INTRO: D

(Waylon Jennings:)
DYou'd (xx0232@1)have thought a king had died
DThe (xx0232@1)way those people cried
G (320003@1)                        DInstead (xx0232@1)of one more broken entertainer

(Kris Kristofferson:)
It struck those in his trade
He could have had it made
If he'd only been a little saner

(Waylon Jennings:)
AThey (x02220@1)traveled far to see him
(Kris Kristofferson:)
D (xx0232@1)                     GOh, (320003@1)the humble and the high
(Waylon Jennings:)
D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)           F#mThey (244222@1)said goodbye as if he were a friend

Chorus:
(All:)
ANow (x02220@1)somewhere he is smiling
D (xx0232@1)                   GOn (320003@1)those who idolized him
D (xx0232@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)    F#mBut (244222@1)would they even recognize him
A (x02220@1)              DIf (xx0232@1)he came back again?

(Willie Nelson:)
He was born of modest means
But had outrageous dreams
They never let him rest
Till he fulfilled them

(Johnny Cash:)
While he rode that train of song
His devils tagged along
The whiskey and the pills
Just couldn't kill him

(Willie Nelson:)
He didn't mean to be a rebel
(Johnny Cash:)
Ah, the real ones never do
(Willie Nelson:)
They're born apart from ordinary men

Chorus...

(Waylon Jennings:)
AIt's (x02220@1)an old familiar story
(Kris Kristofferson:)
D (xx0232@1)                            GBut (320003@1)it's a damn shame none-the-less
(Willie Nelson:)
DThey (xx0232@1)don't forgive his kind
(Johnny Cash:)
D (xx0232@1)                         ATill (x02220@1)they lay them down to rest

Chorus...