I said I wan na (D)touch the earth,
I wan na (D)break it in my hands.
I wan na (D)grow some thing wild
and un (D)rul y.
I wan na (D)sleep on the hard ground
in the com fort of your arms
on a (D)pil low of blue bon nets and a (D)blan ket made of stars.
Oh, it (C)sounds
(G)good
to me.
I said, cow boy, (G)take
(G)me
(D)a way.
Fly this girl as high as you can in (C)to the wild blue.
Set me (G)free,
(G)oh,
(D)I pray,
clos er to (Em)heav en a bove and (C)clos er to you,
clos er to you.
I wan na (Em)walk and (D)not run.
I wan na (Em)skip and not fall.
I wan na (Em)look at the ho ri zon (C)and not see a build ing stand in’ tall.
I wan na (Em)be the (D)on ly one
for (Em)miles (D)and miles
ex (Em)cept for may be you
(C)and your
sim ple smile.
Oh, it (C)sounds
(G)good
to me.
Yes, it sounds
so (G)good
to me.
Cow boy, (G)take
me
(D)a way.
Fly this girl as high as you can in (C)to the wild blue.
Set me (G)free,
(G)oh,
(D)I pray,
clos er to (Em)heav en a bove and (C)clos er to you,
clos er to you.
I said I wan na (Em)touch (D)the earth,
I wan na (Em)break it in my hands.
I wan na (D)grow some thing wild
and un rul y
Oh, it sounds
Clos er to you.
Cow boy, (G)take
(Am)me (D)a way,
clos er to you.
This page shows “Cowboy Take Me Away” by Dixie Chicks in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 110 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.