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Belle Starr chords by
James Talley
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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A

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Verse 1
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D

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Bell star, bell star,
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tell me where have you gone?
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A

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Since old Oklahoma's red sand hills

you roamed.

Is it heaven's wide streets
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G

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where you're ty ing your reins?
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A

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Or single footing somewhere below?
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D

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Eight men, they say,
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G

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combed your wavy black hair.
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A

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Eight men do the feel
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of your dark velvet waist.

Eight men knew the touch
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G

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of your tan circling skirt
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A

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Eight men heard the bark of the guns
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D

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that you wore Cole Younger was
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G

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the first father of your girl
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A

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The name that you picked for your daughter

was Pearl Cole robbed the bank
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G

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and he drew the life's line
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But I heard he was pardoned
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after twenty years' time
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D

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Your Cherokee lover,
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Blue Duck was his name
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A

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He loved you in the sand hills
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before your great fame
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Blue Duck stopped the bullet in 1885
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Now your blue duck's no longer alive

You took Jim Ridd
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to your warm wedding bed
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A

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From out of your love was
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born the boy Ed

Some pal killed Jim Ridd
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by the dark of the moon
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And your son Ed was blowed down
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in a drunken saloon

Bell star, bell star,
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tell me where have you gone
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A

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D

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Since old Oklahoma's red sand hills

you roamed

Is it heaven's wide streets
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G

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where you're tying your reins
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Or single footing somewhere below?
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Next came Bob Younger,
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you loved him so well
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A

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He rode with the James Boys
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out on the Long Trail

Bob was caught in Minnesota,
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in Northfield they say
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A

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And he died down in jail
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with a long rusted chain

Then you made love to
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William Clark Quantrell
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A

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Civil War guerrillas in Missouri Hills

He hit Lawrence, Kansas
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and fought them still
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When he rode out to Hundred Lake Hill

Bell Star, Bell Star,
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tell me where have you gone
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A

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Since old Oklahoma's red sand hills

you roamed

Is it heaven's wide streets
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where you're tying your reins
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Or single footing somewhere below
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They tell me you could have,
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they say that you might
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A

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I loved Frank James on a
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couple of nights

Frank fought the Midland Railroad
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down near to death
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And in 1915
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Frank threw his last breath

Bell star, bell star,
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my times are getting late
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I've told of your lovers,
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I've told of their fate

Your friend Jesse James
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had a wife and a son,
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but Jesse got shot down

by the Ford Brothers'
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gun.
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Eight men, they say,
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combs your wavy black hair
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A

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Eight men knew the feel
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of your dark velvet waist

Eight men knew the touch
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of your tan circling skirt
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Aiden men heard the bark

of the guns
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that you wore
Outro 1
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Belle Starr by James Talley is D major.

The primary chords used in Belle Starr are A, D, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Belle Starr is approximately 120 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Belle Starr using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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