Chords for Rodney Crowell | Treetop Slim and Billy Lowgrass
Tempo:
103.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tree Top Slim was a ganglin' lad, [G] stood six foot [A] six at twelve.
On Painted Pony into town, [G] his broken [A] shoes scraped the ground.
[G] Talk [D] about [A] a rifle shot, [G] Tree [D] Top Slim [A] was really hot.
Billy Lowgrass he was small, [G] just [D] barely pushing [A] five feet tall.
[G] When [D] he drew [A] his pistol,
[G] everybody [D] [A] knowed his [D] name.
Billy Lowgrass better think [F#m] fast, come on Slim.
The chances, Slim, they [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on [A] hiding, Tree Top Slim and Billy [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Fredonia Lawmen [A] are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out in [A] the land of pine [G] cones.
Life [D] of crime [A] won't last too [G] long.
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [E]
[A] Tree Top Slim, it's sink or swim [F#m] now, Billy Low you ought to know.
They [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on hiding, [A] Tree Top Slim and Billy [G] Lowgrass.
Texas [D] Rangers [A] are closing in [G] fast, [D] hiding out [A] in the piney woods.
[G] [D] Robbing banks [A] won't do you no [D] good.
[E] [A] Tree Top Slim and [D] Billy [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Texas [A] Lawmen are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out [A] in the deep pine fields.
[G] [D] Robbing banks [A] just ain't the ticket.
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[N]
On Painted Pony into town, [G] his broken [A] shoes scraped the ground.
[G] Talk [D] about [A] a rifle shot, [G] Tree [D] Top Slim [A] was really hot.
Billy Lowgrass he was small, [G] just [D] barely pushing [A] five feet tall.
[G] When [D] he drew [A] his pistol,
[G] everybody [D] [A] knowed his [D] name.
Billy Lowgrass better think [F#m] fast, come on Slim.
The chances, Slim, they [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on [A] hiding, Tree Top Slim and Billy [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Fredonia Lawmen [A] are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out in [A] the land of pine [G] cones.
Life [D] of crime [A] won't last too [G] long.
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [E]
[A] Tree Top Slim, it's sink or swim [F#m] now, Billy Low you ought to know.
They [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on hiding, [A] Tree Top Slim and Billy [G] Lowgrass.
Texas [D] Rangers [A] are closing in [G] fast, [D] hiding out [A] in the piney woods.
[G] [D] Robbing banks [A] won't do you no [D] good.
[E] [A] Tree Top Slim and [D] Billy [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Texas [A] Lawmen are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out [A] in the deep pine fields.
[G] [D] Robbing banks [A] just ain't the ticket.
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[N]
Key:
A
D
G
E
F#m
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Tree Top Slim was a ganglin' lad, [G] stood six foot [A] six at twelve.
_ On Painted Pony into town, [G] his broken [A] shoes scraped the ground.
[G] Talk [D] about [A] a rifle shot, [G] Tree [D] Top Slim [A] was really hot. _ _ _ _
_ Billy Lowgrass he was small, [G] just [D] barely pushing [A] five feet tall.
[G] When [D] he drew [A] his pistol, _ _
[G] everybody [D] _ _ [A] knowed his [D] name.
Billy Lowgrass better think [F#m] fast, come on Slim.
The chances, Slim, they [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on [A] hiding, Tree Top Slim and Billy _ [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Fredonia Lawmen [A] are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out in [A] the land of pine [G] cones.
Life [D] of crime [A] won't last too [G] long.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Tree Top Slim, it's sink or swim [F#m] now, Billy Low you ought to know.
They [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on hiding, [A] Tree Top Slim and Billy _ [G] Lowgrass.
Texas [D] Rangers [A] are closing in [G] fast, [D] hiding out [A] in the piney woods.
[G] _ [D] Robbing banks [A] won't do you no [D] good. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Tree Top Slim and [D] Billy [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Texas [A] Lawmen are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out [A] in the deep pine fields.
[G] _ [D] Robbing banks [A] just ain't the ticket. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ Tree Top Slim was a ganglin' lad, [G] stood six foot [A] six at twelve.
_ On Painted Pony into town, [G] his broken [A] shoes scraped the ground.
[G] Talk [D] about [A] a rifle shot, [G] Tree [D] Top Slim [A] was really hot. _ _ _ _
_ Billy Lowgrass he was small, [G] just [D] barely pushing [A] five feet tall.
[G] When [D] he drew [A] his pistol, _ _
[G] everybody [D] _ _ [A] knowed his [D] name.
Billy Lowgrass better think [F#m] fast, come on Slim.
The chances, Slim, they [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on [A] hiding, Tree Top Slim and Billy _ [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Fredonia Lawmen [A] are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out in [A] the land of pine [G] cones.
Life [D] of crime [A] won't last too [G] long.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Tree Top Slim, it's sink or swim [F#m] now, Billy Low you ought to know.
They [D] got faster horses, grown men riding.
[E] Two young boys can't go on hiding, [A] Tree Top Slim and Billy _ [G] Lowgrass.
Texas [D] Rangers [A] are closing in [G] fast, [D] hiding out [A] in the piney woods.
[G] _ [D] Robbing banks [A] won't do you no [D] good. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Tree Top Slim and [D] Billy [G] Lowgrass.
[D] Texas [A] Lawmen are dogging your [G] ass, [D] hiding out [A] in the deep pine fields.
[G] _ [D] Robbing banks [A] just ain't the ticket. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _