Cowboy Bill Song Lyrics and Chords by Garth Brooks
Cowboy Bill
Recorded by Garth Brooks
Written by Larry Bastian and Ed Berghoff
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He told a good story and all of us
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kids
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listened
Bout his life on the border and the way it was
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then
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we all believed and when
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he would
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finish
We'd ask the old cowboy to
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tell 'em
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again
You could
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almost hear those
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prairie winds blowin'
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saddle a creaking neath his
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old faded jea
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ns
You could
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taste the dry dust from the trail
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he was
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ridin'
As he sat there and he painted those
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west Texas
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scenes
And the
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grown-ups would tell us you
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boys keep your distance
That
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old man's just tellin' you
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lies
But to
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all of us kids Cowboy
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Bill was a
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hero
Just as true as his
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blue Texas
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sky
He told of a time when he rode
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with the
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Rangers
Down on the Pecos and he saved the
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day
Out
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numbered by plenty they were almost
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to
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cover
With thirty banditos
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headed their
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way
He looked
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back just in time to
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see a horse stumble
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captain went down and Bill pulled
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up on his
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reins
Through a
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flurry of bullets he rescued
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the
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captain
They rode for a sunset just the
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story
r
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emains
repeat #3
But I still remember the day
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that it
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happened
We waited and we waited but Bill never
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showed
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folks at the feed store said they
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hadn't
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seen
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So we set out for his place down
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Old Grist Mill
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Road
And we
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cried when we found him lying
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there with his memories
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old trunk wide open things
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scattered
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about
He was
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clutchin' a badge that said
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Texas
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Ranger
And an old yeller letter said
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Texas is
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proud
And those
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grown-ups had told us you
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boys keep your distance
That
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old man's just tellin' you
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lies
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Now they're all sayin' that Cowboy Bill
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was a
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hero
Just as true as his
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blue Texas
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skies
Just as
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true as his
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Cowboy Bill?
- The song Cowboy Bill was sang by Garth Brooks.
Who is Garth Brooks?
- Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter. His integration of rock and pop elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the country music single and album charts, multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena.As of 2020, Brooks is now the only artist in music history to have released nine albums that achieved diamond status in the United States (surpassing the Beatles' former record of six) those albums are Garth Brooks (diamond), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Chase (diamond), In Pieces (diamond), The Hits (diamond), Sevens (diamond), Double Live (21× platinum), and The Ultimate Hits (diamond). Since 1989, Brooks has released 23 records in all, which include 13 studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, three Christmas albums and four box sets, along with 77 singles. He has won several awards in his career, including two Grammy Awards, 17 American Music Awards (including "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award for best-selling solo albums artist of the century in the U.S.
Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2005. During this time, he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Walmart and sporadically released new singles. In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, giving select performances and releasing two compilation albums. In 2009, he began Garth at Wynn, a periodic weekend concert residency at Las Vegas' Encore Theatre from December 2009 to January 2014. Following the conclusion of the residency, Brooks announced his signing with Sony Music Nashville in July 2014. In September 2014, he began his comeback world tour, with wife and musician Trisha Yearwood, which culminated in 2017. This was followed by his Stadium Tour, which began in 2019. His most recent album, Fun, was released in November 2020.
Brooks is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 170 million records. As of 2020, according to the RIAA, he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 156 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to the Beatles in total album sales overall. Brooks was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 21, 2012, having been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame the year before. He was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 with his studio musicians, The G-Men. On March 4, 2020, Brooks received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. At age 58, he is the youngest recipient of the award.On January 20, 2021, Brooks performed "Amazing Grace" at the inauguration of Joe Biden. He said his performance was an opportunity "to serve" and is a "statement of unity."
