Red Headed Stranger chords by Chris LeDoux

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Now the redheaded stranger,
from Blue Rock, Montana
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Rode into town  (A major) one day
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 (D major) Between his knees was a raging
black stallion
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Walkin' be (E major) hind was a
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 (A major) bay
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 (D major) Now the redheaded stranger
had eyes like the thunder
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His lips were sad and tight  (A major) 
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Cause his little  (D major) lost love
lay asleep on the hillside
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And  (A major) his heart was heavy  (D major) as night

Verse 2
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[Chorus] So don't  (G major) 
boss him
Don't cross him
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He's  (D major) wild in his sorrow
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He's riding and hidin' his  (A major) pain
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Don't  (G major) fight him
Don't spite him
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Just  (D major) wait 'til tomorrow  (A major) 
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Maybe he'll ride on  (D major) again  (G major)  (D major) 

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Verse 3
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Now  (D major) the yellow- haired lady
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leaned out of her window  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (A major) And  (D major) watched as he passed her away  (A major) 
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She  (D major) drew back at fear at
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the sight  (G major) of the stal (D major) lion
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But  (E major) cast greedy eyes on the bay
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 (A major) But  (D major) she didn't know that the
dancin' bay pony
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Meant more to him than life  (A major) 
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Cause  (D major) this was the horse that
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his little  (G major) lost darlin'  (D major) 
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Had ridden  (A major) when she was his wife  (D major) 
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Interlude 1

Verse 4
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[Chorus] Now the  (D major) 
yellow- haired lady went
down to the tavern
And looked up the stranger
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 (A major) there
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When he bought  (D major) her some drinks,
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and he gave  (G major) her some money  (D major) 
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But she  (E major) just didn't seem to care  (A major) 
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She  (D major) followed him out as
he saddled the stallion
And he laughed when she grabbed
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for the bay  (A major) 
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Well he shot  (D major) her so quick,
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they had no  (G major) time to warn  (D major) her
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She  (A major) never heard anyone say

Interlude 2
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 (D major)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (G major)  (D major) 
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 (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 5
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[Chorus] Now the  (D major) 
yellow- haired lady
was buried at sunset
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The stranger went free, of course  (A major) 
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 (D major) Cause you can't hang a man
for shootin' a woman
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Who's tryin' to  (E major) steal your horse
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 (A major) Now  (D major) this is the tale of the red
headed stranger
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And if he should pass your way  (A major) 
Stay out of the path
of the raging black stallion
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And  (A major) don't lay a hand on the  (D major) bay