How to Tame a Wild Horse

How do you tame a wild horse?
Give ‘em a guitar
Birthday, Christmas, new divorce?
Give ‘em a guitar
How do you break the broken parts?
Dapple gray runnin’ down a rebel course
How do you tame a wild horse?
Give ’em a guitar

How do you teach a dog to stay?
Get ’em a guitar
Funeral, Easter, wedding day
Get ’em a guitar
How do you ease a troubled mind
Burnin’ a hole in a runaway?
How do you teach a dog to stay?
Get ’em a guitar

I got the gift, the ole mahogany brown
Ten bills all at a tag-sale way past town
Oh, I took a shine to the way it made mе feel
It was a slow-speed chase with a tune behind thе wheel

How do you save a drownin’ man?
Toss ‘em a guitar
Reachin’ for a paddle as best he can
Toss ‘em a guitar
Lost at sea and far from land
Prayin’ to God for a master plan
How do you save a drownin’ man?
Toss ‘em a guitar

Well, I got the gift, the ole’ mahogany brown
It was just ten bills all at a tag-sale way past town
Oh, I took a shine to the way it made me feel
It was a slow-speed chase with a tune behind the wheel

How do you warm a love run cold?
You play ‘em a guitar
Lookin’ for a little heart and soul?
Play ‘em a guitar
How do you turn that lead to gold?
Baby gon’ get that rock ‘n’ roll
How do you warm a love run cold?
Play ’em a guitar
Toss ’em a guitar
Give ‘em a guitar