Lyrics  
THE LAST GREAT COWBOY

STEVE DAFOE 2005

(COPYRIGHTED)

CHORUS:

Fmaj9 Gmaj9 Fmaj9 Cm7 
AND THE LAST GREAT COWBOY RIDES ALONE 

Fmaj9 Gmaj9 Fmaj9 Cm7
AND THE LAST GREAT COWBOY RIDES ALONE

Fmaj9 Cm7
RIDES ALONE.......

Fmaj9 Cm7
RIDES ALONE.......


VERSE 1 :


A Fmaj7 G
AND THE BARSTOOL PROPHETS

Fmaj7
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HIS NAME

C
BUT THEY'D TELL ALL WHO CAME


A Fmaj7 G
ABOUT THE LAST GREAT COWBOY

Fmaj7
WHOSE LEGEND ONLY GREW

C
WITH EVERY GLASS OF BREW

A Fmaj7 G
AND WITH EACH NEW ROUND

Fmaj7
THEY'D STAND UP DURING THE TALE..
C
AND SING A SONG TO HAIL

C EM
AND THIS IS HOW IT'D SOUND.......... TO CHORUS ....... 




VERSE 2:


A Fmaj7 G
AND THE BARSTOOL PROPHETS ...

Fmaj7
SAID THE TOWN FELT THE FEAR

C
AS THE RITCHIE GANG GOT NEAR...


A Fmaj7 G
AND A CALL WENT OUT...

Fmaj7
FOR ANYONE TO SEND...

C
HELP BEFORE IT WAS THE END...


A Fmaj7 G
AND WITH EACH NEW ROUND ..

Fmaj7
AS THEY CONTINUED THE TALE...

C
THEY' D SING WITHOUT FAIL...


C EM
AND THIS IS HOW IT'D SOUND.... ...... TO CHORUS.....


VERSE 3: 


A Fmaj7 G
AND THE RITCHIE GANG

Fmaj7
SHOWED UP WITH FOUR STRONG

C
DIDN'T CARE 'BOUT WHAT'S WRONG


A Fmaj7 G
BUT THE LAST GREAT COWBOY 

Fmaj7
MET THEM IN THE STREET ...

C
IN THE NOON'S SEARING HEAT...


A Fmaj7 G
AND AS ALL GUNS WERE DRAWN....

Fmaj7
THE COWBOY FIRED FOUR ROUNDS...

C
THE RITCHIE GANG WENT DOWN...

C EM
AND AS HE LEFT YOU COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF........TO CHORUS... 








VERSE 4: (OPTIONAL)

(SOFTER SINGING)

A Fmaj7 G
AND THOSE BARSTOOL PROPHETS 

Fmaj7
NOW DRUNK AND FAST ASLEEP

C
BUT TOMMORROW THEY'LL BE HERE...

C
TO TELL THE TALE THEY KEEP..

C EM
AND THIS IS HOW IT SOUNDS..... TO CHORUS......





NOTES: Fmaj9 IS (TO ME) Fmaj7 WITH HIGH "E" HELD

Gmaj9 IS ABOVE FMAJ9 BUT ON THIRD (3rd) FRET



 
Credits  
Lyrics Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Music Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Producer Credits:  
Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe  
Performance Credits: Shawn Byrne  
Label Credits:  
Description  
Short Song Description: 
The last great Cowboy who defends the honor of a small town in South Dakota.  
Long Song Description: 
 
Story Behind the Song: 
 
Metadata  
Song Length: 4:11  
Primary Genre: Folk-Religious  
Secondary Genre: Folk-Western  
Tempo: Medium (111 - 130)  
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal  
Subject Matter 1: Fear  
Subject Matter 2: History, Past  
Mood 1: Worried  
Mood 2: Cool  
Similar Artist 1: Bruce Springsteen  
Similar Artist 2: Marc Cohn  
Language: English  
Era: 1800 - 1899