Knowin When To Quit

CAPO 4 A E7 A A My wife said I should retire I think you’ve lost your fire D A And you’ll never write the perfect country song E7 What’s that you say my dear try the other ear E7 A I’ll know when it’s time to move along A You know I get these muscle cramps pickin up my amp D A I need help just to get up on the stage E7 My eyes are getting dim I gotta feel to plug it in E7 A And the only thing I’m feelin is my age A E It’s knowin when to quit the business E7 A Head on down to old Mexico D A7 F# It’s cold out on the prairies when you tour in January B E With the wind chill it’s forty nine below A E It’s knowin when to quit the business E7 A Time to give it up and let it g D A7 F# This musical direction needs a southerly connection A E A It’s knowin when to quit and go to Mexico A I still got some cowboy pride In this dried up wrinkled hide D A I feel like twenty one in my brain E7 I stand up here so proud but out there in the crowd E7 A Is a look of mild discomfort and disdain A If we pair things to the bone sell everything we own D A We’ll still be broke and livin in the red E7 Oh, did I fail to mention we get the old age pension E7 A We can live on that but only if we’re dead A E It’s knowin when to quit the business E7 A Head on down to old Mexico D A7 F# It’s cold out on the prairies when you tour in January B E With the wind chill it’s forty nine below A E It’s knowin when to quit the business E7 A Time to give it up and let it go D A7 F# This musical direction needs a southerly connection A E A It’s knowin when to quit and go to Mexico