Intro 
G D G C 
G D G 

verse 1 
(Softly) 
G                         D     G 
Well you're nothing but a paper cowboy 
            C            G 
Made out of glue and old news 
                 D            G            C 
And oh, your bravado and your drug-dealing ways 
G         D            G 
That only gives us the blues 

Interlude: C G C G 

verse 2 
(Faster) 
G                         D     G 
Well you're nothing but a paper cowboy 
            C            G 
Made out of glue and old news 
                 D            G            C 
And oh, your bravado and your drug-dealing ways 
G         D            G 
That only gives us the blues 

verse 3 
G             D             G 
You're always out talking a good game 
                        C                G 
With your cronies, your clowns, and your dogs 
           D           G              C 
All of the things that you say you'll do 
       G          D            G 
Well a million-to-one says you won't 


[Refrão]
 
   C   D         G 
So lay down your guns 
     C          D      G 
They were never loaded anyhow 
                      D 
With your high-dollar boots 
         G             C 
And your trash-talking mouth 
     G           D           G 
This town has no use for you now 

Solo 
(Like Verse) 
G D G 
C G 
D G C 
G D G 

verse 4 
G                  D          G 
When everyone gets on to your tricks 
             C                  G 
Where in the hell are you gonna go? 
          D          G          C 
Can't say you've got nothing to prove 
G                     D          G 
Baby, when you've got nothing to show 

Verse 5 
G                          D     G 
Cause you're nothing but a paper cowboy 
                    C           G 
So fade away like a good cowboy should 
                   D      G           C 
Give your pony the reigns down on the plain 
            G                 D       G 
And you can tell them you was misunderstood 


[Refrão]

   C   D         G 
So lay down your guns 
     C          D      G 
They were never loaded anyhow 
                      D 
With your high-dollar boots 
         G             C 
And your trash-talking mouth 
     G           D           G 
This town has no use for you now 
     G           D           G 
This town has no use for you now 

Outro 
G Bb F 
(Repeat over solo's) 
End on G