Chords for Cole Younger
Tempo:
126.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Am]
[D] I am a highway [Am] bandit man, [C] Cole Younger is [D] my name.
And many a [C] depredation [G] brought my life [A] to shame.
[Dm] The robbing of [A] the Northfield Bank [C] is a crime I'll never [A] deny.
[D] Now I'm doomed a [A] poor prisoner [C] in the Stillwater jail [D] I lie.
[A] [D] When the Younger gang [Am] left Texas, [C] that good [G] old Lone Star [D] State.
[C] prairies, [G] the James boys we [A] did meet.
[D] [Am]
[D] I am a highway [Am] bandit man, [C] Cole Younger is [D] my name.
And many a [C] depredation [G] brought my life [A] to shame.
[Dm] The robbing of [A] the Northfield Bank [C] is a crime I'll never [A] deny.
[D] Now I'm doomed a [A] poor prisoner [C] in the Stillwater jail [D] I lie.
[A] [D] When the Younger gang [Am] left Texas, [C] that good [G] old Lone Star [D] State.
[C] prairies, [G] the James boys we [A] did meet.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[D] I am a highway [Am] bandit man, [C] Cole Younger is [D] my name. _
And many a _ [C] _ _ depredation [G] brought my life [A] to shame. _
[Dm] The robbing of [A] the Northfield Bank [C] is a crime I'll never [A] deny. _
[D] Now I'm doomed a [A] poor prisoner _ [C] in the Stillwater jail [D] I lie. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] When the Younger gang [Am] left Texas, _ [C] that good [G] old Lone Star [D] State.
_ _ Out on the Nebraska [C] _ prairies, [G] the James boys we [A] did meet.
_ [Dm] With knives, guns, and [Am] _ _ revolvers [C] we all [G] sat down [A] to play.
_ [Dm] A good old game [Am] of poker, _ [C] just to pass [G] the time [D] away.
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
Out [Dm] on the Nebraska [Am] prairies, _ [C] the tender [G] train [D] came along. _
Says I to Bob, [C] let's rob her as she [G] goes _ [A] rolling on.
We [D] kill the engineer [Am] and _ fireman, [C] the conductor [G] escaped [A] to life. _
[D] Their bodies now [Am] lie molding _ [C] underneath [G] the Nebraska [D] sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Saddled up [Am] our horses _ [C] and [G] northward we did [Dm] go.
_ To the _ godforsaken [C] _ _ country [G] called _ Minnesota.
[A] _ _ I [Dm] had my eye upon [Am] the Northfield Bank [C] when my [G] brother Bob [A] did say,
_ [Dm] Cole, if you [Am] undertake this job [C] you'll [G] always curse [Dm] the day.
I'm a highway [Am] _ bandit man, [C] Cole [G] Younger is [D] my [Dm] name. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ I'm a highway [Am] bandit _ [D] _ _ _
man, Cole [Am] Younger is my [D] name.
Cashier of [A] the Northfield Bank [C] refused [G] our robber [D] band.
_ _ It was Frank James [C] that pulled the trigger [G] and killed that [A] faithful man.
_ [Dm] In vain we searched [Am] for the money _ [C] while the battle [G] raged [A] outside.
_ [D] Till we saw our [A] only safety was [C] a quick [G] and a desperate [D] ride.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] Come boys, let's ride [Am] for life and death, [C] there's a hundred [G] on [Dm] our trail. _
Us younger boys [C] were doomed to fade [G] and landed right [A] in jail. _
[Dm] They've taken us to [Am] the Stillwater jail [C] to worry [G] our [A] lives away. _
[Dm] The James boys, they [Am] can tell the tale [C] of that [G] _ [D] eventful day.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Cole [Am] Younger
[D] I am a [Am] highway bandit man, [C] Cole [G] Younger is my [D] name. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[D] I am a highway [Am] bandit man, [C] Cole Younger is [D] my name. _
And many a _ [C] _ _ depredation [G] brought my life [A] to shame. _
[Dm] The robbing of [A] the Northfield Bank [C] is a crime I'll never [A] deny. _
[D] Now I'm doomed a [A] poor prisoner _ [C] in the Stillwater jail [D] I lie. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] When the Younger gang [Am] left Texas, _ [C] that good [G] old Lone Star [D] State.
_ _ Out on the Nebraska [C] _ prairies, [G] the James boys we [A] did meet.
_ [Dm] With knives, guns, and [Am] _ _ revolvers [C] we all [G] sat down [A] to play.
_ [Dm] A good old game [Am] of poker, _ [C] just to pass [G] the time [D] away.
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
Out [Dm] on the Nebraska [Am] prairies, _ [C] the tender [G] train [D] came along. _
Says I to Bob, [C] let's rob her as she [G] goes _ [A] rolling on.
We [D] kill the engineer [Am] and _ fireman, [C] the conductor [G] escaped [A] to life. _
[D] Their bodies now [Am] lie molding _ [C] underneath [G] the Nebraska [D] sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Saddled up [Am] our horses _ [C] and [G] northward we did [Dm] go.
_ To the _ godforsaken [C] _ _ country [G] called _ Minnesota.
[A] _ _ I [Dm] had my eye upon [Am] the Northfield Bank [C] when my [G] brother Bob [A] did say,
_ [Dm] Cole, if you [Am] undertake this job [C] you'll [G] always curse [Dm] the day.
I'm a highway [Am] _ bandit man, [C] Cole [G] Younger is [D] my [Dm] name. _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ I'm a highway [Am] bandit _ [D] _ _ _
man, Cole [Am] Younger is my [D] name.
Cashier of [A] the Northfield Bank [C] refused [G] our robber [D] band.
_ _ It was Frank James [C] that pulled the trigger [G] and killed that [A] faithful man.
_ [Dm] In vain we searched [Am] for the money _ [C] while the battle [G] raged [A] outside.
_ [D] Till we saw our [A] only safety was [C] a quick [G] and a desperate [D] ride.
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] Come boys, let's ride [Am] for life and death, [C] there's a hundred [G] on [Dm] our trail. _
Us younger boys [C] were doomed to fade [G] and landed right [A] in jail. _
[Dm] They've taken us to [Am] the Stillwater jail [C] to worry [G] our [A] lives away. _
[Dm] The James boys, they [Am] can tell the tale [C] of that [G] _ [D] eventful day.
[Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Cole [Am] Younger
[D] I am a [Am] highway bandit man, [C] Cole [G] Younger is my [D] name. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _