Otto Wood The Bandit Chords by Doc Watson
Tempo:
147.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Ab
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[A]
[E] [A]
Step up buddies and listen to my [D] song I'll sing it to you right, but you might sing [A] it wrong
a song about a man called Otto would he [E] came to y'all [Ab] but I wish [A] I could
He stepped in a pawn shop a rainy [D] day, and then he had a quarrel with the clerk [A] they say
He pulled out his pistol and struck him fatal blows.
[E] This is the way [Ab] the [A] story goes Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done [A] dead and gone?
[Gbm] [Ab] [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
They spread the news as fast as they [D] could the sheriff served a warrant on Otto
[A]
Jury said murder in the second degree [E] and the judge passed sentence [Ab] to the [A] penitentiary
They put him in the pen, but it done no [D] good cause it wouldn't hold a man to call [A] Otto
It wasn't very long till he slipped outside pull the [E] gun on the guard [Ab] said take [A] me for a ride Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
[Gb] [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
The second time they caught him was a way out [D] west in a hold-up game.
He got shot through the [A] breast
They brought him back and when he got well, [E] they locked him [B] down in a dungeon [A] cell
He was a man that could not run [D] for he always toted a 44 [A] gun
He loved the women and he hated the [E] law and it just didn't take [Ab]
[A] nobody's jaw Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead [A] and gone?
[Ab]
[A] Otto why didn't you run when [E] the sheriff pulled out that [A] 44 gun?
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
He rambled out west and he rambled all around [D] till he met two sheriffs in a southern [A] town
They said Otto step to the [E] way, but we've been expecting you every [A] day
He pulled out his gun and then he [D] said make a crooked move and you both fall [A] dead
You better crank up your car and take me out of town.
But [E] a few minutes later.
[Ab] He was [A] graveyard bound
Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
Otto why didn't you run when the sheriff [E] pulled out that [B] 44 [A] gun?
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[N]
[A]
[E] [A]
Step up buddies and listen to my [D] song I'll sing it to you right, but you might sing [A] it wrong
a song about a man called Otto would he [E] came to y'all [Ab] but I wish [A] I could
He stepped in a pawn shop a rainy [D] day, and then he had a quarrel with the clerk [A] they say
He pulled out his pistol and struck him fatal blows.
[E] This is the way [Ab] the [A] story goes Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done [A] dead and gone?
[Gbm] [Ab] [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
They spread the news as fast as they [D] could the sheriff served a warrant on Otto
[A]
Jury said murder in the second degree [E] and the judge passed sentence [Ab] to the [A] penitentiary
They put him in the pen, but it done no [D] good cause it wouldn't hold a man to call [A] Otto
It wasn't very long till he slipped outside pull the [E] gun on the guard [Ab] said take [A] me for a ride Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
[Gb] [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
[D]
[A]
[E] [A]
The second time they caught him was a way out [D] west in a hold-up game.
He got shot through the [A] breast
They brought him back and when he got well, [E] they locked him [B] down in a dungeon [A] cell
He was a man that could not run [D] for he always toted a 44 [A] gun
He loved the women and he hated the [E] law and it just didn't take [Ab]
[A] nobody's jaw Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead [A] and gone?
[Ab]
[A] Otto why didn't you run when [E] the sheriff pulled out that [A] 44 gun?
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
He rambled out west and he rambled all around [D] till he met two sheriffs in a southern [A] town
They said Otto step to the [E] way, but we've been expecting you every [A] day
He pulled out his gun and then he [D] said make a crooked move and you both fall [A] dead
You better crank up your car and take me out of town.
But [E] a few minutes later.
[Ab] He was [A] graveyard bound
Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
Otto why didn't you run when the sheriff [E] pulled out that [B] 44 [A] gun?
