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

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


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

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

Instrumental/Solo:

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

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