Chords for Song for Jake (Live) (feat. Annie Lydon)
Tempo:
142.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I had a dear friend
[B] named Jake Copas,
[D]
[B] quintessential Texas cowboy.
He was my partner on the Alisal Ranch for over 10 years.
[F] Taught me more about being a cowboy than [A] almost anyone.
[N]
Lived to be 86 years old, which is a pretty good run for a cowboy.
Usually bad horses or failed livers will take us out before them.
[A] We lost him in 2006 and it took me a couple of years to get the proper song written.
Hi, I'm [A] an old cowboy,
[G] I don't ride [D] much no more.
I came to [A] this valley
[G]
right after [D] the war.
And I used to [Bm] shoe horses,
[F#m] [G] and there's some saddles [D] I built.
[Bm] [F#m] And I rode [A] after cattle
[G]
all [D] over these hills.
[F#] [D]
Started out [A] at the pitchfork when [G]
I was [D] 13.
Riding [A] young horses, [G]
riding [D] my dreams.
And them old [C#m] [B] hands they [Bm] taught me, [F#m] [G]
all it takes is [D] some nerve.
Just throw a [A] leg over and ride what you [G]
ride, for all [D] that it's worth.
[C#] [B] [A]
Some folks regret the lives [D] they lead.
[F#m] [B] They stare [Bm] out the window, they yearn [D] to be free.
[B] [D]
[F#]
I lived the life that was given [Bm] to me.
[D]
And I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all it [Bm] was worth.
[D] [G]
Yes, [D] I rode it, [A]
for all it was [G] worth.
[D] [E] [D]
I was blue [A]-eyed and wind-burned.
[G] I was every [D] girl's dream.
While I was on [A] the mountain,
[G] where the buck [D] brush was green.
Some [B] days were dark [Bm] ones, [G] when that old [D] north wind blew.
I just gathered [A] my reins, [G]
[D] and I rode it through.
[F#] [D]
And time [A] comes creeping,
[G]
to wipe [D] out your tracks.
But if your [A] trail's been a good one, [G] you don't mind [D] looking back.
For [A] dreams [Bm] are like horses, [G] they run wild on [D] the earth.
Catch [A] one and ride it, [G]
[D] for all that it's worth.
[C#] [B] [A]
Some folks [G] regret the lives [D] they lead.
They [B] stare out the window, how they yearn [D] to be free.
[F#] I lived the life that was given [Bm] to me.
[G]
And [D] I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all [Bm] it was worth.
[G]
[D] Yes, I rode it,
[A] for all it [G] was worth.
[D]
I am an [A] old cowboy.
[G] I don't ride much [D] no more.
[G] [A]
[D] [N]
[B] named Jake Copas,
[D]
[B] quintessential Texas cowboy.
He was my partner on the Alisal Ranch for over 10 years.
[F] Taught me more about being a cowboy than [A] almost anyone.
[N]
Lived to be 86 years old, which is a pretty good run for a cowboy.
Usually bad horses or failed livers will take us out before them.
[A] We lost him in 2006 and it took me a couple of years to get the proper song written.
Hi, I'm [A] an old cowboy,
[G] I don't ride [D] much no more.
I came to [A] this valley
[G]
right after [D] the war.
And I used to [Bm] shoe horses,
[F#m] [G] and there's some saddles [D] I built.
[Bm] [F#m] And I rode [A] after cattle
[G]
all [D] over these hills.
[F#] [D]
Started out [A] at the pitchfork when [G]
I was [D] 13.
Riding [A] young horses, [G]
riding [D] my dreams.
And them old [C#m] [B] hands they [Bm] taught me, [F#m] [G]
all it takes is [D] some nerve.
Just throw a [A] leg over and ride what you [G]
ride, for all [D] that it's worth.
[C#] [B] [A]
Some folks regret the lives [D] they lead.
[F#m] [B] They stare [Bm] out the window, they yearn [D] to be free.
[B] [D]
[F#]
I lived the life that was given [Bm] to me.
[D]
And I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all it [Bm] was worth.
[D] [G]
Yes, [D] I rode it, [A]
for all it was [G] worth.
[D] [E] [D]
I was blue [A]-eyed and wind-burned.
[G] I was every [D] girl's dream.
While I was on [A] the mountain,
[G] where the buck [D] brush was green.
Some [B] days were dark [Bm] ones, [G] when that old [D] north wind blew.
I just gathered [A] my reins, [G]
[D] and I rode it through.
[F#] [D]
And time [A] comes creeping,
[G]
to wipe [D] out your tracks.
But if your [A] trail's been a good one, [G] you don't mind [D] looking back.
For [A] dreams [Bm] are like horses, [G] they run wild on [D] the earth.
Catch [A] one and ride it, [G]
[D] for all that it's worth.
[C#] [B] [A]
Some folks [G] regret the lives [D] they lead.
They [B] stare out the window, how they yearn [D] to be free.
[F#] I lived the life that was given [Bm] to me.
[G]
And [D] I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all [Bm] it was worth.
[G]
[D] Yes, I rode it,
[A] for all it [G] was worth.
[D]
I am an [A] old cowboy.
[G] I don't ride much [D] no more.
[G] [A]
[D] [N]
Key:
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A
_ I had a _ _ dear friend _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ named Jake Copas, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ quintessential _ Texas cowboy. _ _ _
He was my partner _ _ on the Alisal Ranch for over 10 years.
[F] Taught me more about being a cowboy than [A] almost anyone.
