[Intro]
A E A

[Verse 1]
A
There’s an old man in the foothills
D A
And if he ain’t dead, he’s living there still
A
Loved them little cuttin’ horses
E
All his life
D
That’s a high-dollar habit
A D
He don’t mind, he’s financed it
A E
Building songs
A
And losing wives

[Chorus]
D E
You won’t get much on mountain time
A E D
Except older and a thicker hide
A F#m
You got to fill the big empty
E
With little songs

[Verse 2]
A
There’s a lady on the highline
D A
She’s fighting drought and her own mind
A
Day by day, she’s been losing
E
To the wind
D
‘Cause between the price of feed
A D
And the moisture she don’t see
A E
A gal considers selling out
A
Or pitting in

[Chorus]
D E
You might not see a soul for days
A D
On them high and lonesome plains
A F#m
You got to fill the big empty
E
With little songs
A E
You got to fill the big empty
A E A
With little songs

[Guitar Solo]
A D A E A
E D A D
A E A

[Outro]
A E
You got to fill the big empty
A
With little songs