Extract from the 1953 film Calamity Jane.
This song is actually in F so to keep it simple (and in key) I play with my capo on 5.
Tabbed from a youtube video so any corrections etc welcome!
Verse 1
C
Oh the Deadwood stage is rolling on over the plains
G
With the curtains flapping and the driver slapping the reins
C
Beautiful sky a wonderful day
G C
Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away
Verse 2
C
Oh the Deadwood stage is heading on over the hills
G
Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills
C
Dangerous land no time to delay
G C
So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away
Bridge
F C G C
We're heading straight for town loaded down with a fancy cargo
F C G G
Care of Wells and Fargo Illinois - boy
Verse 3
C
Oh the Deadwood stage is coming on over the crest
G
Like a homing pigeon that's hankering after its nest
C
Twenty three miles we've covered today
G C
So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away
Bridge
F C G C
The wheels go turning round homeward bound can't you hear them humming
F C G G
Happy times are coming for to stay - hey
Verse 4
C
We'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon
G
And our hearts are thumping like a mandolin plunking a tune
C
When I get home I'm fixing to stay
G C
So whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away
G G C
Whip crack away whip crack away whip crack away
