G D C C (x4)  
 
G A young man D driving down a C dusty road C 
G Like he's D got somewhere to C go C 
G Driving like he's D got a desti-{C}nation C 
Like he's G got somewhere to D go in that beat-up C Ford. C 
G See, there was a D time when he was a C young lost soul C 
He was G chasing D butterflies and C rainbows C 
G Til one D day when he found his C pot of gold C 
And the G words of a D young man who turned C old {C}. 
 
Chorus: 
The old man G said, 
"You've gotta have a D good imagi{C}nation C, 
{G}If you're gonna D live the life of C old", C 
He said, "you G got to drive that D Ford like it's a C stallion, C 
And you G got to wear your D heart just like a C gun."{C} 
The old man {G}sa-{D}-{C}-id C},
The old man {G}sa-{D}-{C}-id {C}. 
 
G The boy walked D out with a new-found C hero C, 
Yeah, the G boy, well he D walked away a C man C,
And he G said to him-{D}self that dusty {C}day way down in C Texas, 
Well, I'm G never gonna D walk this path C again {C}. 
 
Repeat chorus, then 
{G}{D}{C}{C}  (x2) 
 
G The boy walked D out he was dreaming of C wild times C, 
When G old cowboys, D they broke down C cattle lines. C 
But G now all those D fields are all but C gone C, 
His G heart's still free D and he rides C on...{C} 
 
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C 
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C 
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C 
The old man G sa-{D}-{C}-id C 
The old man G (big strum)} said.