Water for my horses chords by Hoyt Axton

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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As  (C major) he lay dying,
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he said,  (F major) I hate  (C major) you
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And I hope your soul  (G major) goes straight to hell
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You think it's  (C major) justice,
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you'll  (F major) hang for  (C major) murder
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What degree,  (G major) I'll never tell  (C major) 
He watered for my horses,
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 (F major) sawed our  (C major) maskin'
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You can tell the law,  (G major) which way I go
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Oh, all of my dreams  (C major) are
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 (F major) only wind  (C major) songs
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Through the trees  (G major) that seldom grow  (C major) 
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I don't mind dying, Lord, I  (F major) had my living  (C major) 
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And I played  (G major) it straight
when I knew the rules
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She said she loved  (C major) me and
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 (F major) I  believed  (C major) her
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Now I'm on the  (G major) run, the original fool  (C major) 
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Hey, water for my horses is  (F major) all I'm  (C major) asking
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You can tell the law  (G major) which way I go
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All of my dreams  (C major) are  (F major) only wind  (C major) songs
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Through the trees  (G major) that stell
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and  (C major) grow  (G major)  (F major)  (A minor) 
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 (C major) 
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If you see Jesus, tell  (F major) him I'm  (C major) sorry
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I did not know  (G major) what I had done
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Like a dirty dog  (C major) I was  (F major) drunk on whiskey  (C major) 
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And I killed a man  (G major) 
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Just to have a little  (C major) fun
Ain't water for my horses
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Is all  (F major) I'm  (C major) askin'
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You can tell the law  (G major) 
Which way I go
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All of my  (C major) dreams
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Only  (F major) wind  (C major) songs through
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the trees  (G major) that seldom grow  (C major) 
All of my dreams
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Only  (F major) wind  (C major) songs through
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the trees  (G major) that seldom grow
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 (C major) 