Key: Eb
Introduction:
C
I'm following the stars,
F C
thru the tumbleweeds and clover
C
I'm following the stars,
D7 G
and my pinto follows me
C
I roam the wild prairie,
F C
'cause I was born a rover
C
I live a life that's free,
D7 G C C7
for I'm following the stars
F C
I love the bellows of the buffalo
G C
in Custer South Dakota
F C
And the melodies of the people
G G7
of Teton Sioux Lakota
F
Where the whippoorwills go
C
when the trade-winds blow
G C
is a life that's more exciting
F
Where there ain't no roads
C
and anything goes
G C
is where you'll find me riding
C
I'm following the stars,
F C
thru the tumbleweeds and clover
C
I'm following the stars,
D7 G
and my pinto follows me
C
I roam the wild prairie,
F C
'cause I was born a rover
C
I live a life that's free,
D7 G C
for I'm following the stars
F C
In the nighttime, the moon so bright
G G7 C C7
I lay my swag down for the night
F C
And the coyotes, sing their high notes
G G7 C C7
They oblige me sweet lullabies
F
When the beans are ready
C
and my boots are sweaty
G C
I remember my sweet home
F
I left my lady and child
C
to live a life that's wild
G G7
all so I can bring home the gold
C
I'm following the stars,
F C
thru the tumbleweeds and clover
C
I'm following the stars,
D7 G
and my pinto follows me
C
I roam the wild prairie,
F C
'cause I was born a rover
C
I live a life that's free,
D7/F G7
for I'm following the stars
C
The highway men, came up and said
F C
Sir the line's a-calling
C
We need more men, to shoot them dead
D7 G7
and keep the gold a-falling
C
'said no siree, just let me be
F C
for I'm a solo rider
C
My bride-to-be in Tennessee
F G C C7
can't wait 'til I'm beside her
F C
You pistoleros, just listen here
G G7 C C7
I am a ranch-hand, no pistoleer
F C
I roam the meadows, and guide the steer
G G7 C G
I pick tomatoes, most every year
C
I'm following the stars,
F C
thru the tumbleweeds and clover
C
I'm following the stars,
D7 G
and my pinto follows me
C
I roam the wild prairie,
F C
'cause I was born a rover
C
I live a life that's free,
D7 G7
for I'm following the stars
F C
And in my twilight, I'll come on home
G G7 C C7
And hug my dear son, how he has grown
F C
And my old lady, see she has made me
G G7 C
a lovely breakfast, biscuits and gravy
F C
And they'll ask about the buffalo skins
G C
And the wampum shells and tomato tins
F C
And they'll hang my boots on the hick'rypit
G C
And I'll sit right down where I like to sit
F C
In a cozy home on the riverside,
G G7
you can hear my family sing in pride
C
I'm following the stars,
F C
thru the tumbleweeds and clover
C
I'm following the stars,
D7 G
and my pinto follows me
C
I roam the wild prairie,
F C
'cause I was born a rover
C
I live a life that's free,
D7 G7
for I'm following the stars
C
I guess I'll have to stay
F C
'til my round-up days are over
C
And now I'm on my way
D7 G7 C
for I'm following the stars