Ed Bruce - Last Cowboy Song Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
[chorus]
[D]This is the last cowboy song
The end of a hundred year [G]waltz
The [A]voices sound sad as they’re singing along
Another piece of America’s [D]lost
[Opening]
[D]He rides a feed lot and clerks in a market
On weekends selling tobacco and [A]beer
And [A]his dreams of tomorrow surrounded by fences
But he’ll dream tonight of when fences weren’t [D]here
[section 2]
[D]He blazed the trail with Lewis and Clark
And eyeball to eyeball Ol’ Wyatt backed [A]down
He [A]stood shoulder to shoulder with Travis in Texas
And rode with the Seventh when Custer went [D]down
[chorus]
[D]This is the last cowboy song
The end of a hundred year [G]waltz
The [A]voices sound sad as they’re singing along
Another piece of America’s [D]lost
[section 3]
[D]Remington showed us how he looked on canvas
And Louie L’Amore has told us his [A]tale
And [A]Willie and Waylon and me sing about him
And wish to God [Em]we could have [A]ridden his [D]trail
[chorus]
[D]This is the last cowboy song
The end of a hundred year [G]waltz
The [A]voices sound sad as they’re singing along
Another piece of America’s [D]lost
[Closing]
[D]The Old Chisholm Trail is covered in concrete
And they truck ’em to market in fifty foot [A]rigs
They [A]blow by his marker never slowing to reason
Like living and dying was all that he [D]did
[chorus]
[D]This is the last cowboy song
The end of a hundred year [G]waltz
The [A]voices sound sad as they’re singing along
Another piece of America’s [D]lost
[chorus]
[D]This is the last cowboy song
The end of a hundred year [G]waltz
The [A]voices sound sad as they’re singing along
Another piece of America’s [D]lost
How to play Last Cowboy Song on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Ed Bruce - Last Cowboy Song on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Last Cowboy Song uses these transitions most often: A → D (9), D → G (5), and G → A (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - G chord transition.
1. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
2. G → A chord transition
To move from G to A;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
3. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
4. A → Em chord transition
To move from A to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
Last Cowboy Song chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Last Cowboy Song.
- Last Cowboy Song includes 25 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Last Cowboy Song contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Last Cowboy Song connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%
After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).- A → D: 29%
- A → Em: 7%