Big Iron chords by Johnny Cash
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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To the town of Agua Fría
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rode a stranger one fine day
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Hardly spoke to folks around him
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didn't have too much to say
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No one dared to ask his business,
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no one dared to make a slip
For the stranger there among them
Am
had a big iron on his hip
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C
Big iron on his hip
Verse 2
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It was early in the morning
Am
when he rode into the town
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He came riding from the south side
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slowly lookin' all around
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He's an outlaw loose and running,
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came the whisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business
Am
with the big iron on his hip
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C
Big iron on his hip
Verse 3
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In this town there lived an outlaw
Am
by the name of Texas Red
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Many men had tried to take him
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and that many men were dead
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He was vicious and a killer
C
though a youth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol
Am
numbered one an nineteen more
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C
One and nineteen more
Verse 4
C
Now the stranger started talking,
Am
made it plain to folks around
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He was an Arizona ranger,
Am
wouldn't be too long in town
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He came here to take an outlaw
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back alive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter,
Am
he was after Texas Red
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C
After Texas Red
Verse 5
C
The morning passed so quickly
Am
it was time for them to meet
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It was twenty past eleven
Am
when they walked out in the street
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Folks were watching from their windows,
C
everybody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger
Am
was about to meet his death
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C
Was about to meet his death
Verse 6
C
There was forty feet between them
Am
when they stopped to make their play
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And the swiftness of the ranger
Am
is still talked about today
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Texas Red had not cleared leather
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when a bullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly
Am
with the big iron on his hip
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C
The big iron on his hip
Outro 1
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Big i- ron, big i- ron
When he tried to match the ranger
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with the big iron on his hip
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C
The big iron on his hip
Big Iron
Johnny Cash
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