[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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He was cussing the dust rising up through the air
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The horse standing beside him was a strawberry mare
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Well she kicked and she bucked and she threw him head-long
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But he climbed back in the saddle so he could keep riding on

[Chorus]
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Part of bein' a cowboy is to keep riding on
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Well when the roads getting rough boy you better hold on
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Don't dwell on yer winnin's and admit when yer wrong
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And part of bein' a cowboy is to keep riding on

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[Verse 2]
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Well he was riding them broncs in the big rodeo
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'N' them buckles he'd won he wanted to show Mary Joe
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But she left him a note sayin' that she had gone
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So he packed up his gear to go keep ridin' on

[Chorus]
        G                    D           C
Part of bein' a cowboy is to keep riding on
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Well when the roads getting rough boy you better hold on
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Don't dwell on yer winnin's and admit when yer wrong
            G                   D
And part of bein' a cowboy is to keep riding on

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[Verse 3]
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Well she was sittin' on the fence just a watching him ride
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And you could see the hard look but the joy in her eye
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And she jumped when he flew off that strawberry roan
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Then she rushed out to help him, so he could keep ridin' on

[Chorus]
        G                    D           C
Part of bein' a cowboy is to keep riding on
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Well when the roads getting rough boy you better hold on
      G                         D              C
Don't dwell on yer winnin's and admit when yer wrong
            G                   D
And part of bein' a cowboy is to keep riding on

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[Outro]
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Well part of being a cowboy is to keep ridin' on

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