Cowboy's Delight

Words & Music by Carpenter-Holster
Sung by John Denver
from Windsong (1975)


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Sing songs of the sunrise into the night
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The stars as your timepiece, make it all right
                       Em        C        D7 G
Make friends with the darkness, talk to the moon
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And when the light lifts, you can let out a tune

      G            Em         C              D7   G
I've been to the mountains, climbed through the sky
                   Em        C             D     G
Shouldered their whiteness, watched their gold fly
                  Em         C        D7   G
Shared in their treasures, shook at their might
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Spoke softly of wonders, Cowyboy's Delight

      G            Em     C      D7 G
Sing songs of the sunrise into the night
               Em        C        D G
A song of the mountain, Cowboy's Delight
                   Em             C      D7   G
The stars as your timepiece will make it all right
                   Em        C        D G   D  Em  C  G  D  G
Sing songs of the mountain, Cowboy's Delight