G D C C (x4)
G A young man D driving down a C dusty road C
G Like he's D got somewhere to C go C
G Driving like he's D got a desti-{C}nation C
Like he's G got somewhere to D go in that beat-up C Ford. C
G See, there was a D time when he was a C young lost soul C
He was G chasing D butterflies and C rainbows C
G Til one D day when he found his C pot of gold C
And the G words of a D young man who turned C old {C}.
Chorus:
The old man G said,
"You've gotta have a D good imagi{C}nation C,
{G}If you're gonna D live the life of C old", C
He said, "you G got to drive that D Ford like it's a C stallion, C
And you G got to wear your D heart just like a C gun."{C}
The old man {G}sa-{D}-{C}-id C},
The old man {G}sa-{D}-{C}-id {C}.
G The boy walked D out with a new-found C hero C,
Yeah, the G boy, well he D walked away a C man C,
And he G said to him-{D}self that dusty {C}day way down in C Texas,
Well, I'm G never gonna D walk this path C again {C}.
Repeat chorus, then
{G}{D}{C}{C} (x2)
G The boy walked D out he was dreaming of C wild times C,
When G old cowboys, D they broke down C cattle lines. C
But G now all those D fields are all but C gone C,
His G heart's still free D and he rides C on...{C}
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C
The old man G (big strum)} said.