Song For Jake

verse 1 A G I am an old cowboy D I don't ride much no more A G I came to this valley D right after the war Bm G and I used to shoe horses D and there's some saddles I built A G and I've rode after cattle D all over these hills verse 2 A G Started out at the pitchfork D when I was thirteen A G Riding young horses D riding my dreams Bm G and them old hands they taught me D all it takes is some nerve A G just throw a leg over and ride what you ride D for all that it's worth Bridge 1 A G Some folks regret D the lives that they lead Bm G they stare out the window D they yearn to be free F# I live the life Bm G that was given to me D and I threw a leg over A Bm G and rode it for all it was worth D A Yes I rode it G D for all it was worth verse 3 A G I was blue eyed and windburned D I was every girl's dream A G Wild steers on the mountain D where the butt brush was green Bm G and though some days were dark ones D when that old north wind blew A G I just gathered my reigns D and I rode it through verse 4 A G Time comes creeping D to wipe out your tracks A G but if your trail's been a good one D you don't mind looking back Bm G Dreams are like horses D they roam wild on the earth A G catch one and ride it D for all that it's worth Bridge 2 A G Some folks regret D the lives they lead Bm G they stare out the window D how they yearn to be free F# I live the life Bm G that was given to me D and I threw a leg over A Bm G and rode it for all it was worth D A Yes I rode it G D for all it was worth Outro A G I am an old cowboy D I don't ride much no more