Recordings of 'A Satisfied Mind' have been made by many people, including  
the authors, Gram Parsons, Joan Baez, Porter Wagoner, Cowboy Copas, the Blue  
Sky Boys, and even Bob Dylan.  I probably learned it from an Ian and Sylvia  
album. 
 
It is 3/4 time and can also be played with the C-D progression used in the  
first line (on 'times') repeated in the fourth line (on 'know').  The second  
verse can also be sung to the same tune as the first verse. 
 
A Satisfied Mind 
by Joe 'Red' Hays and Jack Rhodes 
 
GHow many Cti-Dimes have you heard someone Gsay:
"If I had his Dmoney, I would Cdo things my Gway."
But little they Dknow, that it's so hard to Gfind
One rich man in Dten with a Csatisfied Gmind.
 
Once I was Dliving in fortune and Gfame.
I had all that I Dneeded to get a Cstart in life's Ggame.
Then suddenly it Chappened, I lost every Gdime.
But I'm richer by Dfar, with a Csatisfied Gmind.
 
'Cause money can't buy back your youth when you're old. 
Or a friend when you're lonely, or a love that's grown cold. 
The wealthiest person is a pauper at times 
Compared to the man with a satisfied mind. 
 
When my life has ended and my time has run out. 
My friends and my loved ones will weep, there's no doubt. 
But one thing's for certain, when it comes my time, 
I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind. 
 
Yes, I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind.