Intro
| G | Am | D | C | G | D |
| → | → | x2 |
| G | Am |
| This old highway’s getting lon | ger |
| D | C | G | D |
| It seems there a | in’t no end in | sight |
| G |
| To sleep would be best |
| Am | |
| But I just | can’t afford the rest |
| D | C | G | D |
| I gotta ride in Den | ver tomorrow | night |
| G | Am |
| I called the house, but no one a | nswered |
| D | C | G | D |
| For the last two wee | ks no one’s been h | ome |
| G |
| I guess she’s through with me |
| Am | |
| To tell the t | ruth, I just can’t see |
| D | C | G | |
| What’s | kept a woman hol | ding on this l | ong |
| C | |
| And the w | hite line’s getting longer |
| G | D/F# | Em | |
| And the s | addle’s | getting | cold |
| C | D | G | |
| Now I’m | much too young to f | eel this damn | old |
| C | |
| All my c | ards are on the table with no |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| Ace left | in the | hole |
| C | D | G | |
| Now I’m | much too young to | feel this damn | old |
| G | Am | D | C | G | D |
| → | → | x2 |
| G | Am |
| The competition’s getting y | ounger |
| D | C | G | D | |
| Tougher b | roncs, you k | now I can’t reca | ll |
| G | |
| A worn out t | ape of Chris LeDoux |
| Am | |
| Lonely | women and bad booze |
| D | C | G | |
| Seem to b | e the only f | riends I’ve left at | all |
| C | |
| And the w | hite line’s getting longer |
| G | D/F# | Em | |
| And the s | addle’s | getting | cold |
| C | D | G | |
| Now I’m | much too young to f | eel this damn | old |
| C | |
| All my c | ards are on the table with no |
| G | D/F# | Em |
| Ace left | in the | hole |
| C | D | G | D/F# | Em | |
| Now I’m | much too young to | feel this damn | old → | → |
| C | D | G | |
| Lord, I’m | much too young to f | eel this damn | old |
| G | C | G |
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