INTRO:CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL(PLAY FOLLOWING & TAGG) 
 
    D7     Bm                     F#m 
    I know all the songs that the cowboys know 
              Bm                   F#m 
    About the big corral where the dogies go 
           Bm                     F#m 
    'Cuz I learned 'em all on the radio 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
 
 
                    
VERSE ONE /VOCALS 
                   G    A              D 
    I'm an old cow-hand...from the Rio Grande 
                   G     A                D 
    And I sing the songs... in the cowboy band 
 
 
CHORUS 
           Bm                     F#m 
    I know all the songs that the cowboys know 
              Bm                   F#m 
    About the big corral where the dogies go 
           Bm                     F#m 
    'Cuz I learned 'em all on the radio 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
 
 
 
                 
VERSE TWO 
    D               G    A                D     
    He's an old cow-hand... from the Rio Grande 
                      G    A 
    And he plays the fiddle..in the cowboy band 
 
 
FIDDLE SOLO OVER CHORUS  (Bm F#m) 
 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
 
 
 
 
VERSE THREE 
    D               G    A               D 
    He's an old cow-hand... from the Rio Grande 
                     G    A 
    And he calls the dance...in the cowboy band 
 
CALLERS CHORUS 
  
    Bm                         F#m  
    Dosie-do.. all around your pard 
    Bm                         F#m  
    Swing that gal 'til she gits "tarred"               
    Bm                     F#m  
    Allemande left in your own backyard. 
 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
 
                 
 
VERSE FOUR 
    D               G    A              D 
    He's an old cow-hand...from the Rio Grande 
                 G     A                D 
    And he plays guitar...in the cowboy band 
 
GUITAR SOLO OVER CHORUS (Bm F#m) 
 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
 
 
CHORUS 
            Bm                     F#m 
    We know all the songs that the cowboys know 
              Bm                   F#m 
    About the big corral where the dogies go 
            Bm                     F#m 
    'Cuz We learned 'em all on the radio 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
                 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay....end 
 
 
 
 
NOTE:                 
This song has several versions: Were each player in the band  
becomes the player in the band and does a solo chorus.For example  
if there is a steel player then: 
VERSE SIX 
    D               G    A              D 
    He's an old cow-hand...from the Rio Grande 
                        G     A                D 
    And he plays steel guitar...in the cowboy band 
 
Steel Guitar solo like chorus (Bm F#m) 
TAGG 
    D        G     D      D        G     D 
    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay 
 
and so on....ain't it cool...nemo