Chords for Hoyt Axton - Water For My Horses

[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
As he lay dying, he said, I hate you, and I [G] hope your soul goes straight to hell.
You [C] think it's justice, [F] you'll [C] hang for murder.
What [G] degree, _ I'll never [C] tell.
He watered for my horses, that's all I'm asking.
You can [G] tell them, Lord, which way I go.
All [C] of my dreams are only wind songs.
Through [G] the trees, it's [C] sad and cold.
I don't mind dying, [F] Lord, I have [C] my living.
And I played [G] it straight _ when I knew the rules.
She said [C] she loved me, and I believed her.
Now I'm [G] on the run, the [C] original fool. _
He watered for my horses, that's all I'm asking.
You can tell [G] them, Lord, which way I go.
All of [C] my dreams [F] are [C] only wind songs.
Through [G] the trees, it's sad [C] and cold. _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
If you see Jesus, tell him I'm sorry.
I did [G] not know what I had done.
Like a dirty [C] dog, I [F] was drunk [C] on whiskey. _
And I killed [G] a man, just to have a [C] little fun. _
He watered for my horses, that's all I'm asking.
You can tell [G] them, Lord, which way I go.
[C] All of my dreams are only wind songs.
Through [G] the trees, it's sad [C] and cold.
All of my dreams are only wind songs.
Through [G] the trees, [C] it's sad and cold. _ _