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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 inβ 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.
Cowboy Take Me Away β Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Cowboy Take Me Away" by Dixie Chicks in classic piano notation β both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of G. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 110 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About βCowboy Take Me Awayβ
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Cowboy Take Me Away"?
- Yes β the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature G. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Cowboy Take Me Away" by Dixie Chicks played in?
- Cowboy Take Me Away is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Cowboy Take Me Away"?
- The arrangement plays at 110 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Cowboy Take Me Away" easy to play on piano?
- Yes β this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Cowboy Take Me Away"?
- Yes β registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Cowboy Take Me Away"?
- "Cowboy Take Me Away" was originally performed by Dixie Chicks. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Dixie Chicks can I play here?
- Try "Not Ready To Make Nice". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes β "Cowboy Take Me Away" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature G, time signature, beams, dynamics β everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view β the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes β slow the tempo from 110 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes β Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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