Ballad Of Katie Chords by Hothouse Flowers

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[C] Big [G] man moves in a town on a black [C] horse I [G] wonder [C] why
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[G] _ [C] He kicks the [G] dust off his black boots [C] He _
[G] [C] wipes his eyes
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_ [C] all the men in [G] all the town _ [C] All the people all [G] around are still [C] watching
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[G] _ [C] They're wondering here, wondering [G] now
[C] Wondering who, wondering [G] how, [C] wondering why
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He's [Am] on his long [G] trail, [Am] yeah He's been traveling [C] round
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_ [Am] seen death, violence And he's seen young [C] men down _ _ _ _ _
[A] He sees [Am] a young _ [G] [Am] lady Take a hold, [C] lay her down _ _ _ _
He [Am] sees a young [G] lady [Am] Take a hold, lay [C] her down _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Katie lives in a small [G] town [C] She _ _
[G] [C] lives outside
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[G] _ [C] She catches sight of the big [G] man on the black [C] horse _
[G] She [C] likes his _ [G] eyes
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_ The poor man of [G] the world [C] She's never seen, never heard
[G] She's seen [C] none like him She [G] _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] feels his eyes, thinks they hurt
She feels the pain, thinks it's worse She's wondering why
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[G] _ [C] _ She lives [F] in a small [C] town who loves Katie Oh, he loves her life
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_ And he'd go over and kill the big man [Dm] staring at Katie
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[F] But he [C] don't fight, _ _ no He [Am] says, oh, hold on brother
Before you go any further Whose eyes [C] do you have on?
Oh, geez _ _ [A] man, _ brother [Am] I could [C] be a poor old man
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] Get your black horse brother [A] Get [Am] you right [C] out of this town
Get out, you, yeah, you, you, you [Am] Get your black horse brother
_ Get you right [C] out of this town
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] Big man leaves town on the black horse Says _ _ goodbye
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