I’m an old cowhand (from the
C F G C
1. I'm an old cowhand from the
F G C
but my legs ain't bowed and my
cheeks ain't tanned.
Am Em
I'm a cowboy who never saw a
cow,
Am Em
never roped a steer ‘cause I
don't know how,
Am
Em
sure ain't a fixin to start in
now,
D G C
D G C
yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi
yo kayah.
F G C
2. I'm an old cowhand and I come down from the
F G C
and I learned to ride, ride,
ride 'fore I learned to stand.
Am Em
I'm a riding fool who is up to
date,
Am Em
I know every trail in the
Am Em
‘cause I ride the range in a
Ford V-8,
D G C
D G C
yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi
yo kayah.
+ F - C F - C
Am - Em Am - Em Am - Em
D G C
D G C
yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi yo kayah.
F C
3. We're old cowhands from the
F C
and we come to town just to
hear the band.
Am Em
We know all the songs that the
cowboys know,
Am Em
'bout the big corral where the
doggies go,
Am
Em
we learned them all on the
radio
D G C
D G C
yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi
yo kayah.
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4. I'm just an old cowhand down from the
F C
oh, where the West is wild all
around the borderland.
Am Em
Where the buffalo roam around
the zoo,
Am Em
and the Injuns run up a rug or
two,
Am Em
and the old Bar X is just a
barbecue, yeah,
D
G C D
G C
yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi
yo kayah.
F - C F - C
Am Em
I'm a pioneer who began from
scratch,
Am Em
I don't bat an eye in a
shootin' match.
Am Em
They don't call me Elmer, they
call me Satch,
D G C
D G C
yippie yi yo kayah, yippie yi
yo kayah.
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Get along little horsy, get
along little horsy !
G G
C
Yippie yi yo kayah, oh!
(orig. = capo 2nd; midi=capo 3rd) (Bing
Crosby)