{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1989801,"song":"Song For Jake","artist":"Dave Stamey","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11445085-song-for-jake-chords-by-dave-stamey/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1989801?type=chord","rating":4.89844,"votes":12,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am an old cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't ride much no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI came to this valley[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nright after the war[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I used to shoe horses[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand there's some saddles I built[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand I've rode after cattle[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nall over these hills[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[Verse 2] \r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                   \r\nStarted out at the pitchfork[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhen I was thirteen[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRiding young horses[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nriding my dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand them old hands they taught me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nall it takes is some nerve[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\njust throw a leg over and ride what you ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor all that it's worth[/tab]\r\n\r\n \r\n[Bridge 1] \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Some folks regret[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe lives that they lead[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthey stare out the window[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthey yearn to be free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI live the life[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthat was given to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I threw a leg over[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand rode it for all it was worth[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYes I rode it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor all it was worth[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[Verse 3] \r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was blue eyed and windburned[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was every girl's dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWild steers on the mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhere the butt brush was green[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand though some days were dark ones[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhen that old north wind blew[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI just gathered my reigns[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I rode it through[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Verse 4] \r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTime comes creeping[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nto wipe out your tracks[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut if your trail's been a good one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nyou don't mind looking back[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDreams are like horses[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthey roam wild on the earth[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncatch one and ride it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor all that it's worth[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Bridge 2] \r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Some folks regret[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe lives they lead[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthey stare out the window[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nhow they yearn to be free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\nI live the life[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthat was given to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I threw a leg over[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand rode it for all it was worth[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYes I rode it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfor all it was worth[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Outro] \r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI am an old cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nI don't ride much no more[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n[Verse 2] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Bridge 1] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n[Verse 3] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Verse 4] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Bridge 2] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Outro]","chords":["A","G","D","Bm","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}