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...