Chords for Johnny Cash - I Ride An Old Paint / The Streets Of Laredo
Tempo:
87.6 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
I ride an old thing, I lead an old band.
[Bb] I'm off to Montana, [Eb] wanna throw the hooli air.
They feed in [Bb] the coolies, [Eb] they water in the draw.
[Bb] Their tails are all matted, [Eb] their backs are all [Cm] raw.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, [Eb] ride around slow.
[Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to go.
Bill Jones had two daughters and a song.
[Bb] One went to Denver, [Eb] the other went wrong.
[Bb] His young wife died [Eb] in a pool room fight.
But [Bb] he tries to keep singing [Eb] from morning till [Cm] night.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, [Eb] ride around slow.
[Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to [Bb] go.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
As I walked out on the streets of [Bb] Laredo, [Eb] as I [Ab] walked out on [Eb] Laredo [Bb] one day.
[Eb] I spied a young [Gm] cowboy [Eb] all wrapped in [Bb] white linen, [Eb] wrapped [Ab] in white linen [Bb] as cold [Eb] as the clay.
I can see by [Bb] your outfit [Eb] that you are [Bb] a cowboy, [Eb] these words [Ab] he did say.
As [Eb] I bravely walked [Bb] by, [Eb] come sit [Bb] down beside [Eb] me and hear my [Bb] sad story.
[Eb]
Shot in [Ab] the breast and [Bb] to know I [Eb] must die.
Then beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
[Ab] Lay the sod on me, [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong.
Get six [Bb] jolly [Fm] [Eb] cowboys to carry my [Bb] coffin.
[Eb] Get six [Ab] pretty [Eb] maidens to sing me a [Bb] song.
[Eb] Put bunches [Bb] of roses [Eb] all over [Bb] my coffin.
[Eb] Roses [Ab] to deaden [Eb] the [Bb] clods as they [Eb] call them.
Beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
[Ab] Lay the sod on me, [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong.
I ride an old thing, I lead an old band.
[Bb] I'm off to Montana, [Eb] wanna throw the hooli air.
They feed in [Bb] the coolies, [Eb] they water in the draw.
[Bb] Their tails are all matted, [Eb] their backs are all [Cm] raw.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, [Eb] ride around slow.
[Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to go.
Bill Jones had two daughters and a song.
[Bb] One went to Denver, [Eb] the other went wrong.
[Bb] His young wife died [Eb] in a pool room fight.
But [Bb] he tries to keep singing [Eb] from morning till [Cm] night.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, [Eb] ride around slow.
[Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to [Bb] go.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
As I walked out on the streets of [Bb] Laredo, [Eb] as I [Ab] walked out on [Eb] Laredo [Bb] one day.
[Eb] I spied a young [Gm] cowboy [Eb] all wrapped in [Bb] white linen, [Eb] wrapped [Ab] in white linen [Bb] as cold [Eb] as the clay.
I can see by [Bb] your outfit [Eb] that you are [Bb] a cowboy, [Eb] these words [Ab] he did say.
As [Eb] I bravely walked [Bb] by, [Eb] come sit [Bb] down beside [Eb] me and hear my [Bb] sad story.
[Eb]
Shot in [Ab] the breast and [Bb] to know I [Eb] must die.
Then beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
[Ab] Lay the sod on me, [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong.
Get six [Bb] jolly [Fm] [Eb] cowboys to carry my [Bb] coffin.
[Eb] Get six [Ab] pretty [Eb] maidens to sing me a [Bb] song.
[Eb] Put bunches [Bb] of roses [Eb] all over [Bb] my coffin.
[Eb] Roses [Ab] to deaden [Eb] the [Bb] clods as they [Eb] call them.
Beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
[Ab] Lay the sod on me, [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
F
Eb
Bb
Ab
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I ride an old thing, I lead an old band.
[Bb] I'm off to Montana, [Eb] wanna throw the hooli air. _ _
They feed in [Bb] the coolies, [Eb] they water in the draw.
