Ain’t nobody gonna | hurt you, | baby |
| C |
| Go for the trigger |
| G | D | |
| But only if you | have | to |
| G | C |
| Aim from the he | art |
| D | Em | D |
| Some will love and some will | curse you, | baby |
| C | G | D |
| And you can go to war, but only if you | have | to |
| C | |
| It’s only if you ha | ve to |
| G | C | D | C | |
| G | C | D | C | |
| Stick to your guns, | whoa oh oh | oh oh |
| G | C | D | C | |
| Stick to your guns, | whoa oh oh | oh oh |
| G | C |
| So you want to be a | cowboy |
| C | G | D |
| Well you know it’s more than | just the | ride |
| G |