Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

STANDARD TUNING CAPO 2 Intro Riff e|-2-2---------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3---------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2---------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-2-0-----0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------2-0-------2-0--------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 e|-2----------------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3----------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2----------------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-------0-2---0--0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----0-2-----2------2--------------------------------------------------------------| E|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Chords] D G A Asus A7 D/G D/E Bm B* Bb* G#* Em F# Bm/F# Gsus2 Dsus2 e|-2-3-0--0---0-----0---0--0---x--x---x----0--2---2------0-----0-| B|-3-0-2--3---2-----3---3--3---x--x---x----0--2---3------3-----3-| G|-2-0-2--2---0-----0---0--0---4--3---6----0--5---4------2-----2-| D|-0-0-2--2---2-----4---4--4---x--x---x----2--4---4------0-----0-| A|---2-0--0---0-----5---5--2---2--1---4----2--4---2------0-------| E|---3--------------3---0------x--x---x----0--2---2------3-------| [Verse 1]

^DDora Hand was a singer in the ^GNew York operett^Da Bo^Drn into Boston old money, and Paristr^Aaine^Asusd ^A7 Dressed in^D black, she was a classic beauty but cursed with c^Gonstitution sic^Dkly Sh^De ventured West to breathe the fresh ai^Ar on the Pla^Dins ^DShe ended up down in Dodge City, it was a c^Gowtown, dry and ug^Dly She ^Dhid her past, took Fannie Keenan for a ^Anam^Asuse ^A7 Took th^De stage as a Vaudeville singer at the L^Gady Gay and the A^Dlhambra The cowbo^Dys loved her and she quic^Akly rose to fa^Dme

[Chorus]

^D/GSing a song, boys, for Dora^D/E Hand She ^Dsus2brought a little ^Dbeauty to this ^Gsus2hard and barren land D^Bmoff your caps, boys, though saved or^A damned (riff 1) For Dora Hand

[Verse 2]

^DNow to the Dodge folk she was an Angel, they ^Gcalled her Lady Bount^Diful By^D day, and "Queen Of Fairy Belles" by ^Anig^Asusht ^A7 S^Dhe was bringing in good money, so she gave ^Gplenty to the need^Dy She sure^D could sing, but she sure kn^Aew her wrong from ri^Dght N^Dow lovely Dora, she took the fancy of that m^Gayor, James Dog Kell^Dey Like m^Dany a man before him, he was heard to^A sa^Asusy ^A7 "^DThat there Dora is a beautiful creature, she gives ^Gmen a strange nos^Dtalgia ^DDreams of finer t^Ahings and better day^Ds"

[Chorus]

^D/GSo sing a song, boys, for Dora^D/E Hand She ^Dsus2brought a little ^Dbeauty to this ^Gsus2hard and barren land D^Bmream a dream, boys, of a promise^Ad land (riff 1) Of Dora Hand

[Bridge]

N^B*ow young Spike Kennedy came up from Texas on a ^Bb*rolling black thunder cloud He was a^G#*-whooping and a-whoring and a-drowning in whiskey like a o^B*ne-man bad luck crowd ^Bb* O^B*ne night he saw Dora singing at the Alhambra and he ^Bb*tried to slip the lady a kiss Dog Kelley got^G#* angry and he knocked him on his belly with one ^B*flick of his Kansas wrist

Well now ^EmSpike, he got mad, he was loo^F#king out for blood, he was ra^Bm/F#ging like the ^ADevil's ste^Gpson He ^Emrode out to the cabin which the ^F#mayor used for napping on a ^Ghorse with a ^Aloaded six-g^Bm/F#un He^Em fired in the dark, but he ^F#didn't hit his mark when the^Bm/F# bullet went ^Athrough that ^Gwall ^EmKelley wasn't in his bed, ^F#lying there in his stead,^G Dora Hand ^Awas kil^Bm/F#led

[Solo] e|-7-6-5-2---2-0-------2---------------2------------------------------------| B|-9-8-7-3-------3---3-----------------3------------------------------------| G|-------2-2-------2-------------------2-------0-2-4-2-----2-0-----0--------| D|-------0---------------------0-2-0---0-0-2-4---------5-4-----4-2---4-2--0-| A|-------------------------0-2-------2--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------3--------------------------------------------------| e|-------8-7-5-----------------2-0-----------------------3-2-0--------------| B|-------------8-7-5---------------3---------------------3-3----7-5-3-------| G|-5h6p5-------------5h6-----2--------------0-2-0---0--2--------7-5-3-------| D|-5---------------------7---0----------0-2-------2----0--------------------| A|------------------------------------3-------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-2-x-3-2-0----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------| B|-3-2-0-3-2----------------------3-----------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-0-2-2----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------| D|-0-2-0-0-2--------0-2-4-2-----0-------------------------------------------------------| A|---4-2---0--0-2-4---------5-4---------------------------------------------------------| E|-----3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3]

^DSo the marshals, they raised a posse, and they caught^Gsus2 up with young Spike K^Denedy ^DHis daddy bought him free, even though he ^Aco^Asusnfess^A7ed ^Bm/F#All Dodge City wept for Dora, every ^Gbar closed as they buried her Four^D hundred cowboys ^Arode h^A7er to her ^Drest

[Chorus]

^D/GSing a song, boys, with the fune^D/Eral band ^Dsus2We won't see her ^Dlike again in this ha^Gsus2rd and barren land ^BmWave her off, boys, to no man'^As land ^D/GDora ^D/EHand ^A7 (riff 1 continued) Our Dora Hand

Frank Turner - The death of dora hand