Chords for Laredo
Tempo:
99.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I walked down [G] a street [C] in the town of [G] Laredo, [C] I walked in [F] Laredo [C] one hot summer [G] day.
[C] There lay a [G] young cowboy [C] on his back [G] in the dust, [C] with bullet holes [F] in his chest [C] so pale [G] and so [C] weak.
[G]
[C] He said, [G] hey stranger,
[C] don't go [G] away from me, [C] don't go [F] away from me [C] and turn [G] away.
No, [C] sit by [G] my side [C] and listen to what [G] I say, [C] I'm shot [F] in the chest [C] and will die soon.
[G]
[C] Tell my [G] friends [C] that I must [G] have [C] three or four [F] iron plates to [C] carry [G] my stool.
[C] Tell my [G] girl [C] not to [Bm] cry, [C] tell her that [F] she will be [C] married next year.
[G]
[C] Dig the grave by [G] the river [C] over there [G] among the trees,
[C] buy [F] roses [C] and put [G] a wreath.
[C] Don't raise [G] a cross or [C] a stone where [G] I lie, [C] no one will [F] know where [C] my grave is.
[A] I
[D] used [A] to ride [D] to the town of [A] Laredo [D] from the ranch [G] in the evening when [D] the sun [A] was red.
Now [D]
[A] I will never come [D] up again, [A] [D] I'm shot in [G] the chest and [D] will die tonight.
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[B]
[C] There lay a [G] young cowboy [C] on his back [G] in the dust, [C] with bullet holes [F] in his chest [C] so pale [G] and so [C] weak.
[G]
[C] He said, [G] hey stranger,
[C] don't go [G] away from me, [C] don't go [F] away from me [C] and turn [G] away.
No, [C] sit by [G] my side [C] and listen to what [G] I say, [C] I'm shot [F] in the chest [C] and will die soon.
[G]
[C] Tell my [G] friends [C] that I must [G] have [C] three or four [F] iron plates to [C] carry [G] my stool.
[C] Tell my [G] girl [C] not to [Bm] cry, [C] tell her that [F] she will be [C] married next year.
[G]
[C] Dig the grave by [G] the river [C] over there [G] among the trees,
[C] buy [F] roses [C] and put [G] a wreath.
[C] Don't raise [G] a cross or [C] a stone where [G] I lie, [C] no one will [F] know where [C] my grave is.
[A] I
[D] used [A] to ride [D] to the town of [A] Laredo [D] from the ranch [G] in the evening when [D] the sun [A] was red.
Now [D]
[A] I will never come [D] up again, [A] [D] I'm shot in [G] the chest and [D] will die tonight.
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[B]
Key:
C
G
D
F
A
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I walked down [G] a street [C] in the town of [G] _ Laredo, [C] I walked in [F] _ Laredo [C] one hot summer [G] _ day.
_ _ [C] There lay a [G] young cowboy [C] on his back [G] in the dust, [C] with bullet holes [F] in his chest [C] so pale [G] and so [C] weak. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] He said, [G] hey stranger, _
[C] don't go [G] away from me, [C] don't go _ [F] away from me [C] and turn [G] away. _ _
No, _ [C] sit by [G] my side [C] and listen to what [G] I say, [C] I'm shot [F] in the chest [C] and will die soon.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] Tell my [G] friends [C] that I must [G] have [C] three or four [F] iron plates to [C] carry [G] my stool. _
_ _ [C] Tell my [G] girl _ [C] not to [Bm] cry, _ [C] tell her that [F] _ she will be [C] married next year.
_ [G] _ _
[C] Dig the grave by [G] the river [C] over there [G] among the trees, _
[C] buy _ [F] roses [C] and put [G] a wreath. _
_ _ _ [C] Don't raise [G] a cross or [C] a stone where [G] I lie, _ _ [C] no one will [F] know where [C] my grave is.
_ _ _ [A] I _
[D] _ used [A] to ride [D] to the town of [A] Laredo [D] from the ranch [G] in the evening when [D] the sun [A] was red.
_ Now [D] _ _
[A] I will never come _ [D] up again, [A] _ _ [D] I'm shot in [G] the chest and [D] will die tonight.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I walked down [G] a street [C] in the town of [G] _ Laredo, [C] I walked in [F] _ Laredo [C] one hot summer [G] _ day.
_ _ [C] There lay a [G] young cowboy [C] on his back [G] in the dust, [C] with bullet holes [F] in his chest [C] so pale [G] and so [C] weak. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] He said, [G] hey stranger, _
[C] don't go [G] away from me, [C] don't go _ [F] away from me [C] and turn [G] away. _ _
No, _ [C] sit by [G] my side [C] and listen to what [G] I say, [C] I'm shot [F] in the chest [C] and will die soon.
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] Tell my [G] friends [C] that I must [G] have [C] three or four [F] iron plates to [C] carry [G] my stool. _
_ _ [C] Tell my [G] girl _ [C] not to [Bm] cry, _ [C] tell her that [F] _ she will be [C] married next year.
_ [G] _ _
[C] Dig the grave by [G] the river [C] over there [G] among the trees, _
[C] buy _ [F] roses [C] and put [G] a wreath. _
_ _ _ [C] Don't raise [G] a cross or [C] a stone where [G] I lie, _ _ [C] no one will [F] know where [C] my grave is.
_ _ _ [A] I _
[D] _ used [A] to ride [D] to the town of [A] Laredo [D] from the ranch [G] in the evening when [D] the sun [A] was red.
_ Now [D] _ _
[A] I will never come _ [D] up again, [A] _ _ [D] I'm shot in [G] the chest and [D] will die tonight.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _