Intro riff:(mess with it till it sounds right, this is just a guideline) Em D ________2p0_______0_______________2p0_______0______ _____________0__________________________3__________ ____0________0_________________2________2__________ 2___________________________0______________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ C G D Em I come from Birmingham , by way of Lousianne, C G Em D into this no man's land where life and death are intertwined. C G D Em Me and my brother Les,heard about this land out west, C G D Em So we put our horses to the test, to see what we could find. on the last Em of every verse play the intro riff twice, then continue. C G D Em We'd been out about six weeks, and set up camp along side this creek, C G Em D I was young and he was green, but I tried to look after him. C G D Em Two brothers bedded down that night only one would see the morning light, C G D Em Waylaid by a lawless man and left alone to die. C G D Em Now it all seems like a dream I awoke to the sounds of my brother's screams, C G Em D Then I felt that awful pain as the bullet crashed into my side. C G D Em I'm not sure how far I ran, I never saw my brother again, C G D Em but the image of that man is burned into my mind. C G D Em Now it's, Fort Worth June 21st, Hell's Half Acre with its streets of dirt, C G Em D Lies before me like a dirty shirt, and I wait patiently. C G D Em A horse in the stable begins to whine, as the rider approaches the church bells chime, C G D Em Now its just a matter of time, and I got plenty. C G D Em He never saw what spooked his mare, but when he hit the ground I was standing there, C G Em D He drew his pistol but I did'nt care, I just laughed. C G D Em He looked in my eyes and knew I was the one, only this time I did'nt run. C G D Em I walked away and my job was done, but he knows, that I'll be back. C D Em Mmmmmmm ,Hmmmmmmm ,Hmmmmmmmm C G D Em Now guilt is a devil in layman's clothes when a man's mind wanders unopposed, C G Em D It conjures up many ghosts, that will haunt his dreams. C G D Em After weeks without sleep in a cheap hotel he finds the only way out of this hell, C G D Em Is to pull his pistol on himself and now we'll both rest in peace. Intro riff twice, then single strum Em.
