Gene Watson - We robbed trains

^CCowboys and outlaws ^Fand long shiny ^Crails ^CWas the background setting of ^D7grandpappy's ^G7tales

^CPlaces like Tucson ^Fand old Santa ^CFe ^CCheyenne Wyomin' ^G7during Rodeo ^CDays

^CI'd sit there for hours ^Fperched on his ^Cknee ^CTo ride just as far as his ^D7memory could ^G7see

^CWith Billy The Kid and the ^Fone Jesse ^CJames ^CRail ridin' outlaws that ^G7robbed lots of ^Ctrains

Let me ^Ftell you a story 'bout ^CBilly The Kid ^CThe one Jesse James and some ^D7things that we ^G7did

I ^Fknew them well son just ^Clike my own ^Amname ^G7Billy and Jesse me and we robbed ^Ctrains

^CBut a boy don't stay seven ^Fall of his ^Clife ^CAnd he starts to wonder what's ^D7true and what's ^G7lies

^CStill respect makes him listen ^Fto an old man's ^Crefrain ^CBout a wild bunch of cowboys and ^G7some make believe ^Ctrains

Let me ^Ftell you a story 'bout ^CBilly The Kid ^CThe one Jesse James and some ^D7things that we ^G7did

I ^Fknew them well son just ^Clike my own ^Amname ^G7Billy and Jesse me and we robbed ^Ctrains

^CThe funeral was family as ^Ffunerals should ^Cbe ^CExcept for two cowboys no ^D7one else could ^G7see

^CAnd then they were gone just as ^Fquick as they ^Ccame ^CBilly and Jesse had ^G7robbed one more ^Ctrain

Let me ^Ftell you a story 'bout ^CBilly The Kid ^CThe one Jesse James and some ^D7things that we ^G7did

I ^Fknew them well son just ^Clike my own ^Amname ^G7Billy and Jesse me and we robbed ^Ctrains