Tracy Byrd
“Saltwater Cowboy”
Different Things, 2006

This is tuned down 1/2 step. Please see my capo tab of this song
if you would rather play it that way.

This is the little lead played throughout the song.

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I’m looking like a lobster wearing flip flops and a Stetson
Guess that’s why they call it fishing instead of catching
Cause I ain’t had a single bite all day
But I caught a buzz and ain’t no limit to Tanqueray

Ain’t quite sure how I wound up way down here
It’s a long haul to ropes and sails from roping steers
Ain’t gonna worry about that, just gonna have some fun
Got a be one fish down there dumber than I am drunk

Chorus:
It ain’t that far from Waco to Galveston
I’m what you get when you mix a Prairie dog with an old beach bum
Cow chips, BS, and ships ahoy
I’m a saltwater cowboy

There’s a tiki party down the beach about a mile or two
Where they’re singing with Jimmy and toasting to Chris LeDoux
And if it weren’t for Captain Morgan steering this ship
I might untie that rope and back her on up outta this

It ain’t that far from Waco to Galveston
I’m what you get when you mix a Prairie dog with an old beach bum
Cow chips, BS, and ships ahoy
I’m a saltwater cowboy

If this bottle goes overboard, you’d better wish me luck
Cause I’m afraid of sharks but I’m terrified of sobering up

It ain’t that far from Waco to Galveston
I’m what you get when you mix a Prairie dog with an old beach bum
Cow chips, BS, and ships ahoy
I’m a saltwater cowboy

Album:No Ordinary Man

This is one of my favorites by him. Good country music
Play It Loud!!

Right about no she’s brushin her hair slippin on her
gown wishin I was there She just hates these lonely
nights when I’m gone Right about now she’s turnin back
the sheets asking god to watch over me She’d never dream
what I’m thinking about right about now

(chorus)

Right about now temptations knocking on my door
I’m one step away from doin what I’ve never done before
I can hear the devil whisper go ahead she’ll never find
out but if I did her wrong I’d never feel right about
now

Right about now she’s reaching for the phone she knows
it’s me calling home I can almost see the smile on her face
Right about now if she only knew what a lonely man could do
It would break her heart in two right about now

(repeat chorus)

I can hear the devil whisper go ahead she’ll never find out
But if I did her wrong I could never feel right about now

I saw where somebody had requested this song.
It is played just like Keith’s version except with a
capo on the 2nd fret….just some of the words are
different. Please comment.

Capo 2

Intro: E, E, G#m7, A

Verse 1:
I’m gonna be here for you baby
I’ll Be a man of my word
Speak the language in a voice that you have never heard
I want to sleep with you forever
I want to die in your arms
In a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm

Chorus 1:
Now that I found you
I want to surround you
I’ll win your trust making memories of us

Verse 2:
I wanna honor your mother
And I wanna learn from your paw
I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw

I want to stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men
I want to make your world better than it’s ever been

Chorus 2:
I want to know you like nobody knows you
I’ll win your trust making memories of us

Solo

Verse 3:
I’m gonna be here for you from now on
This you’ll know somehow
You’ve been stretched to the limits but it’s alright now

I’m gonna make you a promise
If there’s life after this
I’m gonna be there to meet you with a warm wet kiss

Chorus 3:
Cause I’m gonna love you like nobody loves you
I’ll win your trust making memories of us

I’m gonna love you like nobody loves you
I’ll earn your trust making memories of us

A Cowboy And A dancer
Tracy Byrd

Intro: C
I was thumbin my way outta San Antone
Saddle on my back my Raybans on
A dusty old cowboy hat, scuffed up jeans
When a tourqoise Elderado, with horns on the hood
Slowed down to help me out, like I hoped someone would
She was peelin’ an apple, drivin’ with one knee
She said hey cowboy, where’s your horse
I said I lost everything, but this saddle, in my second divorce
And if you don’t mind, I’ll keep the rest to myself

She said she’d put herself through college, wearin’ high heels
Dancin’ every night, for a garter belt full of bills
Just wasn’t the broadway, she dreamed about
And if I didn’t mind, she’d keep the rest to herself

A cowboy and a dancer
Leavin’ Texas in the rearview mirror
Searchin’ for some answers
A cowboy and a dancer

By the time we reached the Arizona line,
We were peakin’ at each other, out of the corner of our eyes
The sun was settin' low and love was on the wind
We stopped in Tuscan to get some sleep
Ended up sharin’ the backseat, to catch a couple of winks
If you don’t mind, I’ll keep the rest to myself

A cowboy and a dancer
Leavin’ Texas in the rearview mirror
Searchin’ for some answers
A cowboy and a dancer

We were holdin’ hands, as we reached the California coast
A new wind in our sails, we’re makin’ the most
So the story goes all’s well that ends well
And if you don’t mind, I’ll keep the rest to myself

I was thumbin my way outta San Antone

Ending: C

Tracy Byrd & Mark Chesnutt – Good Way To Get On My Bad Side

D xx0232 C x32010

G 320003 F x33211

G/B x2000x A x02220

Bb x13331 Am x02210

INTRO

The Little lady standing next to me,
Isn’t she a pretty thing?
I’m the one that put that ring on her left hand.
Another fella can tip his hat,
And I’m as gentle as a py cat.
But let it go much further than that, and he’s a dead man.

