The Cowboy And The Poet (Faster Horses) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]He was an old time cowboy
Don't you understand?
His eyes were sharp as razor blades
His face was leather tanned
His [G]toes were pointed inward
From a [D]hanging on a horse
He was an old [A]philosopher [D]of course

[Verse 2]
He [D]was so thin I swear
You could have used him for a whip
He had to drink a beer
To keep his breeches on his hips
I [G]knew I had to ask him
About [D]the mysteries of life
He spat between his [A]boots
And he [D]replied

[Verse 3]
"Faster [D]horses"
"Younger [G]wo men"
"Older [A]whiskey"
"More [D]money"

[Verse 4]
[D]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"
[G]Peace and rain is just a way
to say [D]prosperity
And buffalo chips is [A]all that means to [D]me"

[Verse 5]
So, [D]I told him I was a poet
I was looking for the truth
I do not care for horses
Whiskey, women or the loot
I [G]said I was a writer
And [D]my soul was all on fire
He looked at me
[A]And he said, "You are a li[D]ar"

[Verse 6]
"It's faster [D]horses"
"Younger [G]women"
"Older [A]whiskey"
"More [D]money"
[E]

[Verse 7]
Well, I was [Em]disillusioned[E]
If I say the least
I grabbed him by the collar
And I jerked him to [Bm]his feet
[A]There was something cold
And shiny laying [B]by my [E]head
So I started to believe
[B]The things he's say[E]ing

[Verse 8]
Well, my [E]poet days are over
And I'm back to being me
As I enjoy the peace
And comfort of reality
If [A]my boy ever asks me
What [E]it is that I have learned
I think that
I [B]will readily af[E]firm

[Verse 9]
"Son, it's faster [E]horses"
"Younger [A]women"
"Older [B]whiskey"
"More [E]money"

[Verse 10]
"Faster [E]horses"
"Younger [A]women"
"Older [B]whiskey"
"More [E]money"

[Verse 11]
"Faster [E]horses"
"Younger [A]women"
"Older [B]whiskey"
"More [E]money"

[Verse 12]
"Faster horses"