Title: The Cowboy Song
Artist: Thin Lizzy
Album: Jailbreak
Tabbed By: Durx (sean.durx@btopenworld.com)

There seems to be a bit of confusion about this one. Some people say it's in Ab, some say it's in A. The right answer: Both.

This song was originally recorded in A, as it's almost impossible to play properly in Ab, but somewhere in the editing the pitch has been tweaked down ever so slightly - meaning that to the naked ear (and guitar) it's in A flat.

However I assure you that it's in (or at least was wrote and recorded in) A.

Anyways,

Intro:

A			E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------------------------------|
|2----------------------2-2--------------------------------|
|2------------------2/4-----4p2p0--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

I am Just a cowboy


F#m			    E    D
|2-------------------------------2-----3p2-----------------|
|2-------------------------------3---------3---------------|
|2--------------------------1----2-----------2-------------|
|4--------------------------2------------------------------|
|4--------------------------2------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------------------------------|

Lonesome on the trail

A			C#m
|---------------------4---------------------2---------3p2--|
|---------------------5----------------------------------3-|
|2--------------------6-------------------2---------------2|
|2--------------------6-----------------4------------------|
|2--------------------4---------------4-------2------------|
|---------------------4-------------2-----------0----------|

The starry night.... Campfire light

Repeat x2

[Chorus Riff]
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------2-|
|2-2---2--------2-2-------2-------2-2--------------------2-|
|----4---4----4---------2---2---2--------0---------------2-|
|--------------------------------------------4---2----0----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

--OR--

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----7---7----------6---6--------4--2----------------------|
|7-7---7--------7-7---7------7-7------4-2-4/7--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Either way (it's up to you) repeat twice, then:


[Verse Riff]
|---------------------------------2---2---2--------2-2--2-2|
|---------------------------------2---2---2--------3-3--3-3|
|2---2---2-22---------------------2---2---2---1----2-2--4-2|
|2---4---2-22-----2---2---2-22----4---4---4---2------------|
|0---0---0-00-----2---4---2-22----4---4---4---2------------|
|-----------------0---0---0-00----2---2---2----------------|

|-----------------4---4---4-------2---2---2--------2-2--2-2|
|-----------------5---5---5-------2---2---2--------3-3--3-3|
|2---2---2-22-----6---6---6-------2---2---2---1----2-2--4-2|
|2---4---2-22-----6---6---6-------4---4---4---2------------|
|0---0---0-00-----4---4---4-------4---4---4---2------------|
|-----------------4---4---4-------2---2---2----------------|
Repeat x2

I am just a cowboy,
Lonesome on the trail,
Lord, I'm just thinkin' 'bout
A certain female,

The nights we spent together,
Riding on the range,
Lookin' back,
It seems so strange.

[Chorus Riff]
Roll me over and turn me around,
Let me keep spinnin' till I hit the ground,
Roll me over and let me go,
Ride me in the rodeo,

[Verse Riff]
I was took in Texas,
I did not know her name,
Lord, All these southern girls,
seem the same,

Down below the border,
In a town in Mexico,
Got my job,
Bustin' broncos for the rodeo,

[Chorus Riff]
Roll me over and turn me around,
Let me keep spinnin' till I hit the ground,
Roll me over and let me go,
Ride me in the rodeo,
Here I go.


[Solo]

I'm pretty sure this is about 85% correct.

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|14vvv-------14------14----16b18vvvr16p14------16p14-------|
|--------16------16-----------------------h16--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|17b-17b19r17p15-17b---17p15--17p15------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------17-------------------------------------------------|
|16bvvv-----16---16p14---16p14-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------9bvvv--------------------------------------|
|7/9-9\7----7----------------------------------------------|
|---------9------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

  Repeat   Repeat   Repeat
|--------|--------|------14|--------------17p14------------|
|--------|17p14---|14h17---|17bvvv--17p14-------17---17----|
|------14|------14|--------|-------------------------------|
|14h16---|--------|--------|-------------------------------|
|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|
|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------14----14h15p14-------------14----14h15p14-----------|
|14h16----14----------------14h16----14--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------14----15p14--17p14--15p14---------------------------|
|14h16----14---------------------16p14---------------------|
|--------------------------------------16------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus x4]

[Solo 2]

As with the first solo, it's at least 85% right.

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------17------------14--------------------------|
|16b-16b-16brp14-----14-----16-----------------------------|
|------------------------16--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

 Repeat                             Repeat
|-----|--------------------------|-----------|-------------|
|17p14|--------------------------|-----------|-------------|
|-----|16--14h16p14----14--------|-----------|---14-14-14--|
|-----|-------------16----16p14--|------14-14|16-----------|
|-----|--------------------------|14h16------|-------------|
|-----|--------------------------|-----------|-------------|

  Repeat
|---------|------------------------------------------------|
|----17p14|17b-17b--15\14----------------------------------|
|16b------|---------------16---------14--16b18r16p14-----14|
|---------|--------------------14h16------------------16---|
|---------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------|------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------17--------------------------------------|
|16p14------16bvvv-----16p14----14----14-------------------|
|------16--------------------16----16----14----------------|
|-------------------------------------------14-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------14---17-16-14-16-17--------------|
|----------------------14---------------------14-----------|
|-------------------14-------------------------------------|
|---14-16-----14-16----------------------------------------|
|16--------16----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|17p14-----14-17--17br--17-17------------------------------|
|------16--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus x2]