Burl Ives - Cowboys lament

As ^FI walked ^C7out in the str^Feets of Lar^C7edo As ^FI walked ^Bbout in Lar^Fedo one d^C7ay I sp^Fied a young c^C7owboy all wr^Fapped in white l^C7inen Wr^Fapped in white l^Bbinen as c^C7old as the cl^Fay

I s^Fee by your o^C7utfit that y^Fou are a c^C7owboy Th^Fese words he did s^Bbay as I b^Foldly walked ^C7by Come s^Fit down bes^C7ide me and h^Fear my sad st^C7ory I'm sh^Fot in the br^Bbeast and I k^C7now I must d^Fie

It was ^Fonce in the s^C7addle I ^Fused to go d^C7ashing ^FOnce in the s^Bbaddle I ^Fused to go g^C7ay F^First down to R^C7osie's and th^Fen to the c^C7ard house Got sh^Fot in the br^Bbeast and I'm d^C7ying tod^Fay

Get s^Fixteen g^C7amblers to h^Fandle my c^C7offin Get s^Fix jolly c^Bbowboys to s^Fing me a s^C7ong T^Fake me to the gr^C7aveyard and l^Fay the sod ^C7o'er me For ^FI'm a young c^Bbowboy and kn^C7ow I've done wr^Fong

Get s^Fix jolly c^C7owboys to c^Farry my c^C7offin Get s^Fix pretty m^Bbaidens to s^Fing me a s^C7ong T^Fake me to the v^C7alley and l^Fay the sod ^C7o'er me For ^FI'm a young c^Bbowboy and k^C7now I've done wr^Fong

Oh b^Feat the drum sl^C7owly and pl^Fay the fife l^C7owly Pl^Fay the Dead M^Bbarch as they c^Farry me al^C7ong Put b^Funches of r^C7oses all ^Fover my c^C7offin R^Foses to d^Bbeaden the cl^C7ods as they f^Fall

As ^FI walked ^C7out in the str^Feets of Lar^C7edo As ^FI walked ^Bbout in Lar^Fedo one d^C7ay I sp^Fied a young c^C7owboy all wr^Fapped in white l^C7inen Wr^Fapped in white l^Bbinen as c^C7old as the cl^Fay