[G] Foggyx San Francisco two [C] thousandx miles from [G] homex
Chasing after a lady I'd [D] likex to call my own
I've been [G] outx of work since I left my job on the [C] Bar-Kx cattle ranch
Where my [Em] mammax cried, "Think it [C] over,x son, be[D]forex you take a [G] chance."x
And lord, I sure do miss the folks and [C] allx those friends of [G] minex
The city's pretty lonely when a [D] man'sx just killing time
The [G] peoplex never stop to talk or [C] lookx you in the eye
And the [Em] buildingsx there they [C] growx so tall they [D] coverx up the [G] skyx
But I [D] wentx for a job the other day, the man [C] lookedx me up and [G] downx
He said, "[A]You'rex a horse-riding cowboy who looks like he just hit [D] townx
But [C] ifx you can swing a [G] rope,x I [D] reckonx you can ring a [Em] bellx
And if a [G] buckingx bronc can't [C] throwx you off, you’ll [D] holdx the curves as [G] wellx
INTERLUDE: [C] xxx [G] xxx [D] xxx
[G] Well,x I didn't know what he was getting at 'til he [C] tookx me to this [G] barnx
A great big place with high brick walls, not like [D] downx on the farm
In[G]steadx of hay and horses, it had [C] cement,x steel and tar
He said, "[Em]Hopx on board and [C] letx me see if [D] youx can drive a cable [G] car"x
Well, it [D] lookedx like a little house with [C] windowsx all a[G]roundx
A [A] littlex room set on the back and steps down to the [D] groundx
A [C] roofx and a porch and [G] benchesx and [D] wheelsx set on a [Em] trackx
I'd [G] neverx seen such a [C] doggonex thing, but I [D] didn'tx tell him [G] thatx
So [C] mammax don't you [G] worry,x things are [D] reallyx going [G] finex
I'm [C] workingx now as a [G] brakemanx on the [D] Californiax Line
And the [G] folksx are mighty friendly when they [C] hopx on for a [Em] ridex
And [G] whenx it's cold and [C] rainy,x my lady [D] lovesx to ride in[G]sidex
You can say I'm still a cowboy, it's just a [C] differentx horse I [G] ridex
I round up strays on the city streets and I [D] spendx my days outside
These [G] hillsx of San Francisco are my [C] ownx West Texas plains
And [Em] ringingx a bell is like [C] singingx to those [D] dogiesx on the [G] rangex
