Riders In The Sky - Ringo

^AmHe lay face down in the ^Emdesert sand ^AmClutching his six-gun in his ^Ghand ^CShot from behind, I ^Gthought he was dead ^AmBut under his ^Gheart was an ^Counce of lead ^FBut a spark still burned so I ^Cused my knife ^AmAnd late that night I ^Emsaved the life of Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo . . .)

^AmI nursed him till the ^Emdanger passed ^AmThe days went by, he ^Gmended fast ^CThen from dawn till ^Gsetting sun ^AmHe practiced ^Gwith that ^Cdeadly gun ^FAnd hour on hour I w^Catched in awe ^AmNo human being could ^Emmatch the draw of Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... )

^AmOne day we rode the ^Emmountain crest ^AmAnd I went east and ^Ghe went west ^CI took to law and ^Gwore a star ^AmWhile he spread ^Gterror ^Cnear and far ^FWith lead and blood he ^Cgained such fame ^AmAll throughout the West they ^Emfeared the name of Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... )

^AmI knew someday I'd ^Emface the test ^AmWhich one of us would ^Gbe the best ^CAnd sure enough the ^Gword came down ^AmThat he was ^Gholed up ^Cin the town ^FI left the posse out ^Cin the street ^AmAnd I went in al^Emone to meet Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... )

^AmThey said my speed was ^Emnext to none ^AmBut my lightning draw ^Ghad just begun ^CWhen I heard a blast that ^Gstung my wrist ^AmThe gun went ^Gflying ^Cfrom my fist ^FAnd I was looking ^Cdown the bore ^AmOf the deadly ^Em.44 of Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... )

^AmThey say that was the ^Emonly time ^AmThat anyone had ^Gseen him smile ^CHe slowly lowered his ^Ggun and then ^AmHe said to ^Gme "We're ^Ceven, friend" ^FAnd so at last I ^Cunderstood ^AmThat there was still a ^Emspark of good in Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... )

^AmI blocked the path of ^Emhis retreat ^AmHe turned and stepped i^Gnto the street ^CA dozen guns spit ^Gfire and lead ^AmA moment l^Gater, ^Che lay dead ^FThe town began to ^Cshout and cheer ^AmNowhere was there shed a ^Emtear for Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... )

^AmThe story spread through^Emout the land ^AmThat I had beaten R^Gingo's hand ^CAnd it was just the ^Gyears, they say ^AmThat made me ^Gput my ^Cguns away ^FBut on his grave they ^Ccan't explain ^AmThe tarnished star a^Embove the name of Ringo ^Am(Ringo... Ringo... ) (Ringo... Ringo... )