Pony Express Chords by Alabama

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ He came in and sat [F] down [Bb] at the end of the bar, _ [Gm] his old rawhide [A] shirt [Dm] full of dust. _ _ _ _
He asked for a [F] _ [Bb] glass and he ordered white whiskey.
He [Gm] talked to [A] himself [Dm] and he cursed him.
_ _ He [Bb] left _ Sacramento _ [F]
early that morning [Dm] with a sack full [Bb] of mail for [A] St.
Joe.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Had to [F] outrun some outlaws [Bb]
outside Carson City, _ [Gm] but riding [A] where they _ [Dm] wouldn't go.
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_ _ _ _ He said to me, [F] Mr.
_ [Bb] this long ride's in ten, _ [Dm] [Gm] but I [A] guess it's got to [Dm] be done.
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Otherwise [F] how would you [Bb] get all your mail?
_ [Gm] The pony _ [A] expressed _ [Dm] goodness.
I _ _ [Bb] said I hear you mister and [F] you do your job well, [Dm] but I hear [Bb] it won't be [A] for long.
_ _ _ [Dm] They'll be sending [F] the mail [Bb] by the wire and the rail _ [G] and your pony [A] and you will be [Dm] gone. _
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He _ _ came in and sat [F] down at [Bb] the end of the bar, _ [G] his cover all [A] was covered with.
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_ _ _ He said Jesse [F] James, he just [Bb] held up his train.
_ [Gm] He talked to [A] himself _ [Dm] and he cursed him.
_ _ _ [Bb] He pulled out a stanko [F] early that morning.
_ [Dm] The mailman, the [Bb] union, he paid [A] the whole. _
_ _ Had [Dm] to stop for a [F] rock slide [Bb] outside Jackson City _ [Gm] and Jesse [A] made on _ [Dm] with the gold.
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_ _ _ He said to [F] me, Mr.
[Bb] this _ railroad's hell, [Gm] but I guess [A] it's got to [Dm] be done.
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Otherwise [F] how would [Bb] you get all your mail?
If [Gm] that old [A] iron horse [Dm] couldn't howl.
I _ _ [Bb] said I hear you mister and [F] you do your job well, [Dm] but I hear [Bb] it won't be [A] for long.
_ _ _ [Dm] They'll be sending [F] the mail [Bb] without your rail, _ [G] cause they say men will [A] fly _ [Dm] before love.
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_ _ He came in and sat [F] down at [Bb] the end of the bar.
_ [G] His face looked [A] all haggard and [Dm] gray. _
_ _ _ He ordered [F] a drink and [Bb] said make it a double.
_ [Gm] Bars that [A] should have been a [Dm] long day.
_ _ _ [Bb] He pulled out of Denver _ [F] early that morning.
He [Dm] said you'll never [Bb] guess where [A] I've been. _
_ _ _ [Dm] A hijacker [F] needed [Bb] a lift down to Cuba.
_ [G] So your mail won't be [A] late, _ [Dm] you know.
He _ _ _ [Bb] said I hear you mister and you [F] do your job well, _ [Dm] but you know [Bb] it ain't been [A] that long.
_ _ _ [Dm] They were doing it [F] _ best [Bb] with the pony _ express _ before [G] you and me.
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