G - D - Em - C G - D - Em - C [1st Verse] G D C My Nashville friends think I'm strange G to make my home out on the range D C D Think it's nothin' but a God forsaken land G D Why don't you bring your guitar and family, C G move on down to Tennesse D C D Well, I just smile because they don't understand [Chorus] Am D But if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain mornin' G D/F# Em Watched those cotton candy clouds roll by C D G D - Em - C They'd know why I live beneath these Western Skies G - D - Em - C [2nd Verse] G D I got peace of mind and elbow room C G I love the smell of sage in bloom D C D Catch a rainbow on my fishin' line G D We got county fairs and rodeos, C G ain't a better place for my kids to grow D C D Just turn'm loose in the western summer time [Chorus] Am D And if you ever held your woman on a summer's evening G D Em While the prairie moon was blazin' in her eyes C D G D/F# G You'd know why I live beneath these Western Skies Em D C D G F# You ain't lived until you've watched those Northern Lights Em D C Set around the campfire and hear the coyotes call at night D Makes you feel alright G - D - C - G - D - C - D - G - D - C - G - D - G G D So guess I'll stay right where I'm at, C G wear my boots and my cowboy hat D C D But I'll come and see ya once in a while G D I'll bring my guitar and sing my songs, C G sorry if I don't stay too long D C D I love Tennessee but ya know it just aint' my style Am D I gotta be where I can see those Rocky Mountains G D Em Ride my horse and watch an eagle fly C D G D/F# Em I gotta live my life and write my songs beneath these Western Skies C D G D/F# Em C When I die you can bury me beneath these Western Skies G D/F# Em C Yippee Yi G D/F# Em C G D/F# Em C G