Ringo Chords by Lorne Greene
Tempo:
91.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
Abm
Ab
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
They lie in boot hills all through the West
The outlaws the gunslingers the Billy the kids and worse say a fellow like the coward that shot Bill Hickok in the back
There's always one like that in every time of history
Most of them were varmints, but every once in a while in one of them
There may have lived a man
[Db] [Abm] Six gun in his hand shot from behind
I thought he was dead or under his heart was an ounce of lead but a spark still burns
I used my knife and late that night.
[Ab] I saved the life of Ringo I
Nursed him till the danger passed the days went [Abm] by he meant it fast and then from dawn till setting Sun
He practiced with that deadly gun and hour on hour.
I watched in awe no human being could match the draw [Ab] Ringo
[Am]
One day we rode the mountain crest and I went east and he went west
I took to law and wore a star while he spread terror near and far with lead and blood he gained such fame all through
The West they feared the name of Ringo
I
Knew someday I'd face the test which one of us would be the best and sure enough the word came down that he was holed
Up in the town.
I left the posse out in the street and I went in alone
[E]
[Bbm] They said my speed was next to none
But my lightning draw had just begun when I heard a blast that stung my wrist
The gun went flying for my fist and I was looking down the board of the deadly 44 of Ringo
They say that was the only time that anyone had seen him smile
He slowly lowered his gun and then he said to me we're even friend
And so at last I understood that there was still a spark of good in Ringo
[Bm] I
Blocked the path of his retreat he [A] turned and stepped into the [G] street a dozen guns spit fire and lead a
[Bm] Moment later he laid dead
The town began to shout and cheer
[A] Nowhere was the shed a tear [Bm] for Ringo
The
Story spread throughout the land [E] that I had beaten Ringo's hand
[Bm] And it was just the years they say that made me [Gb] put my guns away
[Bm] But on his grave, they can't explain [A] the tarnished star above the name
[G] Ringo
[Bm]
Ringo
[N]
The outlaws the gunslingers the Billy the kids and worse say a fellow like the coward that shot Bill Hickok in the back
There's always one like that in every time of history
Most of them were varmints, but every once in a while in one of them
There may have lived a man
[Db] [Abm] Six gun in his hand shot from behind
I thought he was dead or under his heart was an ounce of lead but a spark still burns
I used my knife and late that night.
[Ab] I saved the life of Ringo I
Nursed him till the danger passed the days went [Abm] by he meant it fast and then from dawn till setting Sun
He practiced with that deadly gun and hour on hour.
I watched in awe no human being could match the draw [Ab] Ringo
[Am]
One day we rode the mountain crest and I went east and he went west
I took to law and wore a star while he spread terror near and far with lead and blood he gained such fame all through
The West they feared the name of Ringo
I
Knew someday I'd face the test which one of us would be the best and sure enough the word came down that he was holed
Up in the town.
I left the posse out in the street and I went in alone
[E]
[Bbm] They said my speed was next to none
But my lightning draw had just begun when I heard a blast that stung my wrist
The gun went flying for my fist and I was looking down the board of the deadly 44 of Ringo
They say that was the only time that anyone had seen him smile
He slowly lowered his gun and then he said to me we're even friend
And so at last I understood that there was still a spark of good in Ringo
[Bm] I
Blocked the path of his retreat he [A] turned and stepped into the [G] street a dozen guns spit fire and lead a
[Bm] Moment later he laid dead
The town began to shout and cheer
[A] Nowhere was the shed a tear [Bm] for Ringo
The
Story spread throughout the land [E] that I had beaten Ringo's hand
[Bm] And it was just the years they say that made me [Gb] put my guns away
[Bm] But on his grave, they can't explain [A] the tarnished star above the name
[G] Ringo
[Bm]
Ringo
[N]
Key:
Bm
A
Abm
Ab
E
Bm
A
Abm
They lie in boot hills all through the West
The outlaws the gunslingers the Billy the kids and worse say a fellow like the coward that shot Bill Hickok in the back
There's always one like that in every time of history
Most of them were varmints, but every once in a while in one of them
There may have lived a man _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ Six gun in his hand shot from behind
I thought he was dead or under his heart was an ounce of lead but a spark still burns
I used my knife and late that night.
[Ab] I saved the life of Ringo I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nursed him till the danger passed the days went [Abm] by he meant it fast and then from dawn till setting Sun
He practiced with that deadly gun and hour on hour.
I watched in awe no human being could match the draw [Ab] Ringo _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
One day we rode the mountain crest and I went east and he went west
I took to law and wore a star while he spread terror near and far with lead and blood he gained such fame all through
The West they feared the name of Ringo _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I
Knew someday I'd face the test which one of us would be the best and sure enough the word came down that he was holed
Up in the town.
I left the posse out in the street and I went in alone
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ They _ said my speed was next to none
But my lightning draw had just begun when I heard a blast that stung my wrist
The gun went flying for my fist and I was looking down the board of the deadly 44 of Ringo _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They say that was the only time that anyone had seen him smile
He slowly lowered his gun and then he said to me we're even friend
And so at last I understood that there was still a spark of good in Ringo _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ I
_ Blocked the path of his retreat he [A] turned and stepped into the [G] street a dozen guns spit fire and lead a
_ [Bm] Moment later he laid dead
The town began to shout and cheer
[A] Nowhere was the shed a tear [Bm] for Ringo _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The
Story spread throughout the land [E] that I had beaten Ringo's hand
[Bm] And it was just the years they say that made me [Gb] put my guns away
_ [Bm] But on his grave, they can't explain [A] the tarnished star above the name
[G] Ringo
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ringo _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
The outlaws the gunslingers the Billy the kids and worse say a fellow like the coward that shot Bill Hickok in the back
There's always one like that in every time of history
Most of them were varmints, but every once in a while in one of them
There may have lived a man _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ Six gun in his hand shot from behind
I thought he was dead or under his heart was an ounce of lead but a spark still burns
I used my knife and late that night.
[Ab] I saved the life of Ringo I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nursed him till the danger passed the days went [Abm] by he meant it fast and then from dawn till setting Sun
He practiced with that deadly gun and hour on hour.
I watched in awe no human being could match the draw [Ab] Ringo _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
One day we rode the mountain crest and I went east and he went west
I took to law and wore a star while he spread terror near and far with lead and blood he gained such fame all through
The West they feared the name of Ringo _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I
Knew someday I'd face the test which one of us would be the best and sure enough the word came down that he was holed
Up in the town.
I left the posse out in the street and I went in alone
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ They _ said my speed was next to none
But my lightning draw had just begun when I heard a blast that stung my wrist
The gun went flying for my fist and I was looking down the board of the deadly 44 of Ringo _ _ _
_ _ _ _ They say that was the only time that anyone had seen him smile
He slowly lowered his gun and then he said to me we're even friend
And so at last I understood that there was still a spark of good in Ringo _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ I
_ Blocked the path of his retreat he [A] turned and stepped into the [G] street a dozen guns spit fire and lead a
_ [Bm] Moment later he laid dead
The town began to shout and cheer
[A] Nowhere was the shed a tear [Bm] for Ringo _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The
Story spread throughout the land [E] that I had beaten Ringo's hand
[Bm] And it was just the years they say that made me [Gb] put my guns away
_ [Bm] But on his grave, they can't explain [A] the tarnished star above the name
[G] Ringo
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ringo _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _