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