Streets Of Laredo Chords by Tex Ritter
Tempo:
63.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A]
As I [E] walked out in [A] the streets of Laredo, As [D] I walked out in [A] Laredo one day,
I [E] spied a young cowboy [A] wrapped up in [E] white linen,
Wrapped up [D] in white linen and cold [A] as the clay.
I see [E] by your outfit [A] that you [E] are a cowboy, These [Bm] words he did say [A] as I boldly [E] stepped by.
Come sit down beside [A] me, hear [E] my sad story, Got [D] shard in the breast [E] and I know I must die.
[A] Oh, beat the drum [D] slowly, lay the fife lowly, [A] Lay the dead march [B] as you carry me along,
[A] Take me to Green [D] Valley, throw the saw to him, [A] For I'm a young cowboy [E] and I know [A] I've done wrong.
It was once in the saddle I [E] used to go dashing, [A] It was once [D] in the saddle I [E] used to go gay,
[A] First got [E] a-drinkin', then to card [A] playin', Got shard in [D] the breast and [A] you see where I lay.
Go bring [E] me a cup, [A] a cup of cold water, To cool [D] my parched lips [A] with, the cowboy then
[Bm] said, Before I got to him, [A] the spirit [E] had left
him, And [D] gone to its maker, [A] the cowboy was dead.
We beat the drum slowly, [D] played the fife lowly, And bitterly wept [D#] as we bore [C#m] him along,
For [A] we all loved our comrade, [D] so brave and so handsome,
[A] We loved our young cowboy, [E] although [A] he'd done wrong.
As I [E] walked out in [A] the streets of Laredo, As [D] I walked out in [A] Laredo one day,
I [E] spied a young cowboy [A] wrapped up in [E] white linen,
Wrapped up [D] in white linen and cold [A] as the clay.
I see [E] by your outfit [A] that you [E] are a cowboy, These [Bm] words he did say [A] as I boldly [E] stepped by.
Come sit down beside [A] me, hear [E] my sad story, Got [D] shard in the breast [E] and I know I must die.
[A] Oh, beat the drum [D] slowly, lay the fife lowly, [A] Lay the dead march [B] as you carry me along,
[A] Take me to Green [D] Valley, throw the saw to him, [A] For I'm a young cowboy [E] and I know [A] I've done wrong.
It was once in the saddle I [E] used to go dashing, [A] It was once [D] in the saddle I [E] used to go gay,
[A] First got [E] a-drinkin', then to card [A] playin', Got shard in [D] the breast and [A] you see where I lay.
Go bring [E] me a cup, [A] a cup of cold water, To cool [D] my parched lips [A] with, the cowboy then
[Bm] said, Before I got to him, [A] the spirit [E] had left
him, And [D] gone to its maker, [A] the cowboy was dead.
We beat the drum slowly, [D] played the fife lowly, And bitterly wept [D#] as we bore [C#m] him along,
For [A] we all loved our comrade, [D] so brave and so handsome,
[A] We loved our young cowboy, [E] although [A] he'd done wrong.
Key:
A
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D
Bm
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A
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
As I [E] walked out in [A] the streets of Laredo, As [D] I walked out in [A] Laredo one day,
I [E] spied a young cowboy [A] wrapped up in [E] white linen,
Wrapped up [D] in white linen and cold [A] as the clay.
I see [E] by your outfit [A] that you [E] are a cowboy, These [Bm] words he did say [A] as I boldly [E] stepped by.
Come sit down beside [A] me, hear [E] my sad story, Got [D] shard in the breast [E] and I know I must die.
[A] _ Oh, beat the drum [D] slowly, lay the fife lowly, [A] Lay the dead march [B] as you carry me along,
[A] Take me to Green [D] Valley, throw the saw to him, [A] For I'm a young cowboy [E] and I know [A] I've done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It was once in the saddle I [E] used to go dashing, [A] It was once [D] in the saddle I [E] used to go gay,
[A] First got [E] a-drinkin', then to card [A] playin', Got shard in [D] the breast and [A] you see where I lay.
Go bring [E] me a cup, [A] a cup of cold water, To cool [D] my parched lips [A] with, the cowboy then
[Bm] said, Before I got to him, [A] the spirit [E] had left
him, And [D] gone to its maker, [A] the cowboy was dead.
We beat the drum slowly, [D] played the fife lowly, And bitterly wept [D#] as we bore [C#m] him along,
For [A] we all loved our comrade, [D] so brave and so handsome,
[A] We loved our young cowboy, [E] although [A] he'd done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
As I [E] walked out in [A] the streets of Laredo, As [D] I walked out in [A] Laredo one day,
I [E] spied a young cowboy [A] wrapped up in [E] white linen,
Wrapped up [D] in white linen and cold [A] as the clay.
I see [E] by your outfit [A] that you [E] are a cowboy, These [Bm] words he did say [A] as I boldly [E] stepped by.
Come sit down beside [A] me, hear [E] my sad story, Got [D] shard in the breast [E] and I know I must die.
[A] _ Oh, beat the drum [D] slowly, lay the fife lowly, [A] Lay the dead march [B] as you carry me along,
[A] Take me to Green [D] Valley, throw the saw to him, [A] For I'm a young cowboy [E] and I know [A] I've done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It was once in the saddle I [E] used to go dashing, [A] It was once [D] in the saddle I [E] used to go gay,
[A] First got [E] a-drinkin', then to card [A] playin', Got shard in [D] the breast and [A] you see where I lay.
Go bring [E] me a cup, [A] a cup of cold water, To cool [D] my parched lips [A] with, the cowboy then
[Bm] said, Before I got to him, [A] the spirit [E] had left
him, And [D] gone to its maker, [A] the cowboy was dead.
We beat the drum slowly, [D] played the fife lowly, And bitterly wept [D#] as we bore [C#m] him along,
For [A] we all loved our comrade, [D] so brave and so handsome,
[A] We loved our young cowboy, [E] although [A] he'd done wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
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