Intro:
Bb Eb G Eb
F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2---------|
C |------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|----3-------------|
Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-|
Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-------|
Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|--------------4---|
F |--------------2---|------------------|2---------2-------|------------------|
Repeat.
Verse 1:
Bb Eb G Eb
F |--------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0--2-----------|
C |--------0-2---------|----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|-----3---------------|
Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2------|
Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0------------|
Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|----------------4------|
F |----------------2---|----------------|2---------2-------|-----------------------|
Early one morning with time to kill I borrowed Jeb's and sat on the hill
rifle
Bb Eb G Eb
F |------------------|------0-2---------|------------------|------0-2-------------|
C |------0-2---------|----3-------3----3-|--------2---------|----3----------------|
Ab|----2-------2---2-|--2---------------|------2-----2---2-|--2---------2---2-----|
Eb|--2---------------|0---------0-------|----4-------------|0---------0-----------|
Bb|0---------0-------|--------------2---|--4-----------0---|----------------4-----|
F |----------------2---|----------------|2---------2-------|----------------------|
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain I drew a bead on to practice my aim
him
Cm Fadd4/A Fadd4 Bb
F |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
C |------2-3---------|------2-3---------|------2-3---------|------0-2---2---2-|
Ab|----4-------4---4-|----4-------4---4-|----4-------4---4-|----2-------------|
Eb|--4---------------|--2---------------|--2---------------|--2---------------|
Bb|2---------2---0---|------------------|------------------|0---------0---2---|
F |------------------|4---------4---2---|0---------4---0---|------------------|
My brother's rifle went off in my a shot rang out across the land
hand
Eb G Bb Eb
F |------0-2---------|------------------|------------------|------0-2--------------|
C |----3-------3---3-|--------2---------|-------0-2---------|----3---------3---3---|
Ab|--2---------------|-------2-----2---2-|----2-------2---2-|--2-------------------|
Eb|0---------0-------|----4---------0---|--2---------------|0---------0------------|
Bb|--------------2---|--4---------------|0---------0-------|--------------2--------|
F |------------------|2---------2-------|--------------2---|-----------------------|
The horse he kept the rider was dead I hung my head I hung my head
running
That's it for the guitar. It just repeats the intro between verses, and repeats the last two
bars of the verse at the end of verses 2-4.
