Chords for Webb Wilder- Streets Of Laredo(the Cowboys Lament)
Tempo:
135.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, [C] As I [F] walked out [C] in Laredo [G]
one day,
[C] I saw a [G] young cowboy
[C] dressed in [G] white linen,
[C] Dressed in [F] white linen [G]
and as cold as the
[C] clay.
I see by [G] your outfit [C] that you are [G] a cowboy,
[C] These words he [F] did say as [C] I boldly [G] stepped by.
[C] Come sit down [G] beside me, [C] hear my [G] sad story,
[C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I know I [C] must die.
Play the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] Sound the [F] dead march as [C] you bear me [G] along.
[C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong.
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[C] It was once in [G] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go dashing, [C] Once in [F] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go gazing.
[C] Off to [G] the dram house, [C] off to [G] the card house, [C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I'm dying [C] today.
Beat the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] Sound [F] the dead march as [C] you bear [G] me along.
[C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] Get six [G] strong cowboys [C] to carry [G] my coffin, [C] Six [F] pretty whore [C] gals to sing me [G] a song.
[C] Place [G] bunches of roses [C] on top of [G] my coffin, [C] So they [F] can't smell me [G] as they bear [C] me along.
We played the [G] drum slowly, [C] played the [G] five-blow me, [C] Played the [F] dead march as [C] we bore [G] him along.
Took him to the green valley, laid the sod o'er him.
[C] We all [F] loved our comrade [G] even though he'd done [C] wrong.
As I [G] walked out in [C] the streets [G] of Laredo, [C] As I [G] walked [C] out in Laredo.
[G]
[C]
[G]
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, [C] As I [F] walked out [C] in Laredo [G]
one day,
[C] I saw a [G] young cowboy
[C] dressed in [G] white linen,
[C] Dressed in [F] white linen [G]
and as cold as the
[C] clay.
I see by [G] your outfit [C] that you are [G] a cowboy,
[C] These words he [F] did say as [C] I boldly [G] stepped by.
[C] Come sit down [G] beside me, [C] hear my [G] sad story,
[C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I know I [C] must die.
Play the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] Sound the [F] dead march as [C] you bear me [G] along.
[C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong.
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[C] It was once in [G] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go dashing, [C] Once in [F] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go gazing.
[C] Off to [G] the dram house, [C] off to [G] the card house, [C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I'm dying [C] today.
Beat the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] Sound [F] the dead march as [C] you bear [G] me along.
[C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [F]
[C] [G]
[C] Get six [G] strong cowboys [C] to carry [G] my coffin, [C] Six [F] pretty whore [C] gals to sing me [G] a song.
[C] Place [G] bunches of roses [C] on top of [G] my coffin, [C] So they [F] can't smell me [G] as they bear [C] me along.
We played the [G] drum slowly, [C] played the [G] five-blow me, [C] Played the [F] dead march as [C] we bore [G] him along.
Took him to the green valley, laid the sod o'er him.
[C] We all [F] loved our comrade [G] even though he'd done [C] wrong.
As I [G] walked out in [C] the streets [G] of Laredo, [C] As I [G] walked [C] out in Laredo.
[G]
[C]
[G]
Key:
C
G
F
C
G
F
C
G
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, [C] As I [F] walked out [C] in Laredo [G]
one day, _ _ _
[C] I saw a [G] young cowboy _
[C] dressed in [G] white linen, _
[C] Dressed in [F] white linen [G]
and as cold as the
[C] clay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I see by [G] your outfit [C] that you are [G] a cowboy,
[C] These words he [F] did say as [C] I boldly [G] stepped by. _ _ _
[C] Come sit down [G] beside me, [C] hear my [G] sad story, _
[C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I know I [C] must die.
_ _ _ Play the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] Sound the [F] dead march as [C] you bear me [G] along.
_ [C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] _ I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[C] It was once in [G] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go dashing, [C] Once in [F] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go gazing. _
[C] Off to [G] the dram house, [C] off to [G] the card house, [C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I'm dying [C] today. _
Beat the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] _ Sound [F] the dead march as [C] you bear [G] me along.
[C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] _ I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Get six [G] strong cowboys [C] to carry [G] my coffin, _ [C] Six [F] pretty whore [C] gals to sing me [G] a song.
[C] Place _ [G] bunches of roses [C] on top of [G] my coffin, [C] So they [F] can't smell me [G] as they bear [C] me along.
We played the [G] drum slowly, [C] played the [G] five-blow me, [C] _ Played the [F] dead march as [C] we bore [G] him along.
Took him to the green valley, laid the sod o'er him.
[C] We all [F] loved our comrade [G] even though he'd done [C] wrong.
As I [G] walked out in [C] the streets [G] of Laredo, [C] As I [G] walked [C] out in Laredo.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, [C] As I [F] walked out [C] in Laredo [G]
one day, _ _ _
[C] I saw a [G] young cowboy _
[C] dressed in [G] white linen, _
[C] Dressed in [F] white linen [G]
and as cold as the
[C] clay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I see by [G] your outfit [C] that you are [G] a cowboy,
[C] These words he [F] did say as [C] I boldly [G] stepped by. _ _ _
[C] Come sit down [G] beside me, [C] hear my [G] sad story, _
[C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I know I [C] must die.
_ _ _ Play the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] Sound the [F] dead march as [C] you bear me [G] along.
_ [C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] _ I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[C] It was once in [G] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go dashing, [C] Once in [F] the saddle [C] I used to [G] go gazing. _
[C] Off to [G] the dram house, [C] off to [G] the card house, [C] Shot in [F] the breast and [G] I'm dying [C] today. _
Beat the [G] drum slowly, [C] play the [G] five-blow me, [C] _ Sound [F] the dead march as [C] you bear [G] me along.
[C] Take me to the [G] green valley, [C] lay the [G] sod o'er me.
[C] _ I'm a [F] young cowboy [G] and I know I've [C] done wrong. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Get six [G] strong cowboys [C] to carry [G] my coffin, _ [C] Six [F] pretty whore [C] gals to sing me [G] a song.
[C] Place _ [G] bunches of roses [C] on top of [G] my coffin, [C] So they [F] can't smell me [G] as they bear [C] me along.
We played the [G] drum slowly, [C] played the [G] five-blow me, [C] _ Played the [F] dead march as [C] we bore [G] him along.
Took him to the green valley, laid the sod o'er him.
[C] We all [F] loved our comrade [G] even though he'd done [C] wrong.
As I [G] walked out in [C] the streets [G] of Laredo, [C] As I [G] walked [C] out in Laredo.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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