Kunci: E major•
Intro 1
E
B
E
Verse 1
I was rolling around
I was feelin' kinda mean
E
Strolled along home and I went to bed
Well I laid my pistol up un
B
E
der my head
Verse 2
Am
A
(He strolled along home)
I took my time
Am
E
(And he went to bed)
(Laid his pistrol)
Big 22"
Verse 3
I keep it handy
E
Well early in the mornin'
bout the break of day
B
I figured it was time to make a getaway
E
Steppin' right along but I
was steppin' too slow
B
Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico
Verse 4
I were a hot- footin' it
E
(But he was steppin' too slow)
It was a sultry day
B
(Got surrounded by a sheriff)
Boxed in
I didn't even have a chance
Verse 5
to see the country
E
When I was arrested well
I didn't have a dime
The sheriff said,
B
'Son you're riding free this time
won't need a cent
'Cause the great state of Texas
Verse 6
A
('Cause where you're going)
I think he means jail
Well he knows I'm broke
B
('Cause the great state of Texas)
Yippee!
Verse 7
I'm mighty grateful fellas
E
Well I didn't have a key and
I didn't have a file
Naturally I stayed around
B
E
until my trial
Judge was an old man, Ninety- three
And I didn't like the way the
B
E
jury looked at me
Verse 8
A
(Well the judge was an old man)
(Ninety- three)
Entirely too old
I think they were suspicious
Verse 9
E
(The judge and jury they did agree)
(They all said murder in
B
E
the first degree)
E
'Well I dunno whether to hang you or not,
But this here killin' of deputy sheriffs has
just naturally got to stop'
C
F
(You gotta point there judge)
Verse 10
F
It was a most unsatisfactory trial
They gave me ninety- nine years
C
F
on the hard rock pile
Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground
And all I ever did was shoot a
C
F
Bb
deputy down
Verse 11
Bb
(Ninety and nine) It could
have been life
They might- a hung me
Am
C
Am
(And all he ever did,
Gm
F
Gm
This whole
a lesson to me
(Bang! You're dead!)
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