Key: A
Introduction: Am Dm Am Dm
Am
Eight seconds ain't very long to live
Dm
But tonight he barely made five
Am
He gave all that he had to give
E
But the big bull won tonight
Am
He climbs into that old pickup
Dm
Black coffee in his hands
Am
Well a rodeo ain't no ordinary life
E Am
But a cowboy ain't no ordinary man
Dm
Well he rides just to keep his spirit alive
Am
Makin' money for his wife and kids
Dm
He tried other kinds of work
E
But nothing ever seemed to fit
Dm
Oh he loves the smell of a Brahma bull
Am Dm
The feel of leather in his hands
Am
Well Rodeo ain't no ordinary life
E7 Am
But a cowboy ain't no ordinary man
Verse 2.
Am Dm E Am Dm Am
He's an extra ordinary man
( *)At the end of the second chorus, on the last line after "but a cowboy",