Cowboy Logic Written By Don Cook and Chuck Rains As Recorded by Michael Martin Murphy on the 1990 release, Cowboy Songs F Bb There's a great American hero, we all look up to C7 When the times are hard and the chips are down, F he knows just what to do F Bb Now a cowboy's got a set of rules that he lives by day to day C7 F If you ask for his advice, he'll more than likely say Bb If it's a fence, mend it. If it's a dollar bill, spend it C7 F C7 Before if burns a hole down in them jeans F Bb It it's a load, truck it. If it's a punch, duck it. C7 F If she's a lady, treat her like a queen Bb F That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it C7 F It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings Bb F That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it C7 F F F# G He's got a simple solution to just about anything G C If it's a job, do it. Put your back in to it. D7 G D7 'Cause a little bit of dirt's gonna wash off in the rain G C If it's a horse, ride it. If it hurts, hide it. D7 G Dust yourself off and get back on again. C G That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it D7 G It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings C G That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it D7 G He's got a simple solution to just about anything C An old cowboy and a young buckaroo were workin', ridin' fence D7 G The old hand was testin' the kid - on his skill and common sense G He said "Son, if you seen three men in a pickup truck, C dressed alike from boot to hat, D7 could you tell which one was the real cowboy, G just from where he sat?" The kid scratched his head awhile and then he said C "Well, there ain't no way to know". D7 The old hand grinned and then he said G "Kid, you've still got a ways to go. The real cowboy's the one in the middle. C He ain't there just by fate. D7 'Cause first he don't have to drive, and then G he don't have to mess with the gate" C G That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it D7 G It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings C G That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it D7 G He's got a simple solution to just about anything D7 G He's got a simple solution to just about anything