D                   G
He's a sad song singer, he plays a gut-stringer
     A                                 D
With vagabond fingers, that follow his mind
                       G
To far away places, he reaches for traces
    A                                 D
And touches the faces, he’s long left behind

(Waylon):
      D                            G
He'll keep you from knowing, where he’s been or going
       A                                    D
You'll see the distance, right there in his eyes
                        G
Just short of stealing, he’ll take your feelings
A                                           D
Pull at your heart strings, until they come untied

[CHORUS]
G                    D
Once was a woman who made him turn lonesome
    A                     D
Her memory turns over and over again
G                          D
Like an old stallion who's longing for freedom
     A                    D
He's trying to outrun the wind

(Willie):
     D                          G
I've laughed with the sunshine, cried with the rains
A                                             D
I've had some bad nights, with the bet of the blues
                         G
I go on pretending, with long haired women
A                                      D
But I still get crazy, when I think of you

[CHORUS]
G                    D
Once was a woman who made him turn lonesome
    A                     D
Her memory turns over and over again
G                          D
Like an old stallion who's longing for freedom
     A                    D
He's trying to outrun the wind
G                          D
Like an old stallion who's longing for freedom
     A                    D
He's trying to outrun the wind