The Cowboy's Lament (The Streets Of Laredo) chords by Eddy Arnold, The Sons Of The Pioneers

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Verse 1
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 (D major) As I  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) walked  (A major) out
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in the  (D major) streets of Laredo,  (A major) 
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As  (D major) I walked  (G major) out in Laredo  (E major) one  (A major) day,
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I  (D major) spied a  (A major) young cowboy
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wrapped  (D major) up in white  (A major) linen
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Wrapped  (D major) up in white  (G major) linen
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as  (E major) cold as  (A major) the  (D major) clay
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I see by  (A major) your outfit that  (D major) you
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are a  (A major) cowboy.
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These  (D major) words he did  (G major) say
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as I  (E major) boldly stepped  (A major) by.
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Come  (D major) sit down  (A major) beside me
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an (D major) d  hear my sad  (A major) story
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I  (D major) was shot in the  (G major) breast
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and I  (E major) know I  (A major) must  (D major) die
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Beat the drum slowly,  (A major) 
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and  (D major) play the fife  (A major) lowly
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Play  (D major) the dead  (G major) march as you
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carry  (E major) me along  (A major) 
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Take me  (D major) through the green valley,  (A major) 
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 (D major) there lay the sod  (A major) or me
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For  (D major) I'm a young cow (G major) boy
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and I  (E major) know I've  (A major) done  (D major) wrong.
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Fetch me  (A major) a  cup,  (D major) a cup of cold  (A major) water
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To  (D major) cool my parched  (G major) lips,
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then the  (E major) poor cowboy said
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 (A major) Before  (D major) I   (A major) re turned,
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 (D major) the spirit had  (A major) left him
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And  (D major) gone to its  (G major) maker,
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the  (E major) cowboy was  (A major) dead  (D major) 
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We beat the drums  (A major) slowly
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and  (D major) played the fife  (A major) lowly
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And  (D major) bitterly wept  (G major) as we  (E major) bore him along  (A major) 
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For we  (D major) all love the  (A major) cowboy,
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So  (D major) brave, young and  (A major) handsome,
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We  (D major) all love the  (G major) cowboy,
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Although  (E major) he  (A major) done wrong.