Chords for Marty Robbins Sings 'Billy Venero.'
Tempo:
71.9 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
In an Arizona town one [Gm] day, [F] Bill Vennero heard them say
[G] That a band of Apache Indians were [F] on the [C] trail that [G] way
[C] Heard them tell of murder [Gm] done, [F] three men killed at Rocky Run
[G] They're in danger at the cow ranch, said Vennero [C] under his breath
Nearly forty miles away [F] was a little place that lay
[G] In a deep and shaded valley, in the mighty [C] wilderness
Half a score of homes were [Gm] there, [F] and in one a maimed fair
[G] Held the heart of Bill Vennero, Vennero's [C] little best
So no wonder he grew pale, [F] when he heard the cowboys' tale
[G] Of the men that he'd seen murdered there at Rocky [C] Run
Sure as there's a God above, I will [F] save the girl I love
By that [G] love I hold for Bessie, I will see that [C] something's done
Not one minute he delayed, [F] when this brave resolve was made
But [G] men, his comrades told him, when they heard his [C] daring plan
You are riding straight to death, [F] but he answered, save your breath
[C] I may [G] never reach the cow ranch, but I'll do the [C] best I can
As he crossed the Algaline, [F] all his thoughts flew on ahead
[G] To the little bandit cow ranch, thinking [C] not of danger near
With his quartz [Gm] unceasing whirl, [F] and the jingle of his spurs
[G] Little Chapel bore the cowboy, o'er the [Fm] faraway [C] frontier
Sharp and clear a rifle shot, woke [Dm] the echoes [F] of the spot
[Am] I [G] am wounded, cried Vennero, [Dm] as [G] he swayed from [F] side to [G] side
[C] While there's life, there's always hope, [F] slowly onward I will [Am] low
[G] If we fail to reach the cow ranch, Bessie Lee will [C] know I tried
Then at dusk a horse, brown, [F] wet with sweat came panning down
[G] The little lame bandit cow ranch, [G] stopped in front of [C] Bessie's door
But the cowboy [Am] was asleep, [F] and his slumber was so deep
[G] Little Bess could never wake him, though she tried [F] [C] forevermore
You have heard the story told, [F] by the young and by the old
[G] How the Indians killed Vennero, on his way to [C] Rocky Run
Many years have passed away, [Gm] [F] and the maiden's hair is gray
[Dm] [G] But still she places roses, on Bill Vennero's [G] grave
[Am] [C]
In an Arizona town one [Gm] day, [F] Bill Vennero heard them say
[G] That a band of Apache Indians were [F] on the [C] trail that [G] way
[C] Heard them tell of murder [Gm] done, [F] three men killed at Rocky Run
[G] They're in danger at the cow ranch, said Vennero [C] under his breath
Nearly forty miles away [F] was a little place that lay
[G] In a deep and shaded valley, in the mighty [C] wilderness
Half a score of homes were [Gm] there, [F] and in one a maimed fair
[G] Held the heart of Bill Vennero, Vennero's [C] little best
So no wonder he grew pale, [F] when he heard the cowboys' tale
[G] Of the men that he'd seen murdered there at Rocky [C] Run
Sure as there's a God above, I will [F] save the girl I love
By that [G] love I hold for Bessie, I will see that [C] something's done
Not one minute he delayed, [F] when this brave resolve was made
But [G] men, his comrades told him, when they heard his [C] daring plan
You are riding straight to death, [F] but he answered, save your breath
[C] I may [G] never reach the cow ranch, but I'll do the [C] best I can
As he crossed the Algaline, [F] all his thoughts flew on ahead
[G] To the little bandit cow ranch, thinking [C] not of danger near
With his quartz [Gm] unceasing whirl, [F] and the jingle of his spurs
[G] Little Chapel bore the cowboy, o'er the [Fm] faraway [C] frontier
Sharp and clear a rifle shot, woke [Dm] the echoes [F] of the spot
[Am] I [G] am wounded, cried Vennero, [Dm] as [G] he swayed from [F] side to [G] side
[C] While there's life, there's always hope, [F] slowly onward I will [Am] low
[G] If we fail to reach the cow ranch, Bessie Lee will [C] know I tried
Then at dusk a horse, brown, [F] wet with sweat came panning down
[G] The little lame bandit cow ranch, [G] stopped in front of [C] Bessie's door
But the cowboy [Am] was asleep, [F] and his slumber was so deep
[G] Little Bess could never wake him, though she tried [F] [C] forevermore
You have heard the story told, [F] by the young and by the old
[G] How the Indians killed Vennero, on his way to [C] Rocky Run
Many years have passed away, [Gm] [F] and the maiden's hair is gray
[Dm] [G] But still she places roses, on Bill Vennero's [G] grave
[Am] [C]
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ In an Arizona town one [Gm] day, [F] Bill Vennero heard them say
[G] That a band of Apache Indians were [F] on the [C] trail that [G] way
[C] Heard them tell of murder [Gm] done, [F] three men killed at Rocky Run
[G] They're in danger at the cow ranch, said Vennero [C] under his breath
Nearly forty miles away [F] was a little place that lay
[G] In a deep and shaded valley, in the mighty [C] wilderness
Half a score of homes were [Gm] there, [F] and in one a maimed fair
[G] Held the heart of Bill Vennero, Vennero's [C] little best
So no wonder he grew pale, [F] when he heard the cowboys' tale
[G] Of the men that he'd seen murdered there at Rocky [C] Run
Sure as there's a God above, I will [F] save the girl I love
By that [G] love I hold for Bessie, I will see that [C] something's done
Not one minute he delayed, [F] when this brave resolve was made
But [G] men, his comrades told him, when they heard his [C] daring plan
You are riding straight to death, [F] but he answered, save your breath
[C] I may [G] never reach the cow ranch, but I'll do the [C] best I can
As he crossed the Algaline, [F] all his thoughts flew on ahead
[G] To the little bandit cow ranch, thinking [C] not of danger near
With his quartz [Gm] unceasing whirl, [F] and the jingle of his spurs
[G] Little Chapel bore the cowboy, o'er the [Fm] faraway [C] frontier
_ Sharp and clear a rifle shot, woke [Dm] the echoes [F] of the spot
[Am] I [G] am wounded, cried Vennero, [Dm] as [G] he swayed from [F] side to [G] side
[C] While there's life, there's always hope, [F] slowly onward I will [Am] low
[G] If we fail to reach the cow ranch, Bessie Lee will [C] know I tried
Then at dusk a horse, brown, [F] wet with sweat came panning down
[G] The little lame bandit cow ranch, [G] stopped in front of [C] Bessie's door
But the cowboy [Am] was asleep, [F] and his slumber was so deep
[G] Little Bess could never wake him, though she tried [F] [C] forevermore
You have heard the story told, [F] by the young and by the old
[G] How the Indians killed Vennero, on his way to [C] Rocky Run
Many years have passed away, [Gm] [F] and the maiden's hair is gray
[Dm] [G] But still she places roses, on Bill Vennero's [G] grave
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In an Arizona town one [Gm] day, [F] Bill Vennero heard them say
[G] That a band of Apache Indians were [F] on the [C] trail that [G] way
[C] Heard them tell of murder [Gm] done, [F] three men killed at Rocky Run
[G] They're in danger at the cow ranch, said Vennero [C] under his breath
Nearly forty miles away [F] was a little place that lay
[G] In a deep and shaded valley, in the mighty [C] wilderness
Half a score of homes were [Gm] there, [F] and in one a maimed fair
[G] Held the heart of Bill Vennero, Vennero's [C] little best
So no wonder he grew pale, [F] when he heard the cowboys' tale
[G] Of the men that he'd seen murdered there at Rocky [C] Run
Sure as there's a God above, I will [F] save the girl I love
By that [G] love I hold for Bessie, I will see that [C] something's done
Not one minute he delayed, [F] when this brave resolve was made
But [G] men, his comrades told him, when they heard his [C] daring plan
You are riding straight to death, [F] but he answered, save your breath
[C] I may [G] never reach the cow ranch, but I'll do the [C] best I can
As he crossed the Algaline, [F] all his thoughts flew on ahead
[G] To the little bandit cow ranch, thinking [C] not of danger near
With his quartz [Gm] unceasing whirl, [F] and the jingle of his spurs
[G] Little Chapel bore the cowboy, o'er the [Fm] faraway [C] frontier
_ Sharp and clear a rifle shot, woke [Dm] the echoes [F] of the spot
[Am] I [G] am wounded, cried Vennero, [Dm] as [G] he swayed from [F] side to [G] side
[C] While there's life, there's always hope, [F] slowly onward I will [Am] low
[G] If we fail to reach the cow ranch, Bessie Lee will [C] know I tried
Then at dusk a horse, brown, [F] wet with sweat came panning down
[G] The little lame bandit cow ranch, [G] stopped in front of [C] Bessie's door
But the cowboy [Am] was asleep, [F] and his slumber was so deep
[G] Little Bess could never wake him, though she tried [F] [C] forevermore
You have heard the story told, [F] by the young and by the old
[G] How the Indians killed Vennero, on his way to [C] Rocky Run
Many years have passed away, [Gm] [F] and the maiden's hair is gray
[Dm] [G] But still she places roses, on Bill Vennero's [G] grave
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