Chords for The Marshall Tucker Band "Never Trust A Stranger"
Tempo:
99.15 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Dm
G
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Am]
[G]
[Am] We were riding through the flatlands.
We were searching for the prisoners.
We just rode dead.
I was one of the mean ones.
Rode a chetnut stag on.
And the word was from the main man,
he was mean as hell.
[Dm] Now, Lord, the man,
he never understood [A] the worth of [Am] danger.
[Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
[Am] never trusting it.
[C] And his eyes [E] saw the [Am] better man.
[C]
[Am] [G]
[Am] He chased him to the border,
all the way through El Paso.
Riding along, riding past the sheriff,
said we can't let him go.
[Em]
He [Am] said, let me tell you something,
[C] I've been tracking [Am] for a long time.
They never trust a stranger,
and they take care of their own.
[Dm] He never understood the worth of [Am] danger.
[Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
never [Am] trusting it.
He
[C] [E] saw the [Am] better man.
[Dm]
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[A] [E] [Am]
Today man is an outlaw
on that long road to freedom.
[G] [Am] You work him hard, take his pride,
and then you try to cheat him.
[G] [Am] Then one day you figure out
it's a long, long story.
[G] An outlaw [Am] is a man
who takes care of his own.
[Dm] An outlaw is a man
who never understands the worth [Am] of danger.
[Dm] He learned to see right at the top,
never [Am] trusting it.
[C] And he saw [E] the better [Am] man.
Never trusting [A]
[Am] it.
[Bm] [Am]
[G]
[Am] We were riding through the flatlands.
We were searching for the prisoners.
We just rode dead.
I was one of the mean ones.
Rode a chetnut stag on.
And the word was from the main man,
he was mean as hell.
[Dm] Now, Lord, the man,
he never understood [A] the worth of [Am] danger.
[Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
[Am] never trusting it.
[C] And his eyes [E] saw the [Am] better man.
[C]
[Am] [G]
[Am] He chased him to the border,
all the way through El Paso.
Riding along, riding past the sheriff,
said we can't let him go.
[Em]
He [Am] said, let me tell you something,
[C] I've been tracking [Am] for a long time.
They never trust a stranger,
and they take care of their own.
[Dm] He never understood the worth of [Am] danger.
[Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
never [Am] trusting it.
He
[C] [E] saw the [Am] better man.
[Dm]
[Am]
[E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[A] [E] [Am]
Today man is an outlaw
on that long road to freedom.
[G] [Am] You work him hard, take his pride,
and then you try to cheat him.
[G] [Am] Then one day you figure out
it's a long, long story.
[G] An outlaw [Am] is a man
who takes care of his own.
[Dm] An outlaw is a man
who never understands the worth [Am] of danger.
[Dm] He learned to see right at the top,
never [Am] trusting it.
[C] And he saw [E] the better [Am] man.
Never trusting [A]
[Am] it.
[Bm] [Am]
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_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] We were riding _ through _ the flatlands. _ _ _ _
We were searching for the prisoners.
We just rode dead. _ _ _ _
_ I was one of the mean ones. _
Rode a chetnut stag on. _ _ _ _
And the word was from the main man,
he was mean as hell. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Now, Lord, the man,
he never understood [A] the worth of [Am] danger. _ _ _
_ [Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
[Am] never trusting _ it. _ _
[C] And his eyes _ _ [E] _ saw the [Am] better man.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] He chased him to the border,
_ all the way through El Paso. _ _ _ _ _
_ Riding along, riding past the sheriff,
said we can't let him go.
_ _ _ [Em]
He [Am] said, let me tell you something,
_ _ [C] I've been tracking [Am] for a long time. _ _ _
They never trust a stranger,
_ and they take care of their own. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ He never understood the worth of [Am] danger. _ _ _
[Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
never [Am] trusting it.
He _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] saw the [Am] better man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Today man is an outlaw
_ on that long road to freedom. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] You work him hard, take his pride,
and then you try to cheat him. _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Then one day you figure out
it's a long, long story. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ An outlaw [Am] is a man
who takes care of his own. _ _
_ _ [Dm] An outlaw is a man
who never _ understands the worth [Am] of _ danger. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] He learned to see right at the top, _
never [Am] trusting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.
[C] And he saw _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ the better [Am] man.
_ _ _ _ Never trusting _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] We were riding _ through _ the flatlands. _ _ _ _
We were searching for the prisoners.
We just rode dead. _ _ _ _
_ I was one of the mean ones. _
Rode a chetnut stag on. _ _ _ _
And the word was from the main man,
he was mean as hell. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Now, Lord, the man,
he never understood [A] the worth of [Am] danger. _ _ _
_ [Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
[Am] never trusting _ it. _ _
[C] And his eyes _ _ [E] _ saw the [Am] better man.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] He chased him to the border,
_ all the way through El Paso. _ _ _ _ _
_ Riding along, riding past the sheriff,
said we can't let him go.
_ _ _ [Em]
He [Am] said, let me tell you something,
_ _ [C] I've been tracking [Am] for a long time. _ _ _
They never trust a stranger,
_ and they take care of their own. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ He never understood the worth of [Am] danger. _ _ _
[Dm] He turned to see right at the top,
never [Am] trusting it.
He _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] saw the [Am] better man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Today man is an outlaw
_ on that long road to freedom. _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] You work him hard, take his pride,
and then you try to cheat him. _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] Then one day you figure out
it's a long, long story. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ An outlaw [Am] is a man
who takes care of his own. _ _
_ _ [Dm] An outlaw is a man
who never _ understands the worth [Am] of _ danger. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] He learned to see right at the top, _
never [Am] trusting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.
[C] And he saw _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ the better [Am] man.
_ _ _ _ Never trusting _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _
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