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.