Good Saddles Ain't Cheap

Me and my son were in a tack shop one day, he'd just got a pony for his seventh birthday.
He needed a rig and we found one he liked
And I was tryin' to get the old feller to come down off his price and he said son,
Let me give you some cowboy advice

There's a few things a man needs to [C7]know
As he tɾavels this tɾail we call [Em]life
Like don't ever eat yellow snow
Or bed down with a tougher mans wife
Get your water upstɾeam from the herd
But the best lesson [C7]I've ever learned is

Good saddles ain't cheap
But there're worth every dime
And you'll be [Am]glad you've got [Fm7]one
When you're on [C7]a long [Am]ɾide
You know a deal and [Bm]a bargain
Are often misunderstood
Good saddles ain't cheap
Cheap saddles ain't good

Said, you [A7might save yourself a few dollars
Feel pretty smart at the time
But there's nothing that hurts any smarter
Than a galled ɾaw blistered behind
And you're vertebrae's all [Em]out of whack
Not to [C7]mention [C7]your poor horses back
Good saddles ain't cheap
But there're worth every dime
And you'll be [Am]glad you've got [Fm7]one
When you're on [C7]a long [Am]ɾide
You know a deal and [Bm]a bargain
Are often misunderstood
Good saddles ain't cheap
Cheap saddles ain't good

It depends on [C7]what you [A7want to [C7]spend
But you [A7get what you [A7pay for [Dm7]my [A]friend

Good saddles ain't cheap
But there're worth every dime
And you'll be [Am]glad you've got [Fm7]one
When you're on [C7]a long [Am]ɾide
You know a deal and [Bm]a bargain
Are often misunderstood
Good saddles ain't cheap
Cheap saddles ain't good

Good saddles ain't cheap
Cheap saddles ain't good