Key: C minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Two men rode in from the south,
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They threw a horsehair bridle down,
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we trade this for whiskey rounds
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The Deacon slams a bottle down,
Verse 2
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Their hair was long and black,
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tied up behind their ears
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like one man beside a mirror
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Then someone whispered that beats all,
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their wanted posters on the wall
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Twin brothers name of Sandoval,
horse thieves from Boquillas
Verse 3
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Now the bridle and the belts they wore were
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braided gray and black
belonged to Deacon Black
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The fastest horse for miles around,
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he'd been stolen from the old fairground
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A month ago outside of town
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had fallen hard from grace
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horses that he'd race
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Yea, Deacon he could drink and curse,
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though he still quoted sac red verse
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He was sheriff, judge; he owned the hearse,
Verse 5
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The sky above, the mud below,
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the wind and rain, the sleet and snow
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Two horse thieves from Mexico
drinkin' hard and singin'
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Verse 6
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Deac inquires as to their work
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The man says mister we braid horsehair bridles,
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Yea, that fine bridle we did make,
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a roan horse killed by leg- bone break
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He's horsehair rope now; horse- meat steak,
we cleaned him to the bone
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Verse 7
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Well these gentlemen they were ignorant or didn't
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know just where they were
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measured every word
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You horsehair braidin' sons o' witches
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stole my claim to earthly riches
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Someone go and dig a ditch,
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Verse 8
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searching for his gun
around his sawed off Remington
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The twins, they raised their hands and sneered,
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Deac was grinnin' ear to ear
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He says court's in ses sion, hear ye hear,
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yours truly is presidin'
Verse 9
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Well the trial commenced and ended quick they
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didn't have a hope
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Deac says we'll cut your hair now boys and
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you can braid yourselves a rope
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it says somewhere eye for eye and hair for hair
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Covet not thy neighbors mare,
Verse 10
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it hangs on Deacon's wall
the brothers Sandoval
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And he twisted rope so shiny black,
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the artifact that broke their necks
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Their craftsmanship he did respect,
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Verse 11
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The sky above the mud below,
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the wind and rain, the sleet and snow
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The Deacon's hearse is rollin' slow
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsCm Eb Bb F Ab...
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