[D] [A]
[E]
[A]
[N]
Key:
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D
E
Ab
B
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Step up buddies and listen to my [D] song I'll sing it to you right, but you might sing [A] it wrong
_ a song about a man called Otto would he [E] came to y'all [Ab] but I wish [A] I could _
_ _ _ He stepped in a pawn shop a rainy [D] day, and then he had a quarrel with the clerk [A] they say
_ He pulled out his pistol and struck him fatal blows.
[E] This is the way [Ab] the [A] story goes Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done [A] dead and _ gone?
[Gbm] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ They spread the news as fast as they [D] could the sheriff served a warrant on Otto
[A] _ _
_ Jury said murder in the second degree [E] and the judge passed sentence [Ab] to the [A] penitentiary _
They _ _ _ put him in the pen, but it done no [D] good cause it wouldn't hold a man to call [A] Otto _
It _ wasn't very long till he slipped outside pull the [E] gun on the guard [Ab] said take [A] me for a ride Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
_ [Gb] _ [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ The second time they caught him was a way out [D] west in a hold-up game.
He got shot through the [A] breast _
_ They brought him back and when he got well, [E] they locked him [B] down in a dungeon [A] cell _
He was a man that could not run [D] for he always toted a 44 [A] gun
_ _ He loved the women and he hated the [E] law and it just didn't take [Ab]
[A] nobody's jaw Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead [A] and gone?
_ [Ab] _
[A] Otto why didn't you run when [E] the sheriff pulled out that [A] 44 gun? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ He rambled out west and he rambled all around [D] till he met two sheriffs in a southern [A] town _ _
They said Otto step to the [E] way, but we've been expecting you every [A] day
_ _ He pulled out his gun and then he [D] said make a crooked move and you both fall [A] dead
_ _ You better crank up your car and take me out of town.
But [E] a few minutes later.
[Ab] He was [A] graveyard bound
Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
_ _ Otto why didn't you run when the sheriff [E] pulled out that [B] 44 [A] gun? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Step up buddies and listen to my [D] song I'll sing it to you right, but you might sing [A] it wrong
_ a song about a man called Otto would he [E] came to y'all [Ab] but I wish [A] I could _
_ _ _ He stepped in a pawn shop a rainy [D] day, and then he had a quarrel with the clerk [A] they say
_ He pulled out his pistol and struck him fatal blows.
[E] This is the way [Ab] the [A] story goes Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done [A] dead and _ gone?
[Gbm] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ They spread the news as fast as they [D] could the sheriff served a warrant on Otto
[A] _ _
_ Jury said murder in the second degree [E] and the judge passed sentence [Ab] to the [A] penitentiary _
They _ _ _ put him in the pen, but it done no [D] good cause it wouldn't hold a man to call [A] Otto _
It _ wasn't very long till he slipped outside pull the [E] gun on the guard [Ab] said take [A] me for a ride Otto
Why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
_ [Gb] _ [A] Otto why didn't you run [E] when the sheriff pulled out [B] that [A] 44 gun?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ The second time they caught him was a way out [D] west in a hold-up game.
He got shot through the [A] breast _
_ They brought him back and when he got well, [E] they locked him [B] down in a dungeon [A] cell _
He was a man that could not run [D] for he always toted a 44 [A] gun
_ _ He loved the women and he hated the [E] law and it just didn't take [Ab]
[A] nobody's jaw Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead [A] and gone?
_ [Ab] _
[A] Otto why didn't you run when [E] the sheriff pulled out that [A] 44 gun? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ He rambled out west and he rambled all around [D] till he met two sheriffs in a southern [A] town _ _
They said Otto step to the [E] way, but we've been expecting you every [A] day
_ _ He pulled out his gun and then he [D] said make a crooked move and you both fall [A] dead
_ _ You better crank up your car and take me out of town.
But [E] a few minutes later.
[Ab] He was [A] graveyard bound
Otto why didn't you [D] run Otto's done dead and [A] gone?
_ _ Otto why didn't you run when the sheriff [E] pulled out that [B] 44 [A] gun? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _