Chords for I'll Never Leave These Old Horses by Tom Russell
Tempo:
124.65 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is for Ian Tyson.
Goodbye, old pain, I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
Goodbye, old pain, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne.
West 10 below zero, and he's 40 miles outside [E] of town.
[A] On his ranch with three old longhorns, about to give up the ghost [D] and lay down.
And he's got five head of horses, not one of them much younger than ten.
[A]
He said if I sold the place and left him here, [D] I [A] wouldn't be much [D]
of a man.
Well, every morning way past coffee, he walks up that long gravel [A] road.
To a stone house where his guitar sits, waiting for songs to [D] get told.
And he stares out the window at a wild winter, her running, her courses.
He says I guess it's warm down in Santa Fe, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses.
[G] You know love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
When [G] you reach the sad edge of love, [C] sometimes you jump off, [E] build new wings on your way back [A] down.
[G] After 84 years, kid, it's too late to second guess your [F#m] choices.
[G] [A] Cause that's the way it played [D] out, [A] me I'll never leave these old horses.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [E] [D]
Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm, red mystical [A] light.
[A]
But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, and he won't quit the [D] fight.
And one old rugged leg hawk circles lower, and the old man hears voices.
He says [A]
I guess I'm crazy as hell, boys, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses.
[E]
You know [G] love comes and goes, and [C] it rocks and [G] it rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
When [G] you reach the sad edge of love, sometimes you just jump off [E] and build new wings on your way back to [A] the ground.
[G] After 84 years, it's too late to second guess [F#m] your choices.
Don't [D] slam the door when you leave, kid, [A]
me I'll stay here with [Bm] these horses.
[E] [D]
Lock the gate down on the main road and [A] leave me here with these horses.
[D]
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [A] Cheyenne.
[D]
[E]
Thank you.
Thank you for Ian Tyson.
[N]
Goodbye, old pain, I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
Goodbye, old pain, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne.
West 10 below zero, and he's 40 miles outside [E] of town.
[A] On his ranch with three old longhorns, about to give up the ghost [D] and lay down.
And he's got five head of horses, not one of them much younger than ten.
[A]
He said if I sold the place and left him here, [D] I [A] wouldn't be much [D]
of a man.
Well, every morning way past coffee, he walks up that long gravel [A] road.
To a stone house where his guitar sits, waiting for songs to [D] get told.
And he stares out the window at a wild winter, her running, her courses.
He says I guess it's warm down in Santa Fe, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses.
[G] You know love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
When [G] you reach the sad edge of love, [C] sometimes you jump off, [E] build new wings on your way back [A] down.
[G] After 84 years, kid, it's too late to second guess your [F#m] choices.
[G] [A] Cause that's the way it played [D] out, [A] me I'll never leave these old horses.
[D]
[A]
[Em] [E] [D]
Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm, red mystical [A] light.
[A]
But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, and he won't quit the [D] fight.
And one old rugged leg hawk circles lower, and the old man hears voices.
He says [A]
I guess I'm crazy as hell, boys, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses.
[E]
You know [G] love comes and goes, and [C] it rocks and [G] it rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
When [G] you reach the sad edge of love, sometimes you just jump off [E] and build new wings on your way back to [A] the ground.
[G] After 84 years, it's too late to second guess [F#m] your choices.
Don't [D] slam the door when you leave, kid, [A]
me I'll stay here with [Bm] these horses.
[E] [D]
Lock the gate down on the main road and [A] leave me here with these horses.
[D]
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [A] Cheyenne.
[D]
[E]
Thank you.
Thank you for Ian Tyson.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This is for Ian Tyson. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Goodbye, old pain, I'm a-leaving _ [D] Cheyenne. _ _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ West 10 below zero, _ and he's 40 miles _ outside [E] of town.
[A] On _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
his ranch with three old longhorns, about to give up the ghost [D] and lay down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And he's got five head of horses, not one of them much younger than ten.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ He said if I sold the place and left him here, [D] I [A] wouldn't be much [D]
of a man.
_ Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ every morning way past coffee, he walks up that long gravel [A] road. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ To a stone house where his guitar sits, waiting for songs to [D] get told. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he stares out the window at a wild winter, her running, her courses. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He says I guess it's warm down in Santa Fe, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] You know love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
_ _ When [G] you reach the sad edge of love, [C] sometimes you jump off, [E] build new wings on your way back [A] down.
_ _ _ [G] After 84 years, kid, _ it's too late to second guess your [F#m] choices. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Cause that's the way it played [D] out, _ [A] me I'll never leave these old horses.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm, red mystical [A] light. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, and he won't quit the [D] fight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And one old rugged leg hawk circles lower, and the old man hears voices.
He _ says _ _ [A] _ _ _
I guess I'm crazy as hell, boys, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
You know [G] love comes and goes, and [C] it rocks and [G] it rolls you, [D] and it spins you _ around and around.
When _ [G] you reach the sad edge of love, sometimes you just jump off [E] and build new wings on your way back to [A] the ground. _ _ _
[G] After 84 years, _ it's too late to second guess [F#m] your choices. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't [D] slam the door when you leave, kid, [A]
me I'll stay here with [Bm] these horses. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Lock the gate down on the main road and [A] leave me here with these horses. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ _ [D] Cheyenne. _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ _ [A] _ Cheyenne.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
Thank you for Ian Tyson.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ This is for Ian Tyson. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Goodbye, old pain, I'm a-leaving _ [D] Cheyenne. _ _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, I'm a-leaving Cheyenne. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ West 10 below zero, _ and he's 40 miles _ outside [E] of town.
[A] On _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
his ranch with three old longhorns, about to give up the ghost [D] and lay down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And he's got five head of horses, not one of them much younger than ten.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ He said if I sold the place and left him here, [D] I [A] wouldn't be much [D]
of a man.
_ Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ every morning way past coffee, he walks up that long gravel [A] road. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ To a stone house where his guitar sits, waiting for songs to [D] get told. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And he stares out the window at a wild winter, her running, her courses. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ He says I guess it's warm down in Santa Fe, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] You know love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
_ _ When [G] you reach the sad edge of love, [C] sometimes you jump off, [E] build new wings on your way back [A] down.
_ _ _ [G] After 84 years, kid, _ it's too late to second guess your [F#m] choices. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Cause that's the way it played [D] out, _ [A] me I'll never leave these old horses.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm, red mystical [A] light. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, and he won't quit the [D] fight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And one old rugged leg hawk circles lower, and the old man hears voices.
He _ says _ _ [A] _ _ _
I guess I'm crazy as hell, boys, but I'll never leave these [D] old horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E]
You know [G] love comes and goes, and [C] it rocks and [G] it rolls you, [D] and it spins you _ around and around.
When _ [G] you reach the sad edge of love, sometimes you just jump off [E] and build new wings on your way back to [A] the ground. _ _ _
[G] After 84 years, _ it's too late to second guess [F#m] your choices. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't [D] slam the door when you leave, kid, [A]
me I'll stay here with [Bm] these horses. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Lock the gate down on the main road and [A] leave me here with these horses. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ _ [D] Cheyenne. _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ _ [A] _ Cheyenne.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
Thank you for Ian Tyson.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _