Chords for THE STREETS OF LAREDO - Tom Roush
Tempo:
127.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
B
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [A] [D] As I [A] walked out in the [D] streets of [A] Laredo,
[D] As I [Em] walked out [D] in Laredo one [A] day,
[D] I saw a [A] young cowboy [D] all wrapped in white [A] linen,
[G] Wrapped in [Em] white linen [A] and cold [D] as the clay.
[A] I [D] see by [A] your outfit [D] that you [A] are a cowboy,
[D] These words he did [E] say as [D] I slowly [A] walked by.
[D] Come sit down [A] beside me [D] and hear my [A] sad story,
[Bm] I'm shot in [Em] the breast [A] and I'm dying [D] today.
[Bm] T [A] [Em] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]'was once in [A] the saddle [D] I used to go [A] dashing,
[D] T'was once in [Em] the saddle [D] I used to [A] go gay,
[D] First to the [A] tram house [D] and then to [A] the cart house,
[Bm] Got shot in [Em] the breast and [A] I'm dying
[D] today.
[A] [D] Oh, beat the drum [A] slowly and [D] play the [A] five lowly,
[D] Play the [Em] dead march as you [D] carry me [A] along,
[D] Take me to the [A] green valley [D] and lay the [A] sod over me,
[Bm] For I'm a young [Em] cowboy [A] and I know I've [D] done wrong.
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D] [B]
[E] Get six [B] jolly cowboys [E] to carry my [B] coffin,
[E] Get six [F#m] pretty maidens to [E] bear up my [B] paw,
[E] Put bunches [B] of roses [E] all over [B] my coffin,
[C#m] Roses [F#m] to deaden [B] the clods as [E] they fall.
[B] Go
[E] bring me [B] a cow, [E] a cup of [B] cold water,
[E] To cool my [F#m] parched lips, [E] the cowboy [B] then said,
[E] Before [B] I return his [E] soul had to [B] part,
[C#m] And gone to [F#m] the roundup [B] the cowboy was [E] dead.
[C#m] [F#m]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] We beat the [B] drum slowly [E] and played the five [B] lowly,
[E] And [F#m] bitterly wept as [E] we bore him [B] along,
[E] We all loved [B] our comrade so [E] brave, young [B] and handsome,
[C#m] We all loved our [F#m] comrade [B] although [E] he'd done wrong.
[Em] [A]
[D] [A] [D] As I [A] walked out in the [D] streets of [A] Laredo,
[D] As I [Em] walked out [D] in Laredo one [A] day,
[D] I saw a [A] young cowboy [D] all wrapped in white [A] linen,
[G] Wrapped in [Em] white linen [A] and cold [D] as the clay.
[A] I [D] see by [A] your outfit [D] that you [A] are a cowboy,
[D] These words he did [E] say as [D] I slowly [A] walked by.
[D] Come sit down [A] beside me [D] and hear my [A] sad story,
[Bm] I'm shot in [Em] the breast [A] and I'm dying [D] today.
[Bm] T [A] [Em] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]'was once in [A] the saddle [D] I used to go [A] dashing,
[D] T'was once in [Em] the saddle [D] I used to [A] go gay,
[D] First to the [A] tram house [D] and then to [A] the cart house,
[Bm] Got shot in [Em] the breast and [A] I'm dying
[D] today.
[A] [D] Oh, beat the drum [A] slowly and [D] play the [A] five lowly,
[D] Play the [Em] dead march as you [D] carry me [A] along,
[D] Take me to the [A] green valley [D] and lay the [A] sod over me,
[Bm] For I'm a young [Em] cowboy [A] and I know I've [D] done wrong.
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D] [B]
[E] Get six [B] jolly cowboys [E] to carry my [B] coffin,
[E] Get six [F#m] pretty maidens to [E] bear up my [B] paw,
[E] Put bunches [B] of roses [E] all over [B] my coffin,
[C#m] Roses [F#m] to deaden [B] the clods as [E] they fall.
[B] Go
[E] bring me [B] a cow, [E] a cup of [B] cold water,
[E] To cool my [F#m] parched lips, [E] the cowboy [B] then said,
[E] Before [B] I return his [E] soul had to [B] part,
[C#m] And gone to [F#m] the roundup [B] the cowboy was [E] dead.
[C#m] [F#m]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] We beat the [B] drum slowly [E] and played the five [B] lowly,
[E] And [F#m] bitterly wept as [E] we bore him [B] along,
[E] We all loved [B] our comrade so [E] brave, young [B] and handsome,
[C#m] We all loved our [F#m] comrade [B] although [E] he'd done wrong.
