Key: D
Introduction: D
D G
Her telephone rang ' bout a quarter to nine
D A G
She heard his voice on the other end of the line
A
She wondered what was wrong this time
D G
She never knew what his calls might bring
D A
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
G A D A
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind
D G
He said, it' s cold out here and I&rsquo m all alone
D A G
I didn' t make the short go, again, and I&rsquo m coming home
A
I know I&rsquo ve been away too long
D G
I never got a chance to write or call
D A
And I know this rodeo' s been hard on us all
G A D
But I&rsquo ll be home soon and honey is there something wrong
G A
She said don' t bother comin' home
Bm7 A G
By the time you get here I&rsquo ll be long gone
D A G A
There' s somebody new and he sure ain' t no rodeo man
G A
He said I&rsquo m sorry it' s come down to this
Bm7 A G
There' s so much about you that I&rsquo m gonna miss
D A G
But it' s alright baby if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
D A G A
Gotta go now baby if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
D G
He left that phone danglin' off the hook
D A G
Then slowly turned around and gave it one last look
A
Then he just walked away
D G
He aimed his truck toward that Wyoming line
D A
With a little luck he could still get there in time
G A D
And in that Cheyenne wind he could still hear her say
G A
She said don' t bother comin' home
Bm7 A G
By the time you get here I&rsquo ll be long gone
D A G A
There' s somebody new and he sure ain' t no rodeo man
G A
He said I&rsquo m sorry it' s come down to this
Bm7 A G
There' s so much about you that I&rsquo m gonna miss
D A G
But it' s alright baby if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
D A G A
Gotta go now baby if I hurry I can still make Cheyenne
D G
She never knew what his calls might bring
D A
With a cowboy like him it could be anything
G A D
And she always expected the worst in the back of her mind
D G D A G A D