Marty Robbins - Five brothers

^EmFive brothers who ^B7left Arkansas ^EmSet out to find the gambler who ^B7murdered their pa ^CFive brothers, and ^Gthree in their teens ^EmGotta find the ^Amman who killed their ^Empa in ^B7New Or^Emleans

They ^Emheard of him in Houston, and his^B7 trail was leadin' west He'd ^Emleft there many months ago, and ^B7so they couldn't rest ^CFive brothers, and ^Gthree in their teens ^EmGotta find the ^Amman who killed their ^Empa in ^B7New Or^Emleans ^FmNew Orleans

The ^Fmsun was hot as fire, and the ^C7nights were cold as steel ^FmHate was strong, and youth was wild, and ^C7so they couldn't feel ^C#Five brothers, and ^G#three in their teens ^FmGotta find the ^A#mman who killed their ^Fmpa in ^C7New Or^Fmleans

His ^Fmtrail led to the Badlands, and the ^C7desert promised death The ^Fmgambler's odds were different now, he ^C7treasured every breath ^C#Five brothers, and ^G#three in their teens ^FmClose behind the ^A#mman who killed their ^Fmpa in ^C7New Or^Fmleans ^F#mNew Orleans

When ^F#mfirst they saw the killer, he was ^C#7by the waterhole Five ^F#mrifles rang out through the night, they ^C#7killed the gambler cold ^DFive brothers, and ^Athree in their teens ^F#mFinally got the ^Bmman who killed their ^F#mpa in ^C#7New Or^F#mleans

The ^F#mdesert is their keeper now, for ^C#7this a traveler said That ^F#mpoison lived within the hole, now ^C#7six of them are dead ^DFive brothers, and ^Athree in their teens ^F#mLay beside the ^Bmman who killed their ^F#mpa in ^C#7New Or^F#mleans ^F#mLay beside the ^Bmman who killed their ^F#mpa in ^C#7New Or^F#mleans