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Jack Ingram Beat-Up Ford Old Man Said (Either one) Transcribed by: John Baumann [Intro] G D C C x4 [Verse]
GA young man Ddriving down a Cdusty road C GLike he's Dgot somewhere to Cgo C GDriving like he's Dgot a desti- Cnation C Like he's Ggot somewhere to Dgo in that beat-up CFord. C GSee, there was a Dtime when he was a Cyoung lost soul C He was Gchasing Dbutterflies and Crainbows C GTil one Dday when he found his Cpot of gold C 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 C x2
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-id C The old man Gsa- D- C-id C The old man Gsa- D- C-id C The old man Gsa- D- C-id C