Tom Russell - Throwing horseshoes at the moon

My ^Gfather was a ^G/F#gambler, he threw ^F7horseshoes at the ^E7moon He ^Cwon a ^Gmillion dollars, and ^Em/F#lost a million, ^Ctoo They repossessed the house, and ^Gtowed that Cadil- ^Clac My ^Amdaddy, he just ^Esmiled and said, "One ^Fday I'll win it ^F#back"

My ^Gdaddy bought that ^G/F#Cadillac off a ^F7Detroit motor ^E7line Then he ^Cdrove it through his ^Ghome town, to ^Em/F#prove he hit his ^Cprime With hundred dollars bills in a ^GSaint Chris money ^Cclip And ^Amfour kids starrin' ^Eproudly from that ^Fbig ole sinkin' ^F#ship ^D Throwin' horseshoes at the ^Emmoon

Boys, it's ^Cmighty risky ^Godds Some- ^Ctimes ya hook the ^Gmilky way or the ^F#outstretched hands of ^EGod But ^Cmostly they just fall into a ^Gdark and dusty ^Chole And the ^Amsound of fallin' ^Ehorse shoes ^Fpulls upon your ^F#soul ^D Throwin' horse shoes at the ^Emmoon

My ^Gdaddy was a ^G/F#gambler but he ^F7had an honest ^E7heart He ^Cnever did com- ^Gplain when the ^Em/F#whole thing fell a- ^Cpart He just swam that sea of alcohol till he ^Greached the other ^Cside How ^Amcan ya be a ^Eloser if you ^Fnever loss your ^F#pride? ^D Throwin' horse shoes at the ^Emmoon

Boys, it's ^Cmighty risky ^Godds Some- ^Ctimes ya hook the ^Gmilky way or the ^F#outstretched hands of ^EGod But ^Cmostly they just fall into a ^Gdark and dusty ^Chole And the ^Amsound of fallin' ^Ehorse shoes ^Fpulls upon your ^F#soul ^D Throwin' horse shoes at the ^Emmoon

^CThrowin ^Dhorse shoes at the ^Gmoon