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Throwin Horseshoes At The Moon

by Tom Russell

Biography:

Tom Russell (born in Los Angeles in either 1947 or 1948) is an American singer-songwriter from California, currently living in El Paso, Texas. His music incorporates elements of folk, traditional country & western, border and cowboy music of the American West. Russell's songs have been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and others. In addition to his music, he is also an artist and published author.

In the 1980s Russell made four albums credited to the Tom Russell Band.

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Tom Russell - Throwin' Horseshoes At The Moon

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]
G G/F# F7 E7

[Verse 1]
G G/F# F7 E7
My father was a gambler, he threw horseshoes at the moon
C G D/F# C
He won a million dollars and lost a million, too
G C
They repossessed the house, they towed that Cadillac
Am Em F D/F#
My daddy, he just smiled and said, "One day I'll win it back"

[Verse 2]
G G/F# F7 E7
My daddy bought that Cadillac off a Detroit motor line
C G D/F# C
Then he drove it through his hometown to prove he hit his prime
G C
With hundred dollars bills in a Saint Chris money clip
Am Em F D/F#
And four kids staring proudly from that big old sinking ship
Em
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon

[Chorus]
C G
Boys, it's mighty risky odds
C G D/F# Em
Sometimes ya hook the milky way or the outstretched hands of god
C G C
But mostly they just fall into a dark and dusty hole
Am Em F D/F#
And the sound of falling horse shoes, it pulls upon your soul
Em
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon

[Instrumental]
C G C G D Em C Bm
G C Am E F D/F#

[Verse 3]
G G/F# F7 E7
My daddy was a gambler, but he had an honest heart
C G D/F# C
He never did complain when the whole thing fell apart
G C
He just swam that sea of alcohol till he reached the other side
Am Em F D/F#
How can you be a loser when you never lose your pride?
Em
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon

Chorus
C G
Boys, it's mighty risky odds
C G D/F# Em
Sometimes ya hook the milky way or the outstretched hands of god
C G C
But mostly they just fall into a dark and dusty hole
Am Em F D/F#
And the sound of falling horse shoes, it pulls upon your soul
Em c
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon
D G
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon