John T. Martin A Cowboy's Last Ride

tom: Am Intro: Am Am C G Am [Primeira Parte] Am C He was born to a West Texas sky G Dm ( D2 Am ) Mama worked the mill and Daddy worked the mine Am C Daddy was a good man, but he liked that corn liquor G E7 F7M Bm- One night he met a man whose draw was quicker Am C The sun rose on a fresh grave. He stood there by his mother G Dm ( D2 Am ) A shovel in one hand and a gun in the other Am C The killer wore a silver star, the boy found him at the bar G E7 F7M Bm- And dropped the hammer on daddy's revolver Am C He fled the law from El Paso to Waco G Dm ( D2 Am ) They ran him south all the way to Lerado Am C He cut a trail to the border on a Palomino quarter G F7M Most of the law never made it to the Rio [Refrão 1] Bm- Am E7 Am He wasn't born a gun fighting man Bm- E7 Am He just played the cards in his hand Am Am7 Am Many men have tried, and many men have died Fm7 E7 Trying to kill the man responsible Am For many a cowboys last ride [Tab 1] [Segunda Parte] Am C She was born a schoolteacher's daughter G Dm (D2 Am ) She'd been raised right and washed by the water Am C She found him hiding in her back yard leaning on the well G E7 F7M Bm- A bullet in his leg and a posse on the hill Am C She hid him in the house when they came around G Dm (D2 Am ) She nursed him to health, and he was never found Am C They wed in the spring, but the word was in the wind G F7M (Bm-) There were holes in his story, tales of past sin Am C Seven months he left his gun hanging on the hearth G Dm (D2 Am ) One night he went for wood, they were waiting in the dark Am C When the shots rang out, she dropped the kettle to the floor G F7M Saw his gun on the mantle, and knew he'd need it no more [Refrão 2] Bm- Am E7 Am She fell in love with a wanted man Bm- E7 Am She stole his heart and his gun hand Am Am7 Am Many men have tried, and many men have died Fm7 E7 But she was the reason D7 E7 For a cowboys last ride Am E7 Am He wasn't born a gun fighting man Bm- E7 Am He just played the cards in his hand Am Am7 Am Many men have tried, and many men have died Fm7 E7 Trying to kill the man responsible Am For many a cowboys last ride [Tab 1] [Final] Am C The sun rose on a fresh grave, she stood there by his mother G Dm (D2 Dm ) A shovel in one hand, and a baby in the other