Good Horses To Ride

Intro: C G Am G F Verse C G Ol' tuck was a cowboy i knew years ago, Am G F Could put a stretch in a story like a forty foot rope. C G Young an' wide-eyed, i believed every word, Am G F As he rambled through the canyons an' stampeded herds. G Swore there were still comanches in them breaks to the south: F He'd seen good hands ride in there an' never rode out. C G Am G F Pre C G He had a horse he called dollar that twice saved his life. Am G F He lost him to jim shoulders playing' poker one night. C G When i turned eighteen, i packed up an' left home: Am G F G Tuck was pretty old back then an' by now he's long gone. [Refrão] Am G But i've heard it said that ol' cowboys don't die: F They get put out to pasture way up the sky. Am G So if god's got a heaven for old cowboy legends, F I hope the grass is greener on the other side, Am G C An' he's got good horses to ride. C G Am G F Verse C G Now the folks back home would tell you tuck was just crazy an' old. Am G F But i still believe in conquistador gold. C G An' those memories look like a mirage in the distance, Am G F Starin' out from this prison of urban existence. G So i saddle up an' i go back now an' then, F To remember who i was an' just forget where i am. Solo C G Am G F C G Am G F pre-chorus C G Now the concrete an' steel, they spread out like a plague. Am G F Consumin' the rivers, the mountains, and the plains. C G Then one of these days, it'll all be gone. Am G F G But somewhere, that spirit will always live on. Verse Am G 'cause i've heard it said that ol' cowboys don't die: F They get put out to pasture way up the sky. Am G So if god's got a heaven for old cowboy legends, F I hope the grass is greener on the other side, Am G F G An' he's got good horses to ride. Am G C G Am G F Yeah, he's got good horses to ride. C G Am G F A few good horses to ride. C G Am G F A few good horses to ride. Outro C G Am G F C G Am G F