B B7 E Well, I'm writing you this letter B and it's a long time overdue F#7 You're thinkin' "Just mind your own business" B I wouldn't blame you if you do B7 E You know our range is gettin' smaller B Hear you're all busted up inside F#7 But it ain't the Broncos that'll kill you B It's just that damned old cowboy pride B7 E Cowboy pride can always get a man through B but cowboy pride will make a fool of you F#7 Good women are hard to find B I'm talkin' about the faithful kind B7 E I hear you're running with that waitress B and she's under age and wild F#7 You know your wife's the best there is, fella B Would you move in with that child? B7 E She stuck with you through the hard times B Think of all the nights she cried F#7 Will she be another victim B of that same old cowboy pride
(Change to Key of C)
C C7 F Guess it's time to close my letter C It's just somethin' that I had to do G7 You know I made the same mistake once C before she fell in love with you C7 F So go home to your wife and family C It's time to put the past aside G7 So you don't end up like me now C Nothin' left but cowboy pride C7 F Cowboy pride can always get a man through C but cowboy pride will make a fool of you G7 Good women are hard to find C I'm talkin' about the faithful kind G7 Don't end up like me now C with nothin' left but cowboy pride.