F Dm I'm kin to the rovin' wind that brings the norther in Gm C F C Along that dusty trail I'll take my stand F Dm The steers are big and bold and the nights are often cold Gm C But I'll get by so long as I can [Chorus] F Dm Gm C Throw that rope and brand that calf dream of a girl in a photograph F Gm C F I got no home I got no wife but I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life [Verse] F Dm I'm up at the crack of dawn and I throw the bacon on Gm C F C Seems somehow my work is never through F Dm When I get done at night all the stars are big and bright Gm C But then that's sorta what you're used to when you [Chorus] F Dm F Dm Gm C Throw that rope and brand that calf dream of a girl in a photograph F Dm Gm C F I got no home I got no wife but I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life [Verse] F Dm The hot dry wind may blow and you'll see me in the rain and snow Gm C F C With just an old campfire to keep me warm F Dm I'll move the herd along and I'll greet them with a song Gm C So I guess that I was born [Chorus] F Gm C Throw that rope and brand that calf dream of a girl in a photograph F Dm Gm C F I got no home I got no wife but I'll be a doggone cowboy all of my life