Key:
D
A
E
B
Em
D
A
E
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] As I [A] walked out in the [D] streets of [A] Laredo,
[D] As I [Em] walked out [D] in Laredo one [A] day,
[D] I saw a [A] young cowboy _ [D] all wrapped in white [A] linen,
_ [G] _ Wrapped in [Em] white linen [A] and cold [D] as the clay.
_ _ [A] I [D] see by [A] your outfit [D] that you [A] are a cowboy,
[D] These words he did [E] say as [D] I slowly [A] walked by.
[D] Come sit down [A] beside me [D] and hear my [A] sad story,
[Bm] I'm shot in [Em] the breast [A] and I'm dying [D] today. _ _
[Bm] T _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D]'was once in [A] the saddle [D] I used to go [A] dashing,
[D] T'was once in [Em] the saddle [D] I used to [A] go gay,
_ [D] First to the [A] tram house [D] and then to [A] the cart house,
[Bm] Got shot in [Em] the breast and [A] I'm dying _
[D] today.
_ [A] _ _ [D] Oh, beat the drum [A] slowly and [D] play the [A] five lowly,
[D] Play the [Em] dead march as you [D] carry me [A] along,
[D] Take me to the [A] green valley [D] and lay the [A] sod over me,
[Bm] For I'm a young [Em] cowboy [A] and I know I've [D] done wrong.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] Get six [B] jolly _ cowboys [E] to carry my [B] coffin,
[E] Get six [F#m] pretty _ maidens to [E] bear up my [B] paw,
[E] Put bunches [B] of roses _ [E] all over [B] my coffin, _ _
[C#m] _ Roses [F#m] to deaden [B] the clods as [E] they fall.
_ _ [B] Go _
[E] bring me [B] a cow, [E] a cup of [B] cold water,
[E] To cool my [F#m] parched lips, [E] the cowboy [B] then said,
_ [E] Before [B] I return his [E] soul had to [B] part,
_ [C#m] And gone to [F#m] the _ roundup [B] the cowboy was [E] _ dead.
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] We beat the [B] drum slowly [E] and played the five [B] lowly,
[E] And _ [F#m] bitterly wept as [E] we bore him [B] along,
_ [E] We all loved [B] our comrade so [E] brave, young [B] and handsome,
[C#m] We all loved our [F#m] comrade _ [B] although [E] he'd done wrong. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] As I [A] walked out in the [D] streets of [A] Laredo,
[D] As I [Em] walked out [D] in Laredo one [A] day,
[D] I saw a [A] young cowboy _ [D] all wrapped in white [A] linen,
_ [G] _ Wrapped in [Em] white linen [A] and cold [D] as the clay.
_ _ [A] I [D] see by [A] your outfit [D] that you [A] are a cowboy,
[D] These words he did [E] say as [D] I slowly [A] walked by.
[D] Come sit down [A] beside me [D] and hear my [A] sad story,
[Bm] I'm shot in [Em] the breast [A] and I'm dying [D] today. _ _
[Bm] T _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D]'was once in [A] the saddle [D] I used to go [A] dashing,
[D] T'was once in [Em] the saddle [D] I used to [A] go gay,
_ [D] First to the [A] tram house [D] and then to [A] the cart house,
[Bm] Got shot in [Em] the breast and [A] I'm dying _
[D] today.
_ [A] _ _ [D] Oh, beat the drum [A] slowly and [D] play the [A] five lowly,
[D] Play the [Em] dead march as you [D] carry me [A] along,
[D] Take me to the [A] green valley [D] and lay the [A] sod over me,
[Bm] For I'm a young [Em] cowboy [A] and I know I've [D] done wrong.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] Get six [B] jolly _ cowboys [E] to carry my [B] coffin,
[E] Get six [F#m] pretty _ maidens to [E] bear up my [B] paw,
[E] Put bunches [B] of roses _ [E] all over [B] my coffin, _ _
[C#m] _ Roses [F#m] to deaden [B] the clods as [E] they fall.
_ _ [B] Go _
[E] bring me [B] a cow, [E] a cup of [B] cold water,
[E] To cool my [F#m] parched lips, [E] the cowboy [B] then said,
_ [E] Before [B] I return his [E] soul had to [B] part,
_ [C#m] And gone to [F#m] the _ roundup [B] the cowboy was [E] _ dead.
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] We beat the [B] drum slowly [E] and played the five [B] lowly,
[E] And _ [F#m] bitterly wept as [E] we bore him [B] along,
_ [E] We all loved [B] our comrade so [E] brave, young [B] and handsome,
[C#m] We all loved our [F#m] comrade _ [B] although [E] he'd done wrong. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _