Chords with lyrics
Key: G+G
🎸 Intro:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
🎸 Verse 1:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD
On the southern side of cowtown with a six string and dream
G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Playing dives and singing songs I found a crowd inside this scene
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Looking back at all the miles
D MajorD E minorEm
Now was it luck or destiny
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
And I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
🎸 Verse 2:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Cut through the winds out in west Texas with a melody in tow
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
I loaded up west 84 and down the road we'd go
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD E minorEm
With a guitar in my hand you know there ain't no guarantee
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
And I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
🎸 Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
They say nothing stays forever
D MajorD G+G
My next day might be my last
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh and if I fall behind I could just fade into to the past
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
So I'm drinking till the break of dawn
D MajorD E minorEm
Living wild and free
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
And I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
Guitar & Fiddle Solos:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
🎸 Verse 3:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
I woke up lonely in San Marcos with heartache on my mind
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA wino and a poet here to stand the test of time
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I thought I'd play this stage forever
D MajorD E minorEm
But even Willie would agree
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And I'm running out of time to be the man I used be
🎸 Verse 4:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Now it's been a long long time since I was drunk in George's bar
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
But with these songs I sang I saw this country near and far
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Now I've settled down in Fort Worth
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But in the mirror I still see
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I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
🎸 Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
They say nothing stays forever
D MajorD G+G
My next day might be my last
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh and if I fall behind I could just fade into to the past
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
So I'm drinking till the break of dawn
D MajorD E minorEm
Living wild and free
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
And I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
Guitar 🎸 Solo:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD
🎸 Bridge:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
A augmentedA million miles of highway and I still got room to run
D MajorD G+G
I was there at the beginning and I'm not close to being done
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Some say 🏷Legends never die, I hope that some remember me
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
But I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
🎸 Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
They say nothing stays forever
D MajorD G+G
My next day might be my last
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
Oh and if I fall behind I could just fade into to the past
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
So I'm drinking till the break of dawn
D MajorD E minorEm
Living wild and free
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G
And I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
Yeah, I'm running out of time to be the man I used to be
🎸 Outro:
G+G D MajorD G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G D MajorD G+G