Tired chords by Fred Eaglesmith

Key: Am

Intro:

Am Em G Am
(verse, repeated 4 times)


Verse 1:
Am
Better take some extra blankets
Em
Going out past sixty
G
They say the wind is cold
Am
Comin' in off of the shell

Verse 2:
Am
Better take some extra flour
Em
Take some extra biscuits
G
Take another bedroll
      Am
And a few more shotgun shells


Chorus:
Am
Don't you ever get tired
   Em
Of herding up those cattle
     G
From low to high and high to low
    Am
And always changing ground
Am
Don't you ever get tired
   Em
Of setting in that saddle
G
Starin' at that Western sky
Am
Watching the sun go down


Verse 3:
Am
They say the blacktop's tore up
Em
Right up through Topeka
G
They're pulling people over
Am
And the trucks are moving slow


Verse 4:
Am
I got a friend out back
Em
He knows a couple side roads
G
The troopers stay out of there
Am
And the weigh stations are closed


Chorus:
Am
Don't you ever get tired
   Em
Of herding up those cattle
     G
From low to high and high to low
    Am
And always changing ground
Am
Don't you ever get tired
   Em
Of setting in that saddle
G
Starin' at that Western sky
   Am
Watching the sun go down


Instrumental:
Am Em G Am
(verse, repeated twice)


Verse 5:
Am
They found old Ray McGuire
          Em
Last week up on Jimmy Ridge
       G
He was wrapped up like a mummy
       Am
Frozen colder than a stone


Verse 6:
Am
They said they found his herd
Em
He had them fenced and hitched
G
He had several different breeds
Am
And the brands weren't all his own


Chorus:
Am
Don't you ever get tired
   Em
Of herding up those cattle
     G
From low to high and high to low
    Am
And always changing ground
Am
Don't you ever get tired
   Em
Of setting in that saddle
G
Starin' at that Western sky
   Am
Watching the sun go down


Outro:
Am Em G Am
(repeat to fade)