Chords
Song For Jake

Key: A

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
                                  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