Key D: 
Chords: 
D  D9  Em  F#m  G  Gm  A  Bm  
 
Intro:  D / G / D / G / 
 
   D           D9            A                   G 
Uncle Slim had let her know she couldn't ride that horse. 
  D           D9                    G           ( G )   
He was the one that was only meant for men. 
     Gm                          Em 
She waited around till way after dark, 
    G                          D 
Rode that horse with all her heart. 
            D              A 
And in the night how she rode. 

Refrão -------------
  G                D             F#m              G 
Somehow she always knew she had the strength inside. 
  Em             D               A           ( A ) 
And even if she fell, she'd survive. 
                  G                D 
In spite of all the tears she may cry, 
                 G                    D 
This is how she has to live her life. 
                G                    A       D         ( D )  
As hard as it may be she has to find out for herself.
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    D           D9              A              G 
Mama and daddy told her from the start he was no good. 
   D             D9               G           ( G ) 
They'd seen how he treated the other girls. 
  Gm                               Em 
She waited around till the sun went down, 
  G                               D 
Slipped out the house not makin' a sound. 
               D             A 
And in the night oh how they drove. 
 
** Repeat Chorus ** 
    G                       F#m              Bm              G 
It was fifteen years to the day he became a stranger in her eyes 
   Em                    D 
In the coldest words of anger 
                G               A 
He said without me you won't survive. 
 

         D            D9                  A              G 
There's a suitcase in the closet she had packed six months ago. 
       D           D9             G             ( G ) 
She don't leave a note that's not her style. 
      Gm                          Em 
So she waited around till way after dark, 
   G                         D 
Left that man who broke her heart. 
              D          A 
Now she's gone, oh she's gone. 
 
** Repeat Chorus to end.