Cole Younger Chords by Mary Mccaslin
Tempo:
81.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
C
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] I am a [C] reckless [G] highwayman called Youngbird is [D] my name
Deeds [A] of [D] desperation have brought my friends [A] to shame
The [D] robbing of [A] Northfield Bank [D] I never can [A] deny
[D] For which I am a [C] prisoner in [G] the Stillwater jail [D] I lie
Of all my [C] bull [G] robberies a story I [D] will tell
Of a California [A] miner [D] upon him [A] I fell
[D] I robbed him of [A] his money [D] boys and made my [A] getaway
For [D] which I will [C] be sorry of [G] until my [D] dying day
[Am] [D]
It's now we've got [C] fast horses [G] my brother [D] Bob would say
It's now we've got [A] fast horses [D] to make our [A] getaway
We'll [D] ride to [A] seek our father's [D] revenge and we will [A] win the prize
[D] We'll fight those [C] anti-guerrilla [G] boys until the [D] day we die
So we started [C] out through Texas [G] that good old [D] Lone Star State
On the brassicas [A] burning [D] prairies the James boys [A] we did meet
With [D] knives and [A] guns and pistols [D] we all sat [A] down to play
But [D] drink [C] enough good whiskey [G] boys to pass the [D] time away
[Am]
[D] Then we saddled [C] up our horses and [G] northward [D] we did go
To the [A] godforsaken country [D] called Minnesota [A]-O
We [D] went to rob [A] the Northfield [D] Bank and brother [A] Bob would say
If [D] we [C] undertake this [G] job we'll always [D] rue the day
So we stationed [C] out our [G] pickets and into [D] town did go
There [A] upon the counter [D] we struck our [A] fatal blow
It's [D] hand to [A] sword your money [D] boys that without [A] delay
We [D] are the [C] notorious [G] youngers and we have no [D] time to play
[C]
[D] Then we got back [C] on our horses [G] and we rode [D] out of town
But the law men [A] pursued [D] us and Jim was [A] shot down
[D] Three of the brave [A] companions [D] made it [A] home alive
Three [D] of the [C] brave companions sleep [G] beneath [D] Minnesota skies
Deeds [A] of [D] desperation have brought my friends [A] to shame
The [D] robbing of [A] Northfield Bank [D] I never can [A] deny
[D] For which I am a [C] prisoner in [G] the Stillwater jail [D] I lie
Of all my [C] bull [G] robberies a story I [D] will tell
Of a California [A] miner [D] upon him [A] I fell
[D] I robbed him of [A] his money [D] boys and made my [A] getaway
For [D] which I will [C] be sorry of [G] until my [D] dying day
[Am] [D]
It's now we've got [C] fast horses [G] my brother [D] Bob would say
It's now we've got [A] fast horses [D] to make our [A] getaway
We'll [D] ride to [A] seek our father's [D] revenge and we will [A] win the prize
[D] We'll fight those [C] anti-guerrilla [G] boys until the [D] day we die
So we started [C] out through Texas [G] that good old [D] Lone Star State
On the brassicas [A] burning [D] prairies the James boys [A] we did meet
With [D] knives and [A] guns and pistols [D] we all sat [A] down to play
But [D] drink [C] enough good whiskey [G] boys to pass the [D] time away
[Am]
[D] Then we saddled [C] up our horses and [G] northward [D] we did go
To the [A] godforsaken country [D] called Minnesota [A]-O
We [D] went to rob [A] the Northfield [D] Bank and brother [A] Bob would say
If [D] we [C] undertake this [G] job we'll always [D] rue the day
So we stationed [C] out our [G] pickets and into [D] town did go
There [A] upon the counter [D] we struck our [A] fatal blow
It's [D] hand to [A] sword your money [D] boys that without [A] delay
We [D] are the [C] notorious [G] youngers and we have no [D] time to play
[C]
[D] Then we got back [C] on our horses [G] and we rode [D] out of town
But the law men [A] pursued [D] us and Jim was [A] shot down
[D] Three of the brave [A] companions [D] made it [A] home alive
Three [D] of the [C] brave companions sleep [G] beneath [D] Minnesota skies
Key:
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A
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A
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[D] I am a [C] reckless [G] highwayman called Youngbird is [D] my name _ _
