[Verse 1]
C
Let me tell you buddy, there's a faster gun,
D7 G7
comin' over yonder, when tomorrow comes.
C F
Let me tell you buddy, and it won't be long,
C G C
'til you find yourself singing your last cowboy song.
[Chorus]
G F C
Yippee ki-yi-yay, when the round-up ends.
G F G
Yippee ki-yi-yay, and the campfire dims.
C F
Yippee ki-yi-yay, he shouts and he sings,
C G C
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings.
[Verse 2]
C
When they wrap my body in the bindling sheet,
D7 G7
and they take my six-irons, pull the boots from my feet,
C F
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be itching to roam,
C G C
I'll be halfway to heaven, under horsepower of my own.
[Chorus]
G F C
Yippee ki-yi-yay, when the round-up ends.
G F G
Yippee ki-yi-yay, and the campfire dims.
C F
Yippee ki-yi-yay, he shouts and he sings,
C G C
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings.
[Chorus]
G F C
Yippee ki-yi-yay, (I'm glory bound).
G F G
No more jingle jangle (I'll lay my guns down)
C F
Yippee ki-yi-yay, he shouts and he sings,
C G C
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings.