Verse 1:
B D#m/A#
Did you hear the one
G#m B/F#
About the old man and the son
E B/D#
Who had a horse
C#m7
Who ran away?
B D#m/A#
All the neighbors came and said
G#m B/F#
'We're sorry 'bout the stallion
E B/D#
He must have cost a fortune
C#m7
What a shame'
B/D# Emaj7 C#9
But the old man, he knew better
B/D# Emaj7 C#9
Any moment anything can change forever, yes
E/F#
B D#m/A# G#m B/F#
All's well that ends well
E B/D# C#9
But all's well even if it doesn't
E/F#
End well
B D#m/A# B7/A C#m9
All's well that ends well
C#m7 B/D#
But all's well even if it doesn't
Emmaj7 E/F#
End well
Verse 2:
B D#m/A#
One day, out of nowhere
G#m
After months had passed
B/F#
The horse came back
E B/D# C#m7 E/F# F#7
And this time had a lady with him
B D#m/A#
She gave birth to baby horses
G#m B/F# E
All the neighbors said 'congratulations
B/D# C#m7
What a fortune, God is great'
B/D# Emaj7 C#9
But the old man, he knew better
B/D# Emaj7 C#9 E/F#
Any moment anything can change forever, yes
B D#m/A# G#m B/F#
All's well that ends well
E B/D# C#9
But all's well even if it doesn't
E/F#
End well
B D#m/A# B7/A C#m9
All's well that ends well
C#m7 B/D#
But all's well even if it doesn't
Emmaj7 E/F#
End well
Bridge:
D#7sus4 D#7 G#m G#m/G
And the boy rode all the horses
B7/F# B7
Till one day he got kicked off and landed
C#7/F Emmaj7 B/D# B
On his back and broke it
D#7sus4 D#7 G#m G#m/G
All the neighbors sunk their heads and said
B7/F# C#7/F
'How terrible, the poor young lad
Emmaj7 B/D# B C#9
He'll never ride a horse again'
E/F# F#7
Verse 3:
B D#m/A# G#m
It's hard to say just how the story ends
B/F# E B/D# C#m7
It's still unfolding, but we know the son was injured bad
B D#m/A#
Then a war broke out across the land
G#m B/F# E
And all the men were drafted but the boy
B/D# C#m7
Who had the broken back
B/D# Emaj7 C#9
And as he lay there in bed, in the hospital
B/D# Emaj7 C#9
All the young men were killed in the battle
B/D# Emaj7 C#9
You see, the old man, he knew better
B/D# Emaj7 C#9 E/F#
Any moment anything can change forever, yes
B D#/A# G#m B/F#
All's well that ends well
E B/D# C#9
But all's well even if it doesn't
E/F#
End well
B D#m/A# G#m B/F#
All's well that ends well
E B/D# C#9
But all's well even if it doesn't end well
E/F#
End well
B D#m/A# B7/A C#m9
All's well that ends well
C#m7 B/D#
But all's well even if it doesn't
Emmaj7
End well