Deeds [A] of [D] desperation have brought my friends [A] to shame
The [D] _ robbing of [A] Northfield Bank [D] I never can [A] deny _
_ [D] For which I am a [C] prisoner in [G] the Stillwater jail [D] I lie _ _
_ _ _ Of all my [C] bull [G] robberies a story I [D] will tell
_ Of a California [A] miner [D] upon him [A] I fell _
[D] I robbed him of [A] his money [D] boys and made my [A] getaway
For [D] which I will [C] be sorry of [G] until my [D] dying day
_ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
It's now we've got [C] fast horses [G] my brother [D] Bob would say
It's now we've got [A] fast horses [D] to make our [A] getaway _
We'll [D] ride to [A] seek our father's [D] revenge and we will [A] win the prize
[D] We'll fight those [C] anti-guerrilla [G] boys until the [D] day we die
So _ _ _ _ we started [C] out through Texas [G] that good old [D] Lone Star State
On the brassicas [A] burning [D] prairies the James boys [A] we did meet
With [D] knives and [A] guns and pistols [D] we all sat [A] down to play
But [D] drink [C] enough good whiskey [G] boys to pass the [D] time away
_ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ Then we saddled [C] up our horses and [G] northward [D] we did go
To the [A] godforsaken country [D] called Minnesota [A]-O
_ We [D] went to rob [A] the Northfield [D] Bank and brother [A] Bob would say
_ If [D] we [C] undertake this [G] job we'll always [D] rue the day
So _ _ _ we stationed [C] out our [G] pickets and into [D] town did go
There _ [A] upon the counter [D] we struck our [A] fatal blow
It's [D] hand to [A] sword your money [D] boys that without [A] delay
_ We [D] are the [C] notorious [G] youngers and we have no [D] time to play
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ Then we got back [C] on our horses [G] and we rode [D] out of town
But the law men [A] pursued [D] us and Jim was [A] shot down _
[D] Three of the brave [A] companions [D] made it [A] home alive
Three [D] of the [C] brave companions sleep _ _ [G] beneath [D] Minnesota skies _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Deeds [A] of [D] desperation have brought my friends [A] to shame
The [D] _ robbing of [A] Northfield Bank [D] I never can [A] deny _
_ [D] For which I am a [C] prisoner in [G] the Stillwater jail [D] I lie _ _
_ _ _ Of all my [C] bull [G] robberies a story I [D] will tell
_ Of a California [A] miner [D] upon him [A] I fell _
[D] I robbed him of [A] his money [D] boys and made my [A] getaway
For [D] which I will [C] be sorry of [G] until my [D] dying day
_ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _
It's now we've got [C] fast horses [G] my brother [D] Bob would say
It's now we've got [A] fast horses [D] to make our [A] getaway _
We'll [D] ride to [A] seek our father's [D] revenge and we will [A] win the prize
[D] We'll fight those [C] anti-guerrilla [G] boys until the [D] day we die
So _ _ _ _ we started [C] out through Texas [G] that good old [D] Lone Star State
On the brassicas [A] burning [D] prairies the James boys [A] we did meet
With [D] knives and [A] guns and pistols [D] we all sat [A] down to play
But [D] drink [C] enough good whiskey [G] boys to pass the [D] time away
_ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ Then we saddled [C] up our horses and [G] northward [D] we did go
To the [A] godforsaken country [D] called Minnesota [A]-O
_ We [D] went to rob [A] the Northfield [D] Bank and brother [A] Bob would say
_ If [D] we [C] undertake this [G] job we'll always [D] rue the day
So _ _ _ we stationed [C] out our [G] pickets and into [D] town did go
There _ [A] upon the counter [D] we struck our [A] fatal blow
It's [D] hand to [A] sword your money [D] boys that without [A] delay
_ We [D] are the [C] notorious [G] youngers and we have no [D] time to play
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ Then we got back [C] on our horses [G] and we rode [D] out of town
But the law men [A] pursued [D] us and Jim was [A] shot down _
[D] Three of the brave [A] companions [D] made it [A] home alive
Three [D] of the [C] brave companions sleep _ _ [G] beneath [D] Minnesota skies _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _