Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) original guitar chords by
Tom T. Hall
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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He was an old-time cowboy,
don't you understand
His eyes were sharp as razor blades,
his face was leather tan
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His toes were pointed inward from
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a-hangin' on a horse
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He was an old philosopher of course
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He was so thin
I swear you could have used him for a whip
He had to drink a beer
to keep his britches on his hips
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I knew I had to ask him
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about the mysteries of life
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He spit between his boots and he replied
Chorus 1
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"It's faster horses, younger women,
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older whiskey and more money"
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Verse 2
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He smiled and all his teeth were covered
with tobacco stains
He said "It don't do men no good
to pray for peace and rain
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Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity
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And buffalo chips is all it means to me"
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I told him I was a poet,
I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses, whiskey, women
or the loot
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I said I was a writer
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My soul was all on fire
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He looked at me an' he said
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"You are a liar."
Chorus 2
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"Son, it's faster horses, younger women,
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older whiskey and more money"
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Verse 3
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Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least
I grabbed him by the collar
and I jerked him to his feet
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There was something cold and shiny
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layin' by my head
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So I started to believe the things he said
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Well, my poet days are over
and I'm back to being me
As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality
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If my boy ever asks me
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what it is that I have learned
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I think that I will readily affirm
Chorus 3
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"Son, it's faster horses, younger women,
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older whiskey and more money"
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"It's faster horses, younger women,
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older whiskey and more money"
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"It's faster horses, younger women,
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older whiskey and more money"
[Repeat and fade]

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