Chords for Old Silver

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_ _ _ Old Silver died last Saturday _ evening, [Em] or was it [D] more like [G] ten years ago?
_ _ She nailed two dozen roses to the top of [Gm] his coffin, _
[Em] buried [D] them deep where [G] they never would grow.
[Em] Lord, she buried [D] them deep where [C] they never would grow. _
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_ _ Now the Irish are funny, they'll cry when [G] they have to,
[Em] and the lady, [D] she mounds [C] such a _ [G] mournful sound. _ _ _ _
Me and the Mexican _
[C] just finished [G] the battle,
[Em] and remembered [D] the days when [C] Old Silver [G] was around.
Yeah, [Em] remembered the [D] days when [C] Old Silver [G] was around.
_ _ _ _ [C] Old Silver took _ the [F] best of it with him,
the [G] lovers and [D] the dealers and [C] the dreamers [G] of dreams. _
Old Silver took _ [F] the love of [C] a lady
[G] who never got [D] over [C] Old Silver [G] and me.
[Em] Lord, she never got over Old [C] Silver [G] and me. _ _
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_ Old Silver had the magic [C] and he carried the [G] money
with [Em] the grace of [D] a gambler and [C] he lost it [G] with ease. _ _ _
And he knew his lines better [C] than a good carny [G] barker,
wore [Em] the best [D] damn boots that [C] you ever have seen.
He [Em] had the best Mexican [D] boots that [C] you ever [G] have seen. _
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_ _ Now the lady, she loved him, she [C] never [Gm] asked questions.
[Em] Lord, she laid [D] awake wandering [C] on many [G] a night. _ _ _
She swore she was leaving _
[C] most every [G] morning.
[Em] She always [D] would kiss him when [C] it turned out [G] the last.
[Em] She was always [A] right there when [C] it turned out [G] the last. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Old Silver took [F] the best [C] of it with [G] him,
the lovers [D] and the dealers [C] and the dreamers [G] of dreams.
_ [C] Old Silver took the [F] love [C] of a lady
[G] who never [D] got over [C] Old Silver [G] and me.
Lord, [Em] she never [D] got over [C] Old Silver [G] and me.
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_ _ Now there's always a sidekick in every big [G] western
[Em] who's always [D] in love [G] with the lady who leaves. _ _ _ _
She can't stand the memory, _ [C] so really [G] don't blame her
[Em] for taking [D] the very [C] first greyhound she'd seen.
[Em] Gotta hate her [D] for taking the [C] first greyhound [G] she'd seen. _
_ _ _ [C] Old Silver took [F] the best [C] of it with [G] him,
the lovers [D] and the dealers [C] and the dreamers [G] of dreams.
[C] _ Old Silver took [F] the love [C] of a lady
[G] who never [D] got over [C] Old Silver and me.
[Em] Lord, she never [D] got over [C] Old Silver [G] and me.
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_ Old Silver died last [C] _ Saturday [G]
evening,
[Em] or was it [D] more like _ _ [G] ten _ [Am] years _ _ ago? _ _ _ _
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