Bad Man chords by
Conway Twitty
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
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I have a reputation
that's known throughout the land
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They say I'm faster on the draw
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than any living man
They call me the bad man,
they say I kill for fun
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They say the only thing I know
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is how to use a gun
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But they don't know the reason
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they branded me as bad
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It started many years ago
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when I was just a lad
I rode into a cattle town,
a boy of twenty -three
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So young as yet that very day
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I carved my destiny
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I walked into the town saloon
that sad and fateful day
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And I began to gamble
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to pass the time away
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C
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I thought I'd play a hand or two
and hit the trail again
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F
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But lady luck was with me
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Am
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and I began to win
The dealer kept on dealing,
the stakes were getting high
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And pretty soon there was no one left
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Am
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but an old cowboy and I
The minute seemed like hours,
you couldn't hear a sound
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We bet and raised
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until we'd laid all our money down
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The cowboy smiled and showed his hand,
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three aces he did hold
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But I laid down a royal flush
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Am
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and reached to claim my gold
The cowboy stood and faced me,
his hands hung at his hips
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A look of hate was in his eyes,
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a smile had left his lips
He said, young man, slap leather,
I'm known for miles around
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To keep my reputation up,
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Am
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I've got to gun you down
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With the lightning speed we
drew and fired,
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one life to be the cost
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The cowboy crumbled to the floor,
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his reputation lost
Now years have come and years have gone,
and many men have died
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He's tried his luck
and hoped he'd be the
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fastest gun alive
And in my many fights to live,
I wonder if I've won
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I'm known by all as Batman,
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Am
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they think I kill for fun
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Someday I'll meet a cowboy
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whose speed will meet the test
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And that will end the saga
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