[Intro - BPM 150 - No drums] - pattern Emaj triad, then 2 x D triads repeat
[Vamp] Dsus2 with bends on 3rd fret of low A and low D then play G to go into 1st verse
[Verse] [D] It's all the same,[D] --- [C] only the names will [G] change [C] And ev'ry [G] day, it [F] seems we're wasting [D] away [D] Another place, [D] --- [C] where the faces are so [G] cold [C] I'd drive all [G] night, just [F] to get back [D] home
[Chorus] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro again - STRUM TO MAKE IT BIGGER]
[Verse - Drums in] [D] Sometimes I sleep,[D] --- [C] sometimes it's not for [G] days [C] and people I meet [G], always [F] go their separate [D] ways [D] Sometimes you tell the [D] day, by the [C] bottle that you [G] drink [C] And times when you're [G] alone, and [F] all you do is [D] think
[Chorus] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro again - STRUM AGAIN CHORDS]
[Solo - Verse chords - DISTORTION ON - PLAY CHORDS HIGH UP NECK TO SIMULATE SOLO?] [D][D][C][G] [C][G][F][D] [D][D][C][G] [C][G][F][D]
Ooooh and I'm a [C] cowboy [G], on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm wanted [C][G] (wanted), [F] dead or a [D] live
[Build] [D]
[Verse] [D] And I walk these streets, a loaded [C] six string on my [G] back I [C] play for keeps [G] 'cause I [F] might not make it [D] back I been [D] everywhere, still I'm [C] standing [G] tall I've [C] seen a million [G] faces, and I've [F] rocked them all [D]
[Chorus/Outro] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse [D] I ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , I got the [F] night on my [D] side I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
Dead or a [C] live, (Dead or a [G] live), [F] dead or a [D] live I still drive [C] (still [G] drive), [F] dead or a [D] live
[C] Dead or a [G] live, [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Dead or a [G] live, [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro twice then end on D] [End]
Pseudo solo D D C G C G then F and D down neck e|-14-14-12-15-12-15-------------------------------------------- B|-15-15-13-0--13-0--------------------------------------------- G|-14-14-12-0--12-0--------------------------------------------- D|----------0-----0--------------------------------------------- A|----------x-----x--------------------------------------------- E|----------15----15--------------------------------------------
[Drums and Vocals arrangement - sub divisions are high hat hits] F F x F - x x F x - x x x x - x x x x (4 times) B B B B B B B B ----- C F F S - S B B B x x x x (8 times)
[Riff + Full drums - Hihat open and even dynamic] 4 bars
[Verse 1 - Vocals start high with same note for first 3 notes] Well, I've been watc ... hing, .... while you've been coug ... hing ......... I've been drin king life, while you've been nau seous .... so I drink to health, .... while you kill your self ..... (And)I've got just one thing that I can offer
[Chorus - Drums C+B Sb Sb Sb] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
[Solo] 4 bars
[Verse 2] I'm not a martyr, ... I'm not a prophet ... (And)I won't preach to you, but here's a caution ... You+bet+ter un der stand ... , (that)I won't hold your hand ... But+if+it helps you mend, then I won't stop it
[Chorus] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
[Bridge] Drown ... if you want, ... and ... I'll see you in the bot tom Where you'll crawl ... on my ..skin ... and put the blame on me so you+don't+feel+a+thing (hold scream for 5 bars - drums stop and come back in)
[Chorus] Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me Go on and save yourself And take it out on me, yeah
