That's How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye
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[Intro ]
F Bb
A cup of coffee with the first sun light
C F
At a last chance Texaco
F Gm
I'm thrumbing through a worn out roadmap
(Gm) C
Trying to decide which way to go
(C) Bb
These empty miles that are memory
C F
They just seem to linger on
(F) Gm
She left me on this lost highway
(Gm) F
Wondering why and where she'd gone
[Refrão](F) Bb
That's how a cowgirl breaks a young man heart
C F
That's how my whole world slowly came apart
(F) Gm
With a cold and empty stare
(Gm) C
As if I wasn't even there
(C)
She didn't even stop to cry
Gm F
That's how a cowgirl says goodbye
Gm F
ending: I guess that's how a cowgirl says goodbye
lead
F Bb
Called up her mom down in abolene
C F
just to find out how she fared
(F) Gm
She said she stopped a while in San Antone
(Gm) C
spent some time with an old friend
(C) Bb
with all this distance in between us
C F
I'm sure I never cross her mind
(F) Gm
And it may take all these roads ahead
(Gm) F
just to leave it all behind
chorus, chorus
How to play That's How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.