‘Cause that’s a good way,
That’s a real good way,
That’s a good [G/B]way to get on my bad side.

Politician on my TV,
He says he’s only looking out for me.
He says he knows what the poor man needs in the long run.
But every year he gives hinself a raise,
With a chunk of every buck I make.
Now he’s talkin’ like he wants to take my shotgun.

That’s a good way,
That’s a real good way,
That’s a good [G/B]way to get on my bad side.

Ain’t looking for no trouble,
Don’t wanna start no fight.
Don’t want more than I’ve got comin’,
I only wanna do what’s right.
Just treat me like I treat you,
And we’ll get along just fine.
But mister, take one [G/B]step across that line...

N/C
And that’s a good way,
That’s a real good way,
That’s a good [G/B]way to get on our bad side.

INSTRUMENTAL[G/B]

I like Van Halen and I like George Jones,
Charlie Daniels and the Rolling Stones.
Bocephus when he rocks and rolls still kills me.
There aughta be a law against cowboy rap, (you’re right)
And all that boy band crp.
A little sissy in a cowboy hat ain’t country, no…

But that’s a good way,
That’s a real good way,
That’s a good [G/B]way to get on my bad side.
Yeah, that’s a real [G/B]good way to get on my bad side.

That’s a good way,
That’s a real good way,
That’s a good [G/B]way to get on my bad side.

That’s a good way,
That’s a real good way,
That’s a good [G/B]way to get on my bad side.

INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE (same chords as above)

Tracy Byrd – That’s What Keeps Her Getting By

Play this with a capo on 1st fret.
All chord names and shapes are relative to position of capo.
Real chord names are in square brackets below.

D (Eb) xx0232 G (Ab) 320003

A (Bb) x02220 Asus (Bbsus) x02230

G(add9) (Ab(add9)) 32023x F#m (Gm) 244222

Bm (Cm) x24432 C (Db) x32010

F (F#) 133211

INTRO

[G(add9)]Stack of bills on the kitchen table,

Out go the lights and off goes the cable.
If she don’t pay em by the 15th,
Then it don’t look like she’s gonna be able.
[G(add9)] Two mouths to feed, two jobs barely get it done,

A lot on the plate for a single mom of 31.

But she keeps finding that light at the end of the tunnel.

But somehow she keeps getting by,
The only soft shoulder she knows is off some old broken road,
She’s goin’ down…she’s goin’ down.
Sometimes she feels like throwin’ in the towel,
But she’s not, no matter what she’s gonna give her kids a better life,
Than what she’s got…
And that’s what keeps her getting by[G(add9)].

[G(add9)] Friday at noon its parent/teacher day,

Its Johnson Elementary or half a shift’s pay,
She wouldn’t miss it for the world.
[G(add9)]She looks around at all the daddies in the room,

Wishin’ her kids had one of them too.
This ain’t how she planned it, her life’s goin’ ten different ways,
Its off to little league, and then to ballet..

But somehow she keeps getting by,
The only soft shoulder she knows is off some old broken road,
She’s goin’ down…she’s goin’ down.
Sometimes she feels like throwin’ in the towel,
But she’s not, no matter what she’s gonna give her kids a better life,
Than what she’s got…
And that’s what keeps her getting by.

In every dark cloud oh, she keeps findin’ that
Silver lining.

INSTRUMENTAL

Sometimes she feels like throwin’ in the towel,
But she’s not, no matter what she’s gonna give her kids a better life,
Than what she’s got…
And that’s what keeps her getting by.
Yeah, that’s what keeps her getting by[G(add9)].

4 To 1 In Atlanta
By Tracy Byrd
rmofle at satx.rr.com
5/9/04

Capo 1

Ole Wild Billy told me even I would have a chance
If I took a trip down the Georgia highway and asked some girl to dance
Billy said he’d been there, had the best time of his life
He went to stay for the weekend and he came back with a wife

Chorus:
Well it’s 4 to 1 in Atlanta, I’m gonna get lucky tonight
The girls are in my favor and if I play my cards just right
I might find an angel who’s fire I can light
It’s 4 to 1 in Atlanta and I’m on my way tonight

I can’t wait to get there, I know she’s waiting for me
With eyes as blue as texas skys like I ain’t never seen
As I think about it my heart starts to pound
I throw this thing into lower gear and crush that hammer down

Chorus

Here comes a confrontation with the highway patrol
I hope beneath those flashing lights is an understanding soul
I’ve only got one story, I’m a man without love
Can we talk about it, ma’am, before you write me up

Chorus

Something to Brag About
Steele/Anderson

INTRO: E B7 E A B7 E

CHORUS 1:
I need something to brag about
A new car, a big two story house
I can’t win her love without
Something to brag about

Well goodness gracious, what’s that I see
Over in the corner, makin’ eyes at me
I can’t stop shakin’, she’s so fine
But how am I ever gonna make her mine all mine, oh

CHORUS 1

CHORUS 2:
I wanna be all she’s lookin for
It’s gonna take all I’ve got and more
I’ll be goin’ home alone without
Something to brag about

INTRO

Lord have mercy, here she comes
It’s too late now, I can’t turn and run
Well my first impression just might be my last
Well I better hurry up and think of something fast, oh

CHORUS 1 & 2

INTRO

CHORUS 1 & 2

INTRO chords out