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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
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A B C D
E F G H
I J K L
M N O P Q
R S T U V
W X Y Z #
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
N.C. | D
0:08 0:21
D | D | D | D  - x2
0:35
D:D:F D - x3 | G:F D

Verse 1: 0:47
     D
It's all the same,
C                     G
Only the names will change.
C         G
Ev'ry day
                   F     D
It seems we're wasting away.
1:00
  D
Another place
           C           G
Where the faces are so   cold:
      C        G
I'd drive all night
             F    D
Just to get back home.

Chorus 1: 1:13
       C     G
I'm a cowboy,
       F           D
On a steel horse I   ride.
     C     G
I'm wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.
1:26
 C     G
Wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.

Instrumental: 1:33
D | D | D | D

Verse 2: 1:46
     D
Sometimes I sleep,
     C                  G
Sometimes it's not for days.
     C            G
The people I meet
                 F        D
Always go their sep'rate ways.
1:58
     D
Sometimes you tell the day
        C              G
By the bottle that you   drink.
     C                  G
And times when you're alone,
             F      D
And all you do is think.

Chorus 2: 2:11
       C     G
I'm a cowboy,
       F           D
On a steel horse I   ride.
     C       G
I'm wanted, wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.
2:24
 C       G
Wanted, wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.

Instrumental: 2:31
D | D | D | D |  D ->
              Alright!

Solo: 2:44 2:57
D | C G | C G | F D  - x2

Chorus 3: 3:08
            C     G
Ooh, I'm a cowboy,
       F           D
On a steel horse I   ride.
     C       G
I'm wanted, wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.

Verse 3: 3:23
       D
And I walk these streets,
          C                G
A loaded six-string on my back.
    C            G
I play for keeps,
                    F       D
'Cause I might not make it back.
3:36
       D
I been ev'rywhere,
            C       G
Still I'm standing tall.
      C              G
I've seen a million faces,
                  F    D
And I've rocked them a-all.

Chorus 4: 3:48
              C     G
'Cause I'm a cowboy,
       F           D
On a steel horse I   ride.
     C       G
I'm wanted, wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.

Chorus 5: 4:01
             C     G
Well, I'm a cowboy,
           F           D
I got the night on my side.
         C       G
And I'm wanted, wanted
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.

Chorus 6: 4:13
       C           G
And I ride, and I ride
 D   D  F G
Dead or alive.
          C              G
I still drive, I still drive
 D   D  F G
Dead or alive.

Refrain: 4:27
 D   D  F G
Dead or alive,
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.
 D   D  F G
Dead or alive,
 D   D  F D
Dead or alive.

Coda: 4:40
D | D | D!! | D D!!!

Key

key
D
original
key
D
D# C#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Official Music Video
The Circle Tour - Detroit with Kid Rock
Madison Square Garden 2012
Jon Bon Jovi & Train's Pat Monahan at Howard’s Birthday Bash 2014

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