Michael Martin Murphey – Cowboy Logic chords

Cowboy Logic 
Written By Don Cook and Chuck Rains
As Recorded by Michael Martin Murphy on the 1990 release, Cowboy Songs


          F                    BbThere's a great American hero, we all look up to
         C7When the times are hard and the chips are down,
                      Fhe knows just what to do
       F                                   BbNow a cowboy's got a set of rules that he lives by day to day
       C7                                        FIf you ask for his advice, he'll more than likely say
                                     BbIf it's a fence, mend it.  If it's a dollar bill, spend it
  C7                                F     C7Before if burns a hole down in them jeans
           F                         BbIt it's a load, truck it.  If it's a punch, duck it.
            C7                     FIf she's a lady, treat her like a queen
              Bb                     FThat's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
            C7                                     FIt's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings
              Bb                    FThat's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
           C7                               F    F F# GHe's got a simple solution to just about anything
           G            CIf it's a job, do it.  Put your back in to it.
          D7                                         G   D7'Cause a little bit of dirt's gonna wash off in the rain
          G                       CIf it's a horse, ride it.  If it hurts, hide it.
 D7                                 GDust yourself off and get back on again.
               C                     GThat's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
            D7                                     GIt's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings
               C                     GThat's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
            D7                               GHe's got a simple solution to just about anything
                                         CAn old cowboy and a young buckaroo were workin', ridin' fence
    D7                                                     GThe old hand was testin' the kid - on his skill and common 
sense
         GHe said "Son, if you seen three men in a pickup truck,
         C dressed alike from boot to hat,
           D7could you tell which one was the real cowboy,
                    Gjust from where he sat?"

The kid scratched his head awhile and then he said
                    C"Well, there ain't no way to know".
     D7The old hand grinned and then he said
                                 G"Kid, you've still got a ways to go.

The real cowboy's the one in the middle.
        CHe ain't there just by fate.
        D7'Cause first he don't have to drive, and then
                               Ghe don't have to mess with the gate"
               C                     GThat's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
            D7                                      GIt's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings
               C                     GThat's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
            D7                               GHe's got a simple solution to just about anything
            D7                               GHe's got a simple solution to just about anything