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Born Too Late

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GSaddle up that old gray mare for Cme
I wanna Gride until these eyes of mine can't Csee
I Amnever really feel like looking very much anyDmore
And Amnothing really matters till it's closer than the house next Ddoor
GPeople talk a lot, but they can never find the heart and the Csoul
To Gput a lot of time into more than just a search for Cgold
The Amriver's flowing dirty and it's moving down to pass ChrisDtian
There Amused to be a time when it's water was a healing Dhand
Ref:
You're born too lEmate and Ceverything you love is Dgone, gone
Born too Emlate and Ceverything you know is Dwrong
I've Ggot a wife in Cleveland and she hates my Cguts
And Geverything about her's a reflection of what drove me Cnuts
I Amstopped to buy a beer inside the trading post and lost my Dkeys
That Amsomber wooden Indian by the door began to laugh at Dme
Ref:
Born too Emlate and Ceverything you love is Dgone, gone
Born too Emlate and Ceverything you know is Dwrong
                Em  C,   D  
Born too late
Em, C,  D(3x)
And my Gsilver Catalina's busy rusting in the cool night Cair
He's Gonly got a few more miles left beneath his hood out Cthere
I Amstood a while beside him and I thought about his thirst for Doil
I Amthought about his greed for speed and how we've all got spDoiled
Ref:
You're born too Emlate and Ceverything you love is Dgone, gone
You're born too Emlate and Ceverything you know is Dwrong
Em, C,  D(til the end)
You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone
You're born too late and everything you know is wrong
Born too late, born too late, born too late

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Born Too Late

by Steve Forbert

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G C

Saddle up that old gray mare for me

G C

I wanna ride until these eyes of mine can't see

Am D

I never really feel like looking very much anymore

Am D

And nothing really matters till it's closer than the house next door

G C

People talk a lot, but they can never find the heart and the soul

G C

To put a lot of time into more than just a search for gold

Am D

The river's flowing dirty and it's moving down to pass Christian

Am D

There used to be a time when it's water was a healing hand

Ref:

Em C D

You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone

Em C D

Born too late and everything you know is wrong

G C

I've got a wife in Cleveland and she hates my guts

G C

And everything about her's a reflection of what drove me nuts

Am D

I stopped to buy a beer inside the trading post and lost my keys

Am D

That somber wooden Indian by the door began to laugh at me

Ref:

Em C D

Born too late and everything you love is gone, gone

Em C D

Born too late and everything you know is wrong

Em C D

Born too late

Em C D

, , (3x)

G C

And my silver Catalina's busy rusting in the cool night air

G C

He's only got a few more miles left beneath his hood out there

Am D

I stood a while beside him and I thought about his thirst for oil

Am D

I thought about his greed for speed and how we've all got spoiled

Ref:

Em C D

You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone

Em C D

You're born too late and everything you know is wrong

Em C D

, , (til the end)

You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone

You're born too late and everything you know is wrong

Born too late, born too late, born too late

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