Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][G][G][G]

[Verse 1]
He [G]was an old-time cowboy,
don't you understand
His eyes were sharp as razor blades,
his face was leather tan
His [C]toes were pointed inward from
a-[G]hangin' on a horse
He was an old phi[D]losopher of [G]course
He [G]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
I [C]knew I had to ask him
about the [G]mysteries of life
He spit between his [D]boots and he re[G]plied

[Chorus 1]
"It's faster [G]horses, younger [C]women,
older [D]whiskey and more [G]money"
[G][G][G]

[Verse 2]
He [G]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
[C]Peace and rain is just a way to [G]say prosperity
And buffalo chips is [D]all it means to [G]me"
I [G]told him I was a poet,
I was lookin' for the truth
I do not care for horses, whiskey, women
or the loot
I [C]said I was a writer
My [G]soul was all on fire
He looked at me an' he [D]said
"You are a [G]liar."

[Chorus 2]
"Son, it's faster [G]horses, younger [C]women,
older [D]whiskey and more [G]money"
[G][G][G]

[Verse 3]
Well, [G]I was disillusioned, if I say the least
I grabbed him by the collar
and I jerked him to his feet
[C]There was something cold and shiny
[G]layin' by my head
So I started to be[D]lieve the things he [G]said
Well, my [G]poet days are over
and I'm back to being me
As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality
If [C]my boy ever asks me
what it [G]is that I have learned
I think that I will [D]readily af[G]firm

[Chorus 3]
"Son, it's faster [G]horses, younger [C]women,
older [D]whiskey and more [G]money"
"It's faster [G]horses, younger [C]women,
older [D]whiskey and more [G]money"
"It's faster [G]horses, younger [C]women,
older [D]whiskey and more [G]money"
[Repeat and fade]