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[Intro]
 G   D   C   Cx4
[Verse]
GA young man Ddriving down a Cdusty roadC  
GLike he's Dgot somewhere to CgoC  
GDriving like he's Dgot a desti- CnationC  
Like he's Ggot somewhere to Dgo in that beat-up CFord.C  
GSee, there was a Dtime when he was a Cyoung lost soulC  
He was Gchasing Dbutterflies and CrainbowsC  
GTil one Dday when he found his Cpot of goldC  
And the Gwords of a Dyoung man who turned Cold C.
[Chorus]
The old man Gsaid,
"You've gotta have a Dgood imagi Cnation C,
GIf you're gonna Dlive the life of Cold",C  
He said, "you Ggot to drive that DFord like it's a Cstallion,C  
And you Ggot to wear your Dheart just like a Cgun."C  
The old man Gsa- D- C-id C,
The old man Gsa- D- C-id C.
GThe boy walked Dout with a new-found Chero C,
Yeah, the Gboy, well he Dwalked away a Cman C,
And he Gsaid to him- Dself that dusty Cday way down in CTexas,
Well, I'm Gnever gonna Dwalk this path Cagain C.
[Chorus]
The old man Gsaid,
"You've gotta have a Dgood imagi Cnation C,
GIf you're gonna Dlive the life of Cold",C  
He said, "you Ggot to drive that DFord like it's a Cstallion,C  
And you Ggot to wear your Dheart just like a Cgun."C  
The old man Gsa- D- C-id C,
The old man Gsa- D- C-id C.
[Instrumental]
 G   D   C   Cx2
GThe boy walked Dout he was dreaming of Cwild times C,
When Gold cowboys, Dthey broke down Ccattle lines.C  
But Gnow all those Dfields are all but Cgone C,
His Gheart's still free Dand he rides Con...C  
The old man Gsa- D- C-idC  
The old man Gsa- D- C-idC  
The old man Gsa- D- C-idC  
The old man Gsa- D- C-idC  

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Beat Up Fordold Man Said

by Jack Ingram

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C C

[Verse]

G D C C

A young man driving down a dusty road

G D C C

Like he's got somewhere to go

G D C C

Driving like he's got a desti- nation

G D C C

Like he's got somewhere to go in that beat-up Ford.

G D C C

See, there was a time when he was a young lost soul

G D C C

He was chasing butterflies and rainbows

G D C C

Til one day when he found his pot of gold

G D C C

And the words of a young man who turned old .

[Chorus]

The old man said,

D C C

"You've gotta have a good imagi nation ,

G D C C

If you're gonna live the life of old",

G D C C

He said, "you got to drive that Ford like it's a stallion,

G D C C

And you got to wear your heart just like a gun."

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id ,

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id .

G D C C

The boy walked out with a new-found hero ,

G D C C

Yeah, the boy, well he walked away a man ,

G D C C

And he said to him- self that dusty day way down in Texas,

G D C C

Well, I'm never gonna walk this path again .

[Chorus]

The old man said,

D C C

"You've gotta have a good imagi nation ,

G D C C

If you're gonna live the life of old",

G D C C

He said, "you got to drive that Ford like it's a stallion,

G D C C

And you got to wear your heart just like a gun."

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id ,

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id .

[Instrumental]

G D C C

The boy walked out he was dreaming of wild times ,

G D C C

When old cowboys, they broke down cattle lines.

G D C C

But now all those fields are all but gone ,

G D C C

His heart's still free and he rides on...

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id

G D C C

The old man sa- - -id

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