It Ain't You
Written by Waylon Jennings & Gary Nicholson
Recorded by Ray Benson & Asleep At The Wheel ft. Willie Nelson
(No Capo)
(Intro.)
|(C)(G)|(Am) |(F)(G)|(C) |
(Verse)
The (C)soul (G)grows (C)young, while the (F)body grows (G) (C)old
Till the (C)mind (G)grows (Am)tired (D) of doing as it's (G)told
The (C)years (G)fly (C)by, we're sur-(F)rend-(G)ered to (C)age
(F)We're (G)like a (C)wild bird that has chos-(G)en the (C)cage
(Chorus)
It ain't (F)you, it ain't (C)you
But it's the (G)only ride you got to get you (C)through
(C/E)Keep on (F)trying to remember the re-(C)flection in the mir-(Am)ror
It ain't (C)you, (G) it ain't (C)you
Solo: |(C)(G)|(C) |(F)(G)|(C) |(C)(G)|(Am) / / (G)|(D/F#) / / (D/A)|(G) |
|(C)(G)|(C) |(F)(G)|(C) |(F)(G)|(C) |(C)(G)|(C) |
(Verse)
The (C)free-(G)dom of (C)youth is (F)wasted (G) on the (C)young
(C) Just when you (G)learn the game, (Am) you're (D)too tired for the (G)fun
And we (C)live (G) with a number (C) that (F)goes (G) with our name (C)
And you (F)wake up (G) to the (C)changes, but deep inside youfre (G)still the (C)same
(Chorus)
It ain't (F)you, it ain't (C)you
It's the (G)only ride you got to get you (C)through
(C/E)Keep on (F)trying to remember the re-(C)flection (Cmaj7)in the (Am)mirror
It ain't (C)you, (G) it ain't (C)you
(Tag)
It ain't (C)you, (G) --- no, it ain't you (C) -----
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