Written by Brandon Kinney/Josh Thompson
Intro: A E F#m D
Verse: 1
A
Her hands wrapped up in mine
E
Tears rollin' out of her eyes
F#m
No messin' with a made-up mind
D
Sun settin' on goodbye
A E
Yeah, it's hard to believe
F#m D A/D
It wasn't me tryin' to leave this time
A
It ain't always the cowboy
E
That ain't got a lot of hang around
F#m
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
D
Gone's just what they do
A
That restless running
E
Searching for something
F#m D
Leaving love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
A E D
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away 
Verse: 2
A
I've never seen over from this side
E
Never heard lonely get this quiet
F#m
Still, I can't keep from smiling
D
'Cause damn, that girl can fly
Chorus
A
It ain't always the cowboy
E
That ain't got a lot of hang around
F#m
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
D
Gone's just what they do
A
That restless running
E
Searching for something
F#m D
Leaving love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
A E F#m
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away
Instrumental:
D A E
Bridge
F#m E
A tumbleweed heart chasin' that wind
D
Goin' too far, wherever that is
A
It ain't always the cowboy
E
That ain't got a lot of hang around
F#m
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
D
Gone's just what they do
A
That restless running
E
Searching for something
F#m D
Leaving love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
A E D A/D
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away
A E
Rides away
F#m D
It ain't always the cowboy
Outro
A E F#m D A
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
