Intro:
| (G) | (G/F#) | (F7) | (E7) | (E7)
Verse
G G/F# F7 E7
My father was a gambler, he threw horseshoes at the moon
C G Em/F# C
He won a million dollars, and lost a million, too
G C
They repossessed the house, and towed that Cadil- lac
Am E F F#
My daddy, he just smiled and said, "One day I'll win it back"
G G/F# F7 E7
My daddy bought that Cadillac off a Detroit motor line
C G Em/F# C
Then he drove it through his home town, to prove he hit his prime
G C
With hundred dollars bills in a Saint Chris money clip
Am E F F# D
And four kids starrin' proudly from that big ole sinkin' ship
Em
Throwin' horseshoes at the moon
C G
Boys, it's mighty risky odds
C G F# E
Some- times 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 E F F# D
And the sound of fallin' horse shoes pulls upon your soul
Em
Throwin' horse shoes at the moon
Instrumental
| (C) | (G) | (C) | (G) | (F#m) | (Em) | (Em) | (C) | (C) (Bm) |
| (G) | (C) | (C) | (Am) | (E) | (F) | (F#) | (D) ---
Verse
G G/F# F7 E7
My daddy was a gambler but he had an honest heart
C G Em/F# C
He never did com- plain when the whole thing fell a- part
G C
He just swam that sea of alcohol till he reached the other side
Am E F F# D
How can ya be a loser if you never loss your pride?
Em
Throwin' horse shoes at the moon
C G
Boys, it's mighty risky odds
C G F# E
Some- times 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 E F F# D
And the sound of fallin' horse shoes pulls upon your soul
Em
Throwin' horse shoes at the moon
Tag
C D G
Throwin horse shoes at the moon