Chords for Tom Russell - I'll never leave these old horses
Tempo:
127.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
Well, it's ten below zero, and he's forty miles outside [A] town.
On his ranch with three old longhorns about to give up the ghost [D] that laid down.
And he's got five head of horses, not one of them younger [A] than him.
He says, if I sold the place and left him here, I would not be much of [D] a man.
Now every morning past coffee, he walks up the long [A] gravel road
to a stone house where his guitar sits waiting for [D] stories to be told.
And he stares out the window at a wild winter running [A] her corsets.
He says, I bet it's warm down there in Santa Fe, but me, I can't leave [Em] these [D] old horses.
You [G] know love comes and goes, [C] and it rocks and it [G] rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
[G] And when you reach the savage of love, [C] sometimes [G] you gotta jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [A] back down.
[G] After eighty-five years, kid, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
[G]
Cause [D] that's the way it played out, [A] me, I'll stay here with [D] these horses.
Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm red mystical [A] light.
But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, but he won't quit the [D] fight.
And one old rugged leg hawk circles the floor, and the old man [A] hears voices.
He says, I guess I'm crazy as hell, kid, but I'll never [D] leave these old horses.
You know [G] love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, and it [D] spins you around and around.
And [G] when you reach the last edge of love, sometimes you jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [Em] back to [A] the ground.
[G] After eighty-five years, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
[G]
[D] Don't slam the door when you leave, kid, [A] leave me here [Bm] with these horses.
[E]
[D] Shut the gate down on the main [A] road and leave me [Dm] here with these [D] horses.
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving
[D] Cheyenne.
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
[N]
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
Well, it's ten below zero, and he's forty miles outside [A] town.
On his ranch with three old longhorns about to give up the ghost [D] that laid down.
And he's got five head of horses, not one of them younger [A] than him.
He says, if I sold the place and left him here, I would not be much of [D] a man.
Now every morning past coffee, he walks up the long [A] gravel road
to a stone house where his guitar sits waiting for [D] stories to be told.
And he stares out the window at a wild winter running [A] her corsets.
He says, I bet it's warm down there in Santa Fe, but me, I can't leave [Em] these [D] old horses.
You [G] know love comes and goes, [C] and it rocks and it [G] rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around.
[G] And when you reach the savage of love, [C] sometimes [G] you gotta jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [A] back down.
[G] After eighty-five years, kid, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
[G]
Cause [D] that's the way it played out, [A] me, I'll stay here with [D] these horses.
Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm red mystical [A] light.
But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, but he won't quit the [D] fight.
And one old rugged leg hawk circles the floor, and the old man [A] hears voices.
He says, I guess I'm crazy as hell, kid, but I'll never [D] leave these old horses.
You know [G] love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, and it [D] spins you around and around.
And [G] when you reach the last edge of love, sometimes you jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [Em] back to [A] the ground.
[G] After eighty-five years, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
[G]
[D] Don't slam the door when you leave, kid, [A] leave me here [Bm] with these horses.
[E]
[D] Shut the gate down on the main [A] road and leave me [Dm] here with these [D] horses.
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving
[D] Cheyenne.
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving [D] Cheyenne.
[N]
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ [D] _ Cheyenne.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, it's ten below zero, and he's forty miles _ outside [A] town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On his ranch with three old longhorns about to give up the ghost _ [D] that laid down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ And he's got five head of horses, not one of them _ younger [A] than him. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ He says, if I sold the place and left him here, I would not be much of [D] a man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now every morning past coffee, he walks up the long [A] gravel road _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ to a stone house where his guitar sits waiting for [D] stories to be told. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And he stares out the window at a wild winter running [A] her corsets.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ He says, I bet it's warm down there in Santa Fe, but me, I can't leave [Em] these [D] old horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You [G] know love comes and goes, [C] and it rocks and it [G] rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around. _
_ [G] And when you reach the savage of love, [C] _ sometimes [G] you gotta jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [A] back down. _
_ _ _ [G] After eighty-five years, kid, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Cause [D] that's the way it played out, _ [A] me, I'll stay here with [D] these horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm red mystical [A] light. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, but he won't quit the [D] fight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And one old rugged leg hawk circles the floor, _ and the old man [A] hears voices. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
He says, I guess I'm crazy as hell, kid, _ _ but I'll never [D] leave these old horses. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
You know [G] love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, and it [D] spins you _ around and around.
And _ [G] when you reach the last edge of love, _ sometimes you jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [Em] back to [A] the ground.
_ _ _ [G] After eighty-five years, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Don't slam the door when you leave, kid, [A] leave me here [Bm] with these horses.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shut the gate down on the main [A] road and leave me [Dm] here with these [D] horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _
[D] Cheyenne. _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ [D] Cheyenne. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ [D] _ Cheyenne.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, it's ten below zero, and he's forty miles _ outside [A] town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On his ranch with three old longhorns about to give up the ghost _ [D] that laid down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ And he's got five head of horses, not one of them _ younger [A] than him. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ He says, if I sold the place and left him here, I would not be much of [D] a man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now every morning past coffee, he walks up the long [A] gravel road _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ to a stone house where his guitar sits waiting for [D] stories to be told. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And he stares out the window at a wild winter running [A] her corsets.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ He says, I bet it's warm down there in Santa Fe, but me, I can't leave [Em] these [D] old horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You [G] know love comes and goes, [C] and it rocks and it [G] rolls you, [D] and it spins you around and around. _
_ [G] And when you reach the savage of love, [C] _ sometimes [G] you gotta jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [A] back down. _
_ _ _ [G] After eighty-five years, kid, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Cause [D] that's the way it played out, _ [A] me, I'll stay here with [D] these horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now the Santa Fe sundown sheds a warm red mystical [A] light. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But he's froze to the bone up in Alberta, but he won't quit the [D] fight. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And one old rugged leg hawk circles the floor, _ and the old man [A] hears voices. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
He says, I guess I'm crazy as hell, kid, _ _ but I'll never [D] leave these old horses. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
You know [G] love comes and goes, and it rocks and it rolls you, and it [D] spins you _ around and around.
And _ [G] when you reach the last edge of love, _ sometimes you jump off [E] and build new wings.
On your way [Em] back to [A] the ground.
_ _ _ [G] After eighty-five years, it's too late to second [F#m] guess your choices.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Don't slam the door when you leave, kid, [A] leave me here [Bm] with these horses.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] Shut the gate down on the main [A] road and leave me [Dm] here with these [D] horses. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Goodbye, old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _
[D] Cheyenne. _ _ _
Goodbye, _ old pain, [A] I'm a-leaving _ [D] Cheyenne. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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