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