The Last Great Cowboy (Americana) |
LyricsTHE LAST GREAT COWBOYSTEVE 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 |
| Short Song Description: The last great Cowboy who defends the honor of a small town in South Dakota. |
| Long Song Description: Genre: Country - Alternative, Folk Mood: Down/Dark/Melancholic, Laid Back/Groovy Speed: Medium Fast (95-130) Instruments: Acoustic Guitar (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin) Track type: Lyric - Full Lyric themes: Loneliness, War, Change, Storytelling Keywords: acoustic, simple Ending type: End Sustain |
| Story Behind the Song: |
| Lyric Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Music Credits: Steve Dafoe |
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| Publisher Credits: Steve Dafoe |
| Performance Credits: Shawn Byrne |
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| Song Length: 4:11 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Alternative |
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Country |
| Tempo / Feel: 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 |