Who's Gene Autry? chords by Johnny Cash

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Intro 1

Verse 1

Whoopi tai ai oh,

rockin' to and fro

Back in the saddle again

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Verse 2

My little boy said, "Daddy,

who's Gene Autry?"

His old movie was comin' on TV

And I said, "Let me tell

you about him, son"

And I took him upon my knee

Verse 3
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"Why, when I was a little
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boy about your size
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And just about every Saturday night
When I could scrape up a dime
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for the movies
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And when my Daddy said alright"

Verse 4
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"I'd be right downtown
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at the picture show
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Like everybody else that could
To see a handsome man
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On a big fine stallion goin' about,

Verse 5
doin' good"
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Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh,
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rockin' to and fro
Put him back in the saddle
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again
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Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way
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Back in the saddle again"
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Verse 6
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"Well, he could ride his horse
and play his guitar
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And sing all at the same time
And I was ridin' right along
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there beside him
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On that broomstick pony of mine"

Verse 7
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"And you know his pistol
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never ran out of bullets
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When the bad guys had to be stopped
And somehow his bullets
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never drew any blood
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But the bad guys dropped
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when he shot"

Verse 8

"Yeah, old Gene was an image of justice

And goodness and purity

And in the eyes of a poor, little country boy

He made the world look better to me"

Verse 9
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C 
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C 
Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh,
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rockin' to and fro
Put him back in the saddle
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again
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Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way
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Back in the saddle again"
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Verse 10
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"And you know the way
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He rescued the rancher's daughter
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He'd sent a thrill right up the aisle
And the endin' would
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always send us home
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With a good victorious smile"

Verse 11
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"Now you ask me,
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'Who's Gene Autry?'
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Well, son, go ahead and
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watch the show
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And then ride off into the sunset with him
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Like I did forty years ago"

Verse 12
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Singin', "Whoopi tai ai oh,
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rockin' to and fro
Put him back in the saddle
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again
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Whoopi tai ai yeh, let him go on his way
D 
Back in the saddle again"
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D 