Chords for Tom Russell and Iris DeMent - Throwin' Horseshoes At The Moon
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Gm
F
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Bb] [F]
[Ab] [Gm]
[Bbm] My father [Bb] was a [F] gambler.
He threw [Ab] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
[Eb] He won a [Bb] million dollars.
He [F] lost a million, [Eb] too
They repossessed [Ab] the house.
[Bb] They told the Cadillac
[Eb]
My daddy, he just [G] smiled and [Ab] said one day I'll win it [F] back
My [Bbm] daddy bought that Cadillac [Bb] off a Detroit motor line
[Gm] Then [Eb] he drove it through [Bb] his hometown to [F] prove he'd hit his [Eb] prime
with hundred dollar bills in [Bb] a st.
Chris money [Eb] clip and
[Cm] Four kids staring proudly [G]
from that [Abm] big old sinking [Am] ship
throwing horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
[Eb] Sometimes you hope the [Bb] Milky Way [C] or the [Am] outstretched hands [C] of God
[Gm]
[Eb] But mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole and
[Cm] The sound of fallen [Gm]
horseshoes it [Ab] pulls upon the [F] soul
throwing horseshoes [Gm] at the moon
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [F]
My [Bbm] daddy [Bb] was a gambler, [F] but he had an honest [G] heart
[Gm] He [Eb] never did complain
[Bb] [B] The whole thing fell [Eb] apart
He just swam a sea of alcohol [Bb] till he hit the other [Eb] side
How [C] can you be a [Gm] loser?
If you [Ab] never lose your [B] pride
[F]
[B] throwing the horseshoes at [Gm] the moon
Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
[Eb] Sometimes you [Bb] hope the Milky Way [Am] or the outstretched hands [Gm] of God
But [Eb] mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole
And the [C] sound of fallen [Gm] horseshoes it [Ab]
pulls upon [F] the soul
throwing [Bb] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
[Eb] throwing horseshoes at the moon
[Ab] [Gm]
[Bbm] My father [Bb] was a [F] gambler.
He threw [Ab] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
[Eb] He won a [Bb] million dollars.
He [F] lost a million, [Eb] too
They repossessed [Ab] the house.
[Bb] They told the Cadillac
[Eb]
My daddy, he just [G] smiled and [Ab] said one day I'll win it [F] back
My [Bbm] daddy bought that Cadillac [Bb] off a Detroit motor line
[Gm] Then [Eb] he drove it through [Bb] his hometown to [F] prove he'd hit his [Eb] prime
with hundred dollar bills in [Bb] a st.
Chris money [Eb] clip and
[Cm] Four kids staring proudly [G]
from that [Abm] big old sinking [Am] ship
throwing horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
[Eb] Sometimes you hope the [Bb] Milky Way [C] or the [Am] outstretched hands [C] of God
[Gm]
[Eb] But mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole and
[Cm] The sound of fallen [Gm]
horseshoes it [Ab] pulls upon the [F] soul
throwing horseshoes [Gm] at the moon
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[G] [F] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [F]
My [Bbm] daddy [Bb] was a gambler, [F] but he had an honest [G] heart
[Gm] He [Eb] never did complain
[Bb] [B] The whole thing fell [Eb] apart
He just swam a sea of alcohol [Bb] till he hit the other [Eb] side
How [C] can you be a [Gm] loser?
If you [Ab] never lose your [B] pride
[F]
[B] throwing the horseshoes at [Gm] the moon
Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
[Eb] Sometimes you [Bb] hope the Milky Way [Am] or the outstretched hands [Gm] of God
But [Eb] mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole
And the [C] sound of fallen [Gm] horseshoes it [Ab]
pulls upon [F] the soul
throwing [Bb] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
[Eb] throwing horseshoes at the moon
Key:
Eb
Bb
Gm
F
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
[N] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] My father [Bb] was a [F] gambler.
He threw [Ab] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
_ _ _ _ [Eb] He won a [Bb] million dollars.
He [F] lost a million, [Eb] too
_ _ _ _ They _ repossessed [Ab] the house.
