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Verse 1
(A major) (G major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (D major) As I walked out
in the streets of Laredo,
As I walked out in (A major) Laredo one day,
I (D major) spied a young cowboy
all dressed in white lin (A major) en
All dressed (D major) in white (E minor) linen, as (A major) cold (D major) (G major)
Play (D major) the death march
as you carry me (A major) along
And take (D major) me to the green valley
There (G major) lay the sod o 'er me,
For (D major) I'm a young cowboy,
I (A major) know I've done (D major) wrong.
Go, bring me a cup,
yes, a cup of (A major) cool water,
To (D major) cool my parched lips,
the poor cowboy (A major) said.
But before (D major) I returned,
the spirit (A major) had left him
And he'd (D major) gone to his (E minor) maker,
poor (A major) cowboy is (D major) dead
And beat the drums slowly,
(G major) play the fife lowly,
(D major) play the death march
as you carry me (A major) along.
And take (D major) me to the green valley,
there'll (G major) be the sun o 'er me.
For (D major) I'm a young cowboy,
(A major) I know I've done right. (D major) (G major) (D major)
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