Space Cowboy chords by Steve Miller Band

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Novice

SPACE COWBOY
As recorded by the Steve Miller Band
(From the 1969 Album BRAVE NEW WORLD)

Intro:
F7 x4
F7 Bb x4

Verse 1:
   F7       Bb      F7    Bb
I've told you 'bout living in the U.S. of A
       F7      Bb       F7 Bb
Don't you know that I'm a gangster of love
  F7      Bb      F7       Bb
Let me tell you people that I found a new way
       F7      Bb     F7  Bb
And I'm tired of all this talk about love
      F7   Bb     F7       Bb
And the same old story with a new set of words
     F7       Bb      F7 Bb
About the good and the bad and the poor
       F7      Bb
And the times keep on changin'
    F7      Bb
So I'm keepin' on top
     F7     Bb          N.C.
Of every bad cat who walks through my door

Chorus:
N.C. F7   Ab7
I'm a space cowboy
Bb9            Db7
Bet you weren't ready for that
   F7   Ab7
I'm a space cowboy
Bb9             Db7
I'm sure you know where it's at
            F7 Bb x2
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Interlude:
F7 x8
F7 Bb x4

Verse 2:
     F7      Bb
I was born on this rock
       F7           Bb
And I've been travelin' through space
      F7     Bb    F7
Since the moment I first realized
Bb      F7        Bb    F7      Bb
What all you fast-talkin' cats would do if you could
       F7      Bb      F7
You know, I'm ready for the final surprise
Bb      F7     Bb
There ain't no way around it
   F7       Bb
Ain't nothing to say
       F7     Bb       F7
That's gonna satisfy my soul deep inside
Bb      F7       Bb
All the prayers and surveyors
       F7       Bb
Keep the whole place uptight
       F7      Bb      N.C.
While it keeps on gettin' darker outside

Chorus:
N.C. F7   Ab7
I'm a space cowboy
Bb9            Db7
Bet you weren't ready for that
   F7   Ab7
I'm a space cowboy
Bb9             Db7
I'm sure you know where it's at
            F7 Bb x2
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Interlude:
F7 x8
F7 Bb x2

Guitar Solo:
Fm Bb Fm  F
Fm x7
F7 Bb x8
F5 Ab Bb Db x2
Fm x4

Verse 3:
N.C.   F7       Bb     F7      Bb
I see the showdowns, slow downs, lost and found, turn-arounds
  F7     Bb       F7
The boys in the military shirts
Bb    F7        Bb      F7      Bb
I keep my eyes on the prize, on the long fallen skies
      F7       Bb    F7
And I don't let my friends get hurt
      F7     Bb    F7     Bb
All you back room schemers, star trip dreamers
    F7        Bb   F7
Better find something new to say
Bb        F7      Bb
'Cause you're the same old story
       F7     Bb
It's the same old crime
      F7      Bb     N.C.
And you got some heavy dues to pay

Chorus:
N.C. F7   Ab7
I'm a space cowboy
Bb9            Db7
Bet you weren't ready for that
   F7   Ab7
I'm a space cowboy
Bb9             Db7
I'm sure you know where it's at
            F7 Bb x2
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Outro:
F7 Bb x3
N.C. F7