Born Too Late Chords & Lyrics - Steve Forbert

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

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

[REF]
You're born too l[Em]ate and [C]everything you love is [D]gone, gone
Born too [Em]late and [C]everything you know is [D]wrong

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

[REF]
Born too [Em]late and [C]everything you love is [D]gone, gone
Born too [Em]late and [C]everything you know is [D]wrong
[Em] [C] , [D]
Born too late

[Em] , [C] , [D] (3x)

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

[REF]
You're born too [Em]late and [C]everything you love is [D]gone, gone
You're born too [Em]late and [C]everything you know is [D]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