Capo
6
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Key: C
Intro:
F C E7 Am F C G C C C C
Verse:
F C F C
In time we’ll tell
in time we well see
F C Am G
Just what a fool, time has made of me
F C E7 Am
Cause I thought by now, I’d have this figured out
F C G C C C C
I haven’t yet and it’s been three decades now
Chorus:
F C F C
I hold onto the saddle along for the ride
F C Am G
Into a battle I don’t know how to fight
F C E7 Am Am Am Am
And I’ll just keep on saying it is what it is
F C G Am
Cause I don’t know much, it’s the first time I’ve lived
F C G C C C C C
I don’t know much it’s the first time I lived
Verse:
F C F C
The hands were dealt, we don’t get to choose
F C Am G
We can’t always win but we don’t always lose
F C E7 Am
So I’ll seek for joy with each breath that I have
F C G C C C C
Cause nothing’s forever, the good or the bad
Chorus:
F C F C
I hold onto the saddle along for the ride
F C Am G
Into a battle I don’t know how to fight
F C E7 Am Am Am Am
And I’ll just keep on saying it is what it is
F C G Am
Cause I don’t know much, it’s the first time I’ve lived
F C G C C C C C
I don’t know much it’s the first time I lived
Solo:
F C F C F C Am G F C E7 Am F C G C C C
Chorus:
F C F C
I hold onto the saddle along for the ride
F C Am G
Into a battle I don’t know how to fight
F C E7 Am Am Am Am
And I’ll just keep on saying it is what it is
F C G Am Am Am Am
Cause I don’t know much, it’s the first time I’ve lived
F C G C C
I don’t know much it’s the first time I lived
Song History
Published: November 2, 2025
Last Updated: November 2, 2025