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Big Iron chords by
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Kingfish
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Key: D minor
Intro 1
E
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Am
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Verse 1
C
C

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To the town of

Agua Fria rode
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A stranger one fine day
C
C

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Hardly spoke to folks around him
Am
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Didn't have too much to say
F
F

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No one dared to ask his business
C
C

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No one dared to make a slip

The stranger there among them had a
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F
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C
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Big iron on his hip big iron on his hip
Verse 2
C
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It was early in the morning when
Am
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He rode into the town
C
C

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He came riding from the south side
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Slowly looking all around
F
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He's an outlaw loose and running
C
C

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Came a whisper from each lip

And he's here to do some business with
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F
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C
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The big iron on his hip big iron on his hip
Verse 3
C
C

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In this town there lived an outlaw
Am
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By the name of Texas Red
C
C

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Many men had tried to take him
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And that many men were dead
F
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He was vicious and a killer
C
C

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Though a youth of twenty four

And the notches on his pistol
Am
Am

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Numbered one and nineteen more
F
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C
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One and nineteen more
Verse 4
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Am
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C
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Now the stranger started talking
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Made it plain to folks around
C
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He was an Arizonia Ranger
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Wouldn't be too long in town
F
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He came here to take an outlaw
C
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Back alive or maybe dead

And he said it didn't matter that
Am
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He was af ter Texas Red
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C
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after Texas Red
Verse 5
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Wasn't long before this story was
Am
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Relayed to Texas Red
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C

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But the outlaw didn't worry
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Men that tried before were dead
F
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Twenty men had tried to take him
C
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Twenty men had made a slip

Twenty one would be the Ranger with
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The big iron on his hip big iron on his hip

Now the morning passed so quickly and it
Am
Am

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Was time for them to meet
C
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It was twenty past eleven when they
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Walked out in the street
F
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Folks were watching from

their windows
C
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Everybody held their breath

They knew this handsome Ranger was
Am
Am

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About to meet his death
F
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C
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About to meet his death
Interlude 1
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Am
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F
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C
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Verse 6
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There was twenty feet

between them when
Am
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They stopped to make their play
C
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And the swiftness of the Ranger
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Is still talked about today
F
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Texas Red had not cleared leather
C
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When a bullet fairly ripped

And the Ranger's aim was deadly
Am
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With the big iron on his hip
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C
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Big iron on his hip
Verse 7
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It was over in a moment and
Am
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The crowd all gathered 'round
C
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There before them lay the body of
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The outlaw on the ground
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Oh, he might have went on living
C
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But he made one fatal slip

When he tried to match the Ranger with
Am
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C
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Verse 8
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F
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C
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Big iron, big iron

When he tried to match the Ranger with
Am
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F
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The big iron on his hip big
C
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iron on his hip
Outro 1
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Am
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E
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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Big Iron by Bob Weir, Kingfish is D minor.

The primary chords used in Big Iron are A, Dm, F, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 5 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Dm, F, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Big Iron is approximately 113 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Big Iron 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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