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