Sundown (Ballad of Bill Thaxton) chords by Marty Robbins
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Verse 1
(C major) Bill Thaxton (G major) was an ex (C major) ranger
(F major) One of the bravest by (C major) far
It's said (G major) that old Bill was
The fast (C major) est (A minor) man ever
(D major) To pin on a ranger's star (G major)
Stor (C major) ies about (G major) him were (C major) legends
(F major) Bill was the best of the (C major) bold
(G major) Bad men all feared him way back (C major) in his day
(G major) But he was now growing (C major) old
Verse 2
(C major) Into Bill's (G major) town rode an out (C major) law
He (F major) wore his gun low and tied (C major) down
He (G major) reined in his horse and
Announced (C major) to the crowd (A minor)
"If you speak (D major) to me call me Sundown" (G major)
(C major) His clothes were all (G major) dark and fancy (C major)
And topped (F major) by a black leather vest (C major)
Somebody (G major) asked how
he came (C major) by his name
And (G major) if he was one of the (C major) be st
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Verse 3
The (F major) eyes of the tall stranger narrowed
He grinned like the devil possessed
"I never fight till the sun's going down
And (C major) my back is facing the
(F major) West (G major) "
(C major) (F major)
Verse 4
(C major)
Said he wouldn't be (G major) with us to (C major) morrow
He (F major) only rode in for one thing (C major)
He (G major) only stopped by to make
Bill (C major) Thaxton (A minor) die
So (D major) he could add to his fame (G major)
(C major) "Go give Bill Thaxton (G major) a (C major) message
And (F major) tell him a killer's in (C major) town
Tell (G major) him we'll meet at
the en (C major) d of the street
(G major) Just as the sun's going (C major) down"
Somebody said (G major) it had (C major) been years
Since (F major) old Bill had toted a gun (C major)
Sun (G major) down replied that
it was (C major) n't his (A minor) hide
(D major) Killing old Bill would be fun (G major)
The (C major) old ranger sen (G major) t back his (C major) an swer
(F major) "Tell him that I'm on my (C major) way
I've (G major) never ran and I'll
meet (C major) this young man
(G major) At any time of the (C major) day"
Verse 5
(F major) Bill got there just about sunset
It still hung like fire in the sky
In just a few moments out
there in the street
Old (C major) Bill or the outlaw would (F major) die
(G major) (C major)
Verse 6
Slowly Bill slid (G major) from the (C major) saddle
And star (F major) ted to make his advance (C major)
The sun (G major) hit the old ranger
square (C major) in the eye (A minor) s
The (D major) shadows had started to dance (G major)
Bill (C major) started talk (G major) ing to Sun (C major) down
(F major) Judging his distance that (C major) way
Their stride (G major) was the same and
At just (C major) thirty feet
(G major) Both of the men made their play
(C major)
Verse 7
Bill's gun slipped (G major) leather like (C major) lightning
His (F major) forty- four spoke with a whine (C major)
The (G major) sun didn't bother Bill Thaxton (C major) at all (A minor)
Be (D major) cause the old ranger was (G major) blind
Six (C major) shots de (G major) livered their message (C major)
The ranger (F major) had emptied his (C major) gun
(G major) Bill gave a sigh when there was (C major) no reply
He (G major) knew that once more he had (C major) won
The (F major) old ranger lowered his six gun
He just stood there starting ahead
Watching you'd think that old
Bill didn't know
In (C major) front of him Sundown lay (F major) dead
(G major) (C major)
Verse 8
Bill has been gone (G major) for a long (C major) time
But old (F major) timers still can re (C major) call
The (G major) day the old ranger
stood (C major) up to the test
And (G major) proved he was best of them all
(C major) (C major)
Sundown (Ballad of Bill Thaxton)
Marty Robbins
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