_ _ _ [N] _ _
Lived to be 86 years old, which is a pretty good run _ for a cowboy.
Usually _ _ bad horses or failed livers will take us out before them.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] We lost him in 2006 and it took me _ a _ couple of years to get the proper song written.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hi, I'm [A] an old cowboy, _
_ _ [G] _ I don't ride [D] much no more. _
_ _ _ _ _
I came to [A] this valley _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
right after [D] the war. _
_ _ _ _ _
And I used to [Bm] shoe horses, _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ and there's some saddles [D] I built. _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ And I rode [A] after cattle _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
all [D] over these hills.
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _
Started out [A] at the pitchfork _ when [G] _ _ _
I was [D] 13. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Riding [A] young horses, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ riding [D] my _ dreams. _ _ _ _
And them old [C#m] [B] hands they [Bm] taught me, _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _
all it takes is [D] some nerve.
Just _ _ _ _ throw a [A] leg over and ride what you [G]
ride, for all [D] that it's worth. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ Some folks regret _ the lives [D] they lead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] [B] They stare [Bm] out the window, _ _ _ they yearn [D] to be free.
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
I lived the life that was given [Bm] to _ me.
[D] _ _ _
_ And I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all it [Bm] was worth.
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ Yes, [D] I rode it, _ [A] _ _ _
for all it was [G] worth. _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was blue [A]-eyed and wind-burned.
_ _ _ [G] _ I was every [D] _ girl's dream.
_ _ _ _ While I was on [A] the mountain, _
_ _ _ [G] _ where the buck [D] brush was green. _
_ _ _ _ _
Some _ [B] days were dark [Bm] ones, _ [G] _ when that old [D] north wind blew. _
_ _ _ _ I just gathered [A] my _ reins, _ _ [G] _ _
[D] and I rode it through. _
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
And time [A] comes creeping, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
to wipe [D] out your tracks. _
_ _ _ _ But if your _ [A] trail's been a good one, _ _ _ [G] _ you don't mind [D] looking back.
_ _ _ _ _
For [A] dreams [Bm] are like horses, _ _ [G] _ they run wild on [D] the earth.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Catch [A] one and ride it, _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] for all that it's worth.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
Some folks [G] regret the lives [D] they lead.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ They [B] stare out the window, _ _ how they yearn [D] to be free. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ I _ lived the life that was given _ [Bm] to _ me.
_ [G] _ _ _
And [D] I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all [Bm] it was worth. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] Yes, I rode it, _ _
[A] _ _ _ for all it [G] was worth.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I am an [A] old cowboy. _ _ _
_ [G] _ I don't ride much [D] no more.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ named Jake Copas, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ quintessential _ Texas cowboy. _ _ _
He was my partner _ _ on the Alisal Ranch for over 10 years.
[F] Taught me more about being a cowboy than [A] almost anyone.
_ _ _ [N] _ _
Lived to be 86 years old, which is a pretty good run _ for a cowboy.
Usually _ _ bad horses or failed livers will take us out before them.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] We lost him in 2006 and it took me _ a _ couple of years to get the proper song written.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hi, I'm [A] an old cowboy, _
_ _ [G] _ I don't ride [D] much no more. _
_ _ _ _ _
I came to [A] this valley _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
right after [D] the war. _
_ _ _ _ _
And I used to [Bm] shoe horses, _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G] _ and there's some saddles [D] I built. _
[Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ And I rode [A] after cattle _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
all [D] over these hills.
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _
Started out [A] at the pitchfork _ when [G] _ _ _
I was [D] 13. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Riding [A] young horses, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ riding [D] my _ dreams. _ _ _ _
And them old [C#m] [B] hands they [Bm] taught me, _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _
all it takes is [D] some nerve.
Just _ _ _ _ throw a [A] leg over and ride what you [G]
ride, for all [D] that it's worth. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ Some folks regret _ the lives [D] they lead. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] [B] They stare [Bm] out the window, _ _ _ they yearn [D] to be free.
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
I lived the life that was given [Bm] to _ me.
[D] _ _ _
_ And I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all it [Bm] was worth.
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ Yes, [D] I rode it, _ [A] _ _ _
for all it was [G] worth. _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I was blue [A]-eyed and wind-burned.
_ _ _ [G] _ I was every [D] _ girl's dream.
_ _ _ _ While I was on [A] the mountain, _
_ _ _ [G] _ where the buck [D] brush was green. _
_ _ _ _ _
Some _ [B] days were dark [Bm] ones, _ [G] _ when that old [D] north wind blew. _
_ _ _ _ I just gathered [A] my _ reins, _ _ [G] _ _
[D] and I rode it through. _
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _
And time [A] comes creeping, _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
to wipe [D] out your tracks. _
_ _ _ _ But if your _ [A] trail's been a good one, _ _ _ [G] _ you don't mind [D] looking back.
_ _ _ _ _
For [A] dreams [Bm] are like horses, _ _ [G] _ they run wild on [D] the earth.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Catch [A] one and ride it, _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] for all that it's worth.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
Some folks [G] regret the lives [D] they lead.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ They [B] stare out the window, _ _ how they yearn [D] to be free. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ I _ lived the life that was given _ [Bm] to _ me.
_ [G] _ _ _
And [D] I threw the leg over [A] and rode it, for all [Bm] it was worth. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] Yes, I rode it, _ _
[A] _ _ _ for all it [G] was worth.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I am an [A] old cowboy. _ _ _
_ [G] _ I don't ride much [D] no more.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _