Key: Bb minor
Verse 1
Bm
I have a reputation
that's known throughout the land
G
They say I'm faster on the draw
A
Bm
than any living man
They call me the bad man,
they say I kill for fun
G
They say the only thing I know
A
Bm
is how to use a gun
D
But they don't know the reason
Bm
they branded me as bad
G
This started many years ago
A
Bm
when I was just a lad
I rode into a tattered town
a boy of twenty -three
G
So young and yet that very day
A
I carved my destiny
Bm
I walked into the town
soon
that sad and fateful day
G
Then I began to gamble
A
Bm
to pass the time away
D
Bm
I thought I'd play a hand or two
D
Bm
and hit the trail again
G
But Lady Luck wasn't with me
Bm
and I began to wail
The dealer kept on dealing,
the stakes were getting high
G
And pretty soon there was no one
left to put on
A
Bm
Old Cowboy and I
The minutes seemed like hours,
you couldn't hear a sound
G
We bet and raved
A
Bm
until we laid all our money down
D
The cowboy smiled and showed
his hand
Bm
three aces he did hold
G
But I laid down a royal flush
A
Bm
and reached to claim my gold
The cowboy stood and faced me,
his hands hung at his hips
G
A look of hate was in his eyes,
A
Bm
a smile at her empty lips
He said, young man, slap leather,
I'm known for miles around
G
To keep my reputation up,
A
Bm
I've got to gun you down
D
With a light that's speeding
through and fired,
Bm
one life to pay the cost
G
The cowboy crumbled to the floor,
A
Bm
his reputation lost
Now years have come and years have gone,
and many men have died
G
He's tried his luck
and hoped he'd be
A
Bm
the fastest gun alive
And in my many fights to live,
I wonder if I've won
G
I'm known by all as Batman,
A
Bm
they think I kill for fun
D
Someday I'll meet a cowboy
Bm
whose feet will meet my chest
G
Man, that would end the saga
of
A
Bm
The Bad Man of the West
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