Big Iron by Marty Robbins ! Chords

Tempo:
112.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

C#m

A

G#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Iron by Marty Robbins ! chords
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[C#m]
[G#] [C#m]
To the town of Owlapree, who rode his stranger [C#m] one fine day, [E] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much [C#m] to say.
No [A] one dared to ask his business, no [E] one dared to make a slip, The stranger there [B] among them [C#m] had a big iron on his hip.
[A]
Big iron [E] on his hip.
It was [C#m] early in the morning when he rode into the town, He came [E] riding from the south side, slowly looking [C#m] all around.
[A] He's an outlaw, loose and running, [E] came the whisper from each lip, And he's here to do some business with a big [C#m] iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip.
In this town there lived an outlaw [C#m] by the name of Texas Red, Many men had tried [E] to take him and that many men [C#m] were dead.
[A] He was vicious and a killer, [E] though he was twenty-four, And the notches on his pistol numbered one in nineteen more.
[A] One in [E] nineteen more.
Now the stranger started [G#] talking, made it plain to folks [C#m] around him, [E] Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too [C#m] long in town.
He [A] came here to take an outlaw back [E] alive or maybe dead, And he said it didn't matter, [C#m] he was after Texas Red.
[A] After [E] Texas Red.
Wasn't long before the story [C#m] was relayed to Texas Red.
[E] But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before [C#m] were dead.
[E] [A] Twenty men had tried to take him, [E] twenty men had made a slip, Twenty-one would be the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip.
The morning passed so quickly [G#] it was time for them to meet.
[C#m]
It was twenty [E] past eleven when they walked out [C#m] in the street.
Folks [A] were watching from the windows, [E] everybody held their breath, They knew this handsome ranger [C#] was about to meet his death.
[A] About [E] to meet his death.
There was forty feet between them [C#m] when they stopped to make their place.
And the [E] swiftness of the ranger is still talked about [C#m]
today.
Texas [A] Red did not need leather or [E] a bullet for the rip, And the ranger's aim was deadly [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron on his [E]
hip.
It was over [C#m] in a moment and the folks had gathered round.
[E] There before them lay the body of the [C#m] outlaw on the ground.
[A] Oh he might have went on living [E] but he made one fatal slip, When he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron [E] on his hip.
[A] Big iron, [E] big iron.
When he tried to match the ranger with [C#m] a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
[C#m]
Key:  
E
2311
C#m
13421114
A
1231
G#
134211114
B
12341112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
A
1231
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To learn Michael Martin Murphey - Big Iron chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C#m, A, E, C#m, E and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 56 BPM before aiming for the song's 112 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _
To the town of Owlapree, who rode his stranger [C#m] one fine day, _ _ [E] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much [C#m] to say.
_ _ No [A] one dared to ask his business, no [E] one dared to make a slip, The stranger there [B] among them [C#m] had a big iron on his hip.
[A]
Big iron [E] on his _ hip. _ _
It was [C#m] early in the morning when he rode into the town, _ He came [E] riding from the south side, slowly looking [C#m] all around. _ _
[A] He's an outlaw, loose and running, [E] came the whisper from each lip, And he's here to do some business with a big [C#m] iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip. _ _ _ _
In this town there lived an outlaw [C#m] by the name of Texas Red, _ _ Many men had tried [E] to take him and that many men [C#m] were dead. _ _
[A] He was vicious and a killer, [E] though he was twenty-four, And the notches on his pistol numbered one in nineteen more.
[A] One in [E] nineteen more. _ _ _ _
Now the stranger started [G#] talking, made it plain to folks [C#m] around him, _ _ [E] Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too [C#m] long in town. _ _
He [A] came here to take an outlaw back [E] alive or maybe dead, And he said it didn't matter, [C#m] he was after Texas Red.
[A] After [E] Texas Red. _ _ _ _
_ Wasn't long before the story [C#m] was relayed to Texas Red.
_ _ [E] But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before [C#m] were dead. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Twenty men had tried to take him, [E] twenty men had made a slip, Twenty-one would be the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip. _
_ _ _ The morning passed so quickly [G#] it was time for them to meet.
[C#m] _ _ _
It was twenty [E] past eleven when they walked out [C#m] in the street.
_ _ Folks [A] were watching from the windows, [E] everybody held their breath, They knew this handsome ranger [C#] was about to meet his death.
[A] About [E] to meet his death.
_ _ _ _ There was forty feet between them [C#m] when they stopped to make their place. _ _ _
And the [E] swiftness of the ranger is still talked about [C#m]
today.
_ _ Texas [A] Red did not need leather or [E] a bullet for the rip, And the ranger's aim was deadly [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron on his [E] _
hip.
_ _ _ It was over [C#m] in a moment and the folks had gathered round. _ _
[E] There before them lay the body of the [C#m] outlaw on the ground.
_ _ [A] Oh he might have went on living [E] but he made one fatal slip, When he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron [E] on his hip.
_ _ _ _ [A] Big iron, [E] big iron.
When he tried to match the ranger with [C#m] a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip. _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Marty Robbins, finds its place within the Cowboy Songs III album.

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