Faster Horses:Tom T. Hall.
#2 CANADA RPM Country and #1 US
Country on MERCURY Records in 1975.
INTRO: G
#1.
Gm7 G
He was an old time cowboy, don't you understand?
His eyes were sharp as razor blades, is face was
leather tanned.
C G
His toes were pointed inward from a hangin' on a
D G
horse, he was an old philosopher, of course.
#2.
G
He was so thin, I swear, you could have used him
for a whip.
He had to drink a beer to keep his breeches on his
hips.
C G
I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life.
D G
He spit between his boots and he replied.
CHORUS:
G C D
It's faster horses, younger women, older whiskey,
G
more money.
#3.
G
He smiled and all his teeth were covered with tobacco
stains.
He said, it don't do men no good to pray for peace and
rain.
C G
Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity, and
Gm7 D G
buffalo chips is all it means to me.
#3.
G
I told him I was a poet, I was lookin' for the truth.
I do not care for horses, whiskey, women or the loot.
C G
I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire.
D G
He looked at me and he said, you are a liar.
CHORUS:
G C D
Son, it's faster horses, younger women, older whiskey,
G
more money.
#4.
G
Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least.
I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet.
C G
There was somethin' cold and shiny laying by my head.
D Gm7
So, I started to believe the things he said.
#5.
G
Well, my poet days are over and I'm back to bein' me.
As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality.
C G
If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned.
Gm7 D G
I think that I will readily affirm.
CHORUS:
G C D
Son, it's faster horses, younger women, older whiskey,
G
more money.
CHORUS:
G C D
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey,
G
more money.
CHORUS:
G C D
It's faster horses, younger women, older whiskey,
G
more money.
OUTRO:
G C D
It's faster horses, younger women, older whiskey,
G
more money..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
