It Ain't The Years Its The Miles chords by Chris Ledoux

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:
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BB|---------|
G+G|---------|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|----0----|
E MajorE|0-2---2--|

A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD

Verse 1:
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I walked behind the chute, strapped my spurs to my boots
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At that big Rodeo in Cheyenne
 D MajorD              A augmentedA
Feelin' tired and sore from a ride the day before
     BB             E MajorE
And a thousand other rides since I began
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As I climbed up the gate I heard that young cowboy sayin'
        D MajorD                  A augmentedA
Well, that ole man ain't gonna ride, and I had to smile
    D MajorD           A augmentedA      A#A#  BB
I said son it ain't age that makes me look this way
        A augmentedA   E MajorE     A augmentedA
It ain't the years boy it's the miles

Chorus:
   D MajorD                     D MajorD
It ain't the years that I've known that have taken their toll
          A augmentedA
Cause they've been few
  D MajorD
If you took all the mashin's the draggin's and the crashin's
     BB             E MajorE
You'd probably look the same way I do
      A augmentedA                 A augmentedA
It's the million miles of road and gettin' snatched around and throwed
    D MajorD             A augmentedA   D MajorD
That finally put the cramp in my style
          A augmentedA      A#A#  BB
It ain't age that makes me look this way
        A augmentedA   E MajorE      A augmentedA
It ain't the years boy it's the miles

Instrumental/Solo:

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BB|--------------10--8-7-8-7-8-10-7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8----7-8--------------10-12----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------6-4-6-4------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
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Went on and made my ride only scored a sixty-five
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But you know what really made my day complete
       D MajorD                 A augmentedA
Was when I looked up just in time to see that young cowboy goin' flyin'
   BB          E MajorE
And land in a pile at my feet
       A augmentedA         A augmentedA          D MajorD
And as the first aid came to haul him away I said son you'll be
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Alright in a little while
       D MajorD         A augmentedA      A#A# BB
He's on his way to findin' out what it's all about
        A augmentedA    E MajorE     A augmentedA
It ain't the years boy it's the miles

Chorus:
        D MajorD               D MajorD
It ain't the years that I've known that've taken their toll
          A augmentedA
Cause they've been few
  D MajorD
If you took all the mashin's the dragin's and the crashin's
     BB                E MajorE
you'd probably look the same way that I do
      A augmentedA                 A augmentedA
It's the million miles of road and gettin' snatched around and throwed
    D MajorD             A augmentedA   D MajorD
That finally put the cramp in my style
          A augmentedA      A#A#  BB
It ain't age that makes me look this way
        A augmentedA   E MajorE      A augmentedA  D MajorD
It ain't the years boy it's the miles
           A augmentedA      A#A# BB         A augmentedA   E MajorE      A augmentedA
It ain't age that makes me look this way it ain't the years boy it's the miles