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Big Iron chords by
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins

1959Country
4.9 (58)
Intro 1
Am
Am
E
Am

Verse 1
C

To the town of Agua Fria
Am

rode a stranger one fine day
C

Hardly spoke to folks around him,
Am

didn't have too much to say
F

No one dared to ask his business,
C

no one dared to make a slip

The stranger there among them
Am

had a big iron on his hip
F
C

Big iron on his hip
Verse 2
C

It was early in the morning
Am

when he rode into the town
C

He came riding from the south side,
Am

slowly lookin' all around
F

"He's an outlaw loose and runnin'",
C

came the whisper from each lip

"And he's here to do some business
Am

with a big iron on his hip"
F
C

"Big iron on his hip"
Verse 3
C

In this town there lived an outlaw
Am

by the name of Texas Red
C

Many men had tried to take him
Am

and that many men were dead
F

He was vicious and a killer,
C

though a youth of twenty four

And the notches on his pistol numbered
Am

one and nineteen more
F
C

One and nineteen more
Verse 4
C

Now the stranger started talkin'
Am

made it plain to folks around
C

Was an Arizona ranger,
Am

wouldn't be too long in town
F

He came here to take an outlaw
C

back alive or maybe dead

And he said it didn't matter
Am

he was after Texas Red
F
C

After Texas Red
Verse 5
C

Wasn't long before this story was
Am

relayed to Texas Red
C

But the outlaw didn't worry,
Am

men that tried before were dead
F

Twenty men had tried to take him,
C

twenty men had made a slip

Twenty one would be the ranger
Am

with the big iron on his hip
F
C

Big iron on his hip
Verse 6
C

The morning passed so quickly
Am

it was time for them to meet
C

It was twenty past eleven
Am

when they walked out in the street
F

Folks were watchin' from the windows
C

Every body held their breath

They knew this handsome ranger was
Am

about to meet his death
F
C

About to meet his death
Verse 7
C

There was forty feet between them
Am

When they stopped to make their play
C

And the swiftness of the Ranger
Am

is still talked about today
F

Texas Red had not cleared leather
C

for a bullet fairly ripped

And the ranger's aim was deadly,
Am

with the big iron on his hip
F
C

Big iron on his hip
Verse 8
C

It was over in a moment
Am

and the folks had gathered 'round
C

There before them lay the body
Am

of the outlaw on the ground
F

Oh, he might have went on livin'
C

but he made one fatal slip

When he tried to match the ranger
Am

with the big iron on his hip
F
C

Big iron on his hip
F
C

Big iron, big iron
C

When he tried to match the ranger
Am

with the big iron on his hip
F
C

Big iron on his hip
Am
Am
Am
Am

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