C G C G He said I’ve been locked up fourteen months a misdemeanor charges G7 C I got clean in county jail, but the lonely is the hardest G As long as I’m on good behavior, they let me work these stables G7 C I‘ve never prayed a day in my life, but now I’m finally able [Chorus] Am F C Sometimes you don’t know what you need until you get it Am F G I didn’t know what to ask for, so I didn’t Am F I just brush 'em, and I feed 'em C F And the holes in my arms started healing C F OH, it’s like they knew what I was feeling Am G F The state gave me eighteen months C God gave me horses G [Verse 2] C G He said it’s funny how here I thought I was taking care of them C They know my voice comes when I call, yeah these are my best friends G Haven’t seen my father in seven years too ashamed of what I was G7 G C When he visits me on Sundays now, he is proud to call me a son [Chorus] Am F C Sometimes you don’t know what you need until you get it Am F G And I didn’t know what to ask for, so I didn’t Am F I just brush 'em, and I feed 'em C F And the holes in my arms started healing C F Em OH, it’s like they knew what I was feeling Am G F The state gave me eighteen months C God gave me horses G [Verse 3] F G I've driven by a million times, but I stop today F G I lean against that fence to clear my head F G Then a stranger in his prison blues handed me the reins F G Somehow, I felt freer when I left [Chorus] Am F C Sometimes you don’t know what you need until you get it Am F G and I didn’t know what to ask for, so I didn’t Am F I just brush 'em, and I feed 'em C F And the holes in my arms started healing C F OH, it’s like they knew what I was feeling Am G F The state gave me eighteen months C God gave me horses G C God gave me horses