Music/Lyrics by Tompall Glaser, and popularized by Marty Robbins. Capos are for the lazy. Em (022000@1) B7Five (x21202@1)brothers who left Arkansas Em (022000@1) B7Set (x21202@1)out to find the gambler who murdered their pa C (x32010@1) GFive (320003@1)brothers, and three in their teens Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) B7 (x21202@1) EmGotta (022000@1)find the man who killed their pa in New Orleans Em (022000@1) B7They (x21202@1)heard of him in Houston, and his trail was leadin' west Em (022000@1) B7He'd (x21202@1)left there many months ago, and so they couldn't rest C (x32010@1) GFive (320003@1)brothers, and three in their teens Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) B7 (x21202@1) EmGotta (022000@1)find the man who killed their pa in New Orleans FmNew (133111@1)Orleans Fm (133111@1) C7The (x32310@1)sun was hot as fire, and the nights were cold as steel Fm (133111@1) C7Hate (x32310@1)was strong, and youth was wild, and so they couldn't feel C# (x43121@1) AbFive (xx1114@1)brothers, and three in their teens Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Fm (133111@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmGotta (133111@1)find the man who killed their pa in New Orleans Fm (133111@1) C7His (x32310@1)trail led to the Badlands, and the desert promised death Fm (133111@1) C7The (x32310@1)gambler's odds were different now, he treasured every breath C# (x43121@1) AbFive (xx1114@1)brothers, and three in their teens Fm (133111@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Fm (133111@1) C7 (x32310@1) FmClose (133111@1)behind the man who killed their pa in New Orleans F#mNew (244222@1)Orleans F#m (244222@1) C#7When (x4342x@1)first they saw the killer, he was by the waterhole F#m (244222@1) C#7Five (x4342x@1)rifles rang out through the night, they killed the gambler cold D (xx0232@1) AFive (x02220@1)brothers, and three in their teens F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#mFinally (244222@1)got the man who killed their pa in New Orleans F#m (244222@1) C#7The (x4342x@1)desert is their keeper now, for this a traveler said F#m (244222@1) C#7That (x4342x@1)poison lived within the hole, now six of them are dead D (xx0232@1) AFive (x02220@1)brothers, and three in their teens F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#mLay (244222@1)beside the man who killed their pa in New Orleans F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) F#m (244222@1) C#7 (x4342x@1) F#mLay (244222@1)beside the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
