The Streets Of Laredo

The Streets Of Laredo easy guitar chords by Johnny Cash

2002Country
Guitar
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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    As 
    walked 
    out 
    on 
    the 
    streets 
    of 
    La
    redo 

    As 
    walked 
    out 
    on 
    La
    redo 
    one 
    day 

    spied 
    young 
    cowboy 

    wrapped 
    in 
    white 
    linen 

    Wrapped 
    in 
    white 
    linen 
    as 
    cold 
    as 
    the 
    clay 

    Verse 2
    "I 
    can 
    see 
    by 
    your 
    outfit 

    that 
    you 
    are 
    cowboy." 

    These 
    words 
    he 
    did 
    say 

    as 
    boldly 
    walked 
    by 

    "Come 
    an' 
    sit 
    down 
    be
    side 
    me 

    an' 
    hear 
    my 
    sad 
    story" 

    "I'm 
    shot 
    in 
    the 
    breast 

    an' 
    know 
    must 
    die." 

    Verse 3
    "It 
    was 
    once 
    in 
    the 
    saddle, 

    used 
    to 
    go 
    dashing" 

    "Once 
    in 
    the 
    saddle, 
    used 
    to 
    go 
    gay" 

    "First 
    to 
    the 
    card-house 

    and 
    then 
    down 
    to 
    Rose's" 

    "But 
    I'm 
    shot 
    in 
    the 
    breast 

    and 
    I'm 
    dying 
    to
    day." 

    Verse 4
    "Get 
    six 
    jolly 
    cowboys 
    to 
    carry 
    my 
    coffin" 

    "Six 
    dance-hall 
    maidens 
    to 
    bear 
    up 
    my 
    pal" 

    "Throw 
    bunches 
    of 
    roses 
    all 
    over 
    my 
    coffin" 

    "Roses 
    to 
    deaden 
    the 
    clods 
    as 
    they 
    fall." 

    Chorus 1
    "Then 
    beat 
    the 
    drum 
    slowly, 

    play 
    the 
    Fife 
    lowly" 

    "Play 
    the 
    dead 
    march 
    as 
    you 
    carry 
    me 
    a
    long" 

    "Take 
    me 
    to 
    the 
    green 
    valley, 

    lay 
    the 
    sod 
    o'er 
    me" 

    "I'm 
    young 
    cowboy 

    and 
    know 
    I've 
    done 
    wrong." 

    Verse 5
    "Then 
    go 
    write 
    letter 

    to 
    my 
    gray-haired 
    mother" 

    "An' 
    tell 
    her 
    the 
    cowboy 

    that 
    she 
    loved 
    has 
    gone" 

    "But 
    please 
    not 
    one 
    word 

    of 
    the 
    man 
    who 
    had 
    killed 
    me" 

    "Don't 
    mention 
    his 
    name 

    and 
    his 
    name 
    will 
    pass 
    on." 

    Verse 6
    When 
    thus 
    he 
    had 
    spoken, 

    the 
    hot 
    sun 
    was 
    setting 

    The 
    streets 
    of 
    La
    redo 
    grew 
    cold 
    as 
    the 
    clay 

    We 
    took 
    the 
    young 
    cowboy 

    down 
    to 
    the 
    green 
    valley 

    And 
    there 
    stands 
    his 
    marker, 

    we 
    made, 
    to 
    this 
    day 

    Chorus 2
    We 
    beat 
    the 
    drum 
    slowly 

    and 
    played 
    the 
    Fife 
    lowly 

    Played 
    the 
    dead 
    march 

    as 
    we 
    carried 
    him 
    a
    long 

    Down 
    in 
    the 
    green 
    valley, 

    laid 
    the 
    sod 
    o'er 
    him 

    He 
    was 
    young 
    cowboy 

    and 
    he 
    said 
    he'd 
    done 
    wrong 

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