Old betsy chords by Riders In The Sky

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Bang  (F major) goes old Betsy,
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my only gun is  (C major) Betsy.
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side.
The only time I draw my gun,
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believe  (F major) me it is not  (C major) in fun.
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I  (F major) shoot it for defend (C major) ing me.
I shoot for life and liberty.
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Bang  (F major) goes old Betsy,
C 
my one and only Bet (C major) sy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
One day I went away from town,
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I  (F major) aimed at Grin a wild (C major) cat down the beast
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 (F major) And I began  (C major) to stare,
it was a growling grizzly bark
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Bang  (F major) went old Betsy, my one and only Bet (C major) sy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
I was a -gettin' whippin' sticks,
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I  (F major) got myself in (C major) to a fix
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The  (F major) snow was frozen on  (C major) the ground,
a pack of hungry wolves came round
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Bang  (F major) went old Betsy, my one and only Betsy  (C major) 
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
When I was riding through the woods
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to  (F major) trade off skins for  (C major) bought goods
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Forty  (F major) arrows  (C major) hit a tree
and I knew the Sioux were out for me
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Bang  (F major) went old Betsy, my one and only Bet (C major) sy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
The only time I draw my gun,
F 
C 
believe  (F major) me, it is  (C major) not in fun
F 
C 
I  (F major) shoot it for defend (C major) ing me,
I shoot for life and liberty
F 
Bang  (F major) goes old Betsy,
C 
my only gun is  (C major) Betsy,
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side.