The Velvet Underground - Lonesome Cowboy Bill: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Chorus:
D                A
Lonesome Cowboy Bill
D             A
rides the rodeo
D                A
Lonesome Cowboy Bill
            D                   A
You got to see him yodel-ay-hee-o

A                B
Lonesome Cowboy Bill
D             A
rides the rodeo
                     B
Ever since he was a little lad
D             A
loves the rodeo
                       B
Bucking broncs, yeah, sipping wine
D               A
got to see him go
                        B
And all the ten gallon girls
         D                    A
love to hear him yodel-ay-hee-o, because

Chorus

Oh, Lonesome Cowboy Bill
You still ride the rodeo
Up 'round the Colorado shore
Down by the Ohio
Sometimes even New Orleans
Down by Mardi Gras
And all the ten-gallon girls
Love to hear him yodel "ay-hee-ho"

Chorus

Cm                            F
You got to see him in the rodeo
A#                     D#         Dm
When he's ridin', going too darn fast
Cm
You got to here the people
F
scream and shout, they call him
A#        D#
Lonesome Cowboy Bill
A#        D#
Lonesome Cowboy Bill, he goes
A
Ohh

Chorus

            D                           A
I said you got to here him yodel-ay-hee-o
A
(yodel-ay-hee-o) Oh, Lonesome Cowboy Bill
(yodel-ay-hee-o) Lonesome Cowboy Bill
(yodel-ay-hee-o) Lonesome Cowboy Bill
(yodel-ay-hee-o) Lonesome Cowboy Bill...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" by The Velvet Underground.