[Bb] They told the Cadillac
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
My daddy, he just [G] smiled and [Ab] said one day I'll win it [F] back _ _
_ _ My [Bbm] daddy bought that _ Cadillac [Bb] off a Detroit motor line
[Gm] _ _ _ Then [Eb] he drove it through [Bb] his hometown to [F] prove he'd hit his [Eb] prime
_ _ _ with hundred dollar _ bills in [Bb] a st.
Chris money [Eb] clip and _ _
_ [Cm] Four kids staring proudly [G]
from that [Abm] big old sinking [Am] ship _ _
_ _ throwing _ horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
_ _ _ Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
_ [Eb] Sometimes you hope the [Bb] Milky Way [C] or the [Am] outstretched hands [C] of God
[Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] But mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole and _ _
_ [Cm] The sound of fallen [Gm] _ _
horseshoes it [Ab] pulls upon the [F] soul _
_ _ throwing horseshoes [Gm] at the moon
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ My [Bbm] daddy [Bb] was a gambler, [F] but he had an honest [G] heart
_ [Gm] _ _ He [Eb] never did complain
[Bb] _ _ [B] The whole thing fell [Eb] apart
_ _ _ He just swam a sea of alcohol [Bb] till he hit the other [Eb] side _ _ _ _
How [C] can you be a [Gm] loser?
_ If you [Ab] never lose your [B] pride
[F] _ _ _
[B] throwing the horseshoes at [Gm] the moon
_ _ _ Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
_ [Eb] Sometimes you [Bb] hope the Milky Way [Am] or the outstretched hands [Gm] of God
_ _ _ But [Eb] mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole
_ _ _ _ And the [C] sound of fallen [Gm] _ horseshoes it [Ab]
pulls upon [F] the soul _ _ _
throwing _ [Bb] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ throwing _ horseshoes at the moon _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] My father [Bb] was a [F] gambler.
He threw [Ab] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
_ _ _ _ [Eb] He won a [Bb] million dollars.
He [F] lost a million, [Eb] too
_ _ _ _ They _ repossessed [Ab] the house.
[Bb] They told the Cadillac
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
My daddy, he just [G] smiled and [Ab] said one day I'll win it [F] back _ _
_ _ My [Bbm] daddy bought that _ Cadillac [Bb] off a Detroit motor line
[Gm] _ _ _ Then [Eb] he drove it through [Bb] his hometown to [F] prove he'd hit his [Eb] prime
_ _ _ with hundred dollar _ bills in [Bb] a st.
Chris money [Eb] clip and _ _
_ [Cm] Four kids staring proudly [G]
from that [Abm] big old sinking [Am] ship _ _
_ _ throwing _ horseshoes at the [Gm] moon
_ _ _ Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
_ [Eb] Sometimes you hope the [Bb] Milky Way [C] or the [Am] outstretched hands [C] of God
[Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] But mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole and _ _
_ [Cm] The sound of fallen [Gm] _ _
horseshoes it [Ab] pulls upon the [F] soul _
_ _ throwing horseshoes [Gm] at the moon
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ My [Bbm] daddy [Bb] was a gambler, [F] but he had an honest [G] heart
_ [Gm] _ _ He [Eb] never did complain
[Bb] _ _ [B] The whole thing fell [Eb] apart
_ _ _ He just swam a sea of alcohol [Bb] till he hit the other [Eb] side _ _ _ _
How [C] can you be a [Gm] loser?
_ If you [Ab] never lose your [B] pride
[F] _ _ _
[B] throwing the horseshoes at [Gm] the moon
_ _ _ Boys, [Eb] it's mighty risky, [Bb] huh?
_ [Eb] Sometimes you [Bb] hope the Milky Way [Am] or the outstretched hands [Gm] of God
_ _ _ But [Eb] mostly they just falter [Bb] in a dark in a dusty [Eb] hole
_ _ _ _ And the [C] sound of fallen [Gm] _ horseshoes it [Ab]
pulls upon [F] the soul _ _ _
throwing _ [Bb] horseshoes at the [Gm] moon _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ throwing _ horseshoes at the moon _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _