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