Chords of: Should've Been A Cowboy by: Toby Keith. (D, G/D, C, Gmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Should've Been A Cowboy” by Toby Keith is in C Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 197 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G/D, C, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G/D → C → Gmaj7 → G/D → C → G → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:47 | 23% |
| C | 0:43 | 21% |
| G | 0:31 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| G/D | 0:17 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – Em7 – Bm – G – D – C – D – G – D – Cmaj7 – D – G/D – D – C – Dmaj7 – G – D – C/D – G – D – C – D6 – G – Dmaj7 – Cm – D – G – D – C – D7 – C/D – G/D – C – D – Am7b5/G – D7 – C – Em7b5/D – G – Dmaj7 – C – Gmaj7 – D – C – D – G – D6 – C – …
