D  G  Bm  Am  D7
G  G  G   Am  Am
D  D  G   Am

[Verse 1]
D          G
 It was he night before Christmas,
       D
He was runnin' out of time
    Am        D                D                Am
The rodeo had ridden him 'bout down to his last dime
D
 He got the bucked off back in Denver
               C         A
And missed the short go again
                                 A7
And now he's wonderin' how he'll make it home
  D
Before it all begins

[Chorus]
              G                       Am
There'll be a, cowboy Christmas goin' on
D           D7                G           Am
 Ropers and wranglers wrapped up for everyone
    D          G                       C     Am
And There'll be country cookin' on the stove
A7                      D
  Tinsel and lights, eggnog and mistletoe
C              Cm        G        E
  Kinfolk from all around  comin' home
             Am       D               G
There'll be a, cowboy Christmas goin' on

[Solo]
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| D | D | G | Am

[Verse 2]
D    G                              D
He'd done a little shoppin' between Phoenix and Cheyenne
      Am             D                G              Am
Got a rope & bag for Barbie, a new guitar for little Lan
D           G                            C               A
Picked up a Sunday dress for momma and a Stetson hat for dad
         A7                                  D              D7
Bought a rockin' horse for Tommy and brother Bill a pair of chaps
N.C.
But there was one little hitch in this getup...

[Verse 3]
G                               Am
  He had all these presents and no ride home
          D                                              G   Em
He looked down at his watch and was about to give up all hope
Am                D      G
   You see it was almost midnight, less than a minute away
Am
When a jolly man in a red suit pulled up and said
 D     N.C.
"Don't worry partner, your house is on my way
N.C.
And if you can hang on for 8 seconds,
N.C.
That's all it takes to get there on a sleigh"

[Chorus]
D            G                        Am
Now there's a, cowboy Christmas goin' on
D           D7                G           Am
 Ropers and wranglers wrapped up for everyone
    D          G                       C     Am
And There'll be country cookin' on the stove
A7                      D
  Tinsel and lights, eggnog and mistletoe
C              Cm        G        E
  Kinfolk from all around  comin' home
             Am       D
There'll be a, cowboy Christmas
  Am      D
A cowgirl Christmas, that's right
  Am     D               G  G  G
A cowboy Christmas goin' on