_ _ [Bb] Their tails are all matted, [Eb] their backs are all [Cm] raw.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, _ [Eb] ride around slow.
_ _ _ [Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to go. _
_ _ Bill Jones had two daughters and a song.
_ [Bb] One went to Denver, [Eb] the other went wrong. _ _
[Bb] His young wife died [Eb] in a pool room fight.
_ But [Bb] he tries to keep singing [Eb] from morning till [Cm] night.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, _ [Eb] ride around slow. _
_ [Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to [Bb] go.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ As I walked out on the streets of [Bb] Laredo, [Eb] as I [Ab] walked out on [Eb] Laredo [Bb] one day.
[Eb] I spied a young [Gm] cowboy [Eb] all wrapped in [Bb] white linen, [Eb] wrapped [Ab] in white linen [Bb] as cold [Eb] as the clay. _
_ _ _ I can see by [Bb] your outfit [Eb] that you are [Bb] a cowboy, [Eb] these words [Ab] he did say.
As [Eb] I bravely walked [Bb] by, [Eb] come sit [Bb] down beside [Eb] me and hear my [Bb] sad story.
[Eb]
Shot in [Ab] the breast and [Bb] to know I [Eb] must die.
_ _ _ Then beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
[Ab] Lay the sod on me, _ [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
Get six [Bb] jolly [Fm] [Eb] cowboys to carry my [Bb] coffin.
[Eb] Get six [Ab] pretty [Eb] maidens to sing me a [Bb] song.
[Eb] Put bunches [Bb] of roses [Eb] all over [Bb] my coffin.
_ [Eb] Roses [Ab] to deaden [Eb] the [Bb] clods as they [Eb] call them.
Beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
_ [Ab] Lay the sod on me, [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I ride an old thing, I lead an old band.
[Bb] I'm off to Montana, [Eb] wanna throw the hooli air. _ _
They feed in [Bb] the coolies, [Eb] they water in the draw.
_ _ [Bb] Their tails are all matted, [Eb] their backs are all [Cm] raw.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, _ [Eb] ride around slow.
_ _ _ [Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to go. _
_ _ Bill Jones had two daughters and a song.
_ [Bb] One went to Denver, [Eb] the other went wrong. _ _
[Bb] His young wife died [Eb] in a pool room fight.
_ But [Bb] he tries to keep singing [Eb] from morning till [Cm] night.
[Bb] Ride around little doggies, _ [Eb] ride around slow. _
_ [Bb] The fiery and snappy [Eb] are raring to [Bb] go.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ As I walked out on the streets of [Bb] Laredo, [Eb] as I [Ab] walked out on [Eb] Laredo [Bb] one day.
[Eb] I spied a young [Gm] cowboy [Eb] all wrapped in [Bb] white linen, [Eb] wrapped [Ab] in white linen [Bb] as cold [Eb] as the clay. _
_ _ _ I can see by [Bb] your outfit [Eb] that you are [Bb] a cowboy, [Eb] these words [Ab] he did say.
As [Eb] I bravely walked [Bb] by, [Eb] come sit [Bb] down beside [Eb] me and hear my [Bb] sad story.
[Eb]
Shot in [Ab] the breast and [Bb] to know I [Eb] must die.
_ _ _ Then beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
[Ab] Lay the sod on me, _ [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
Get six [Bb] jolly [Fm] [Eb] cowboys to carry my [Bb] coffin.
[Eb] Get six [Ab] pretty [Eb] maidens to sing me a [Bb] song.
[Eb] Put bunches [Bb] of roses [Eb] all over [Bb] my coffin.
_ [Eb] Roses [Ab] to deaden [Eb] the [Bb] clods as they [Eb] call them.
Beat the drum slowly, [Ab] play the fife lowly, [Eb] play the dead march.
[F] As you carry [Bb] me along, [Eb] take me to the green valley.
_ [Ab] Lay the sod on me, [Eb] I'm a young cowboy [Bb] and I know [Eb] I've done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _