G                                C 
Saddle up that old gray mare for me 
        G                                   C 
I wanna ride until these eyes of mine can't see 
  Am                                          D 
I never really feel like looking very much anymore 
    Am                                                          D 
And nothing really matters till it's closer than the house next door 

G                                                            C 
People talk a lot, but they can never find the heart and the soul 
   G                                                  C 
To put a lot of time into more than just a search for gold 
    Am                                                      D 
The river's flowing dirty and it's moving down to pass Christian 
      Am                                              D 
There used to be a time when it's water was a healing hand 

Ref: 
                 Em      C                      D 
You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone 
         Em       C                      D 
Born too late and everything you know is wrong 


     G                                        C 
I've got a wife in Cleveland and she hates my guts 
    G                                                    C 
And everything about her's a reflection of what drove me nuts 
  Am                                                        D 
I stopped to buy a beer inside the trading post and lost my keys 
     Am                                                 D 
That somber wooden Indian by the door began to laugh at me 

Ref: 
         Em       C                      D 
Born too late and everything you love is gone, gone 
         Em       C                      D 
Born too late and everything you know is wrong 
         Em       C,   D 
Born too late 

Em, C, D (3x) 

       G                                                C 
And my silver Catalina's busy rusting in the cool night air 
     G                                                   C 
He's only got a few more miles left beneath his hood out there 
  Am                                                          D 
I stood a while beside him and I thought about his thirst for oil 
  Am                                                        D 
I thought about his greed for speed and how we've all got spoiled 

Ref: 
                Em       C                      D 
You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone 
                Em       C                      D 
You're born too late and everything you know is wrong 

Em, C, D (til the end) 

You're born too late and everything you love is gone, gone 
You're born too late and everything you know is wrong 
Born too late, born too late, born too late