The Coyote And The Cowboy(Chords)

	        
Intro D 

Verse 
D                    G 
Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be. 
D                    G 
He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea. 
D                     G 
An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune. 
D                        G 
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. 
(try 'er gang) 
D                    G 
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. 
(fantastic. try the whole verse all together now) 

Verse 
D                    G 
Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be. 
D                     G 
He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea. 
D                    G 
An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune. 
D                    G 
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. 
(try 'er gang) 
D                    G 
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. 
(fantastic. try the whole verse all together now) 

Verse 
D                           G 
Well the cowboy is a conundrum, a contradiction in this age, 
D                         G 
Well he says he's doin' fine on the poverty line with a workin' cowboy's wage. 
D                        G 
The whiskey bottle cost 13 bucks, the big prairie moon is free. 
D                    G 
So who is the dumber son of a bitch? The little coyote or me? 
D                    G 
Yeh, who is the dumber son of a bitch? The little coyote or me? (take it) 

Solo 

Verse 
D                        G 
So with thoughts of re-incarnation well I drifted off to dream. 
D                        G 
I made it for life with a coyote wife and a bushy-tailed coyote queen. 
D                        G 
Way down in the valley, at the old long noose saloon, 
D                        G 
The cowboy got high on a bottle of rye, we got drunk on the moon. 
D                        G 
The cowboy got high on a bottle of rye, we got drunk on the moon. 
D                        G 
Everybody Take it home 
D                        G 
Coyote's a survivor, I reckon he's got to be. 
D                        G 
He lives in the snow at 40 below or Malibu by the sea. 
D                        G 
An' I'm just an old cow puncher, I love to listen to his tune. 
D                        G 
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. 
(try 'er gang) 
D                        G 
Cause I get high on a bottle of rye an' Coyote gets drunk on the moon. 
(fantastic. try the whole verse all together now)
	        

Written by Ian Tyson