Tex Ritter - High noon
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Title: High Noon
Artist: Tex Ritter, https://youtu.be/5an9OuXKxBw
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2; optionally
Time: 4/4, Tempo Q=150, eighths are marked '+'.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting for D.
[Intro] (2x)
C + + + + +
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------0------------0---|----------0-------0-------0---|
D|------2------------2-------|------2---------------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------|-3----------------------------|
E|--------------3------------|--------------3---------------|
[VerseA]
C + + +
E|---------------|-0-------1--p0-|-----------------|--------------------|-------------0-|---------------|
B|---------1--h3-|-----1---------|-3--p1-----------|--------------------|-----1---3-----|-3--p1---------|
G|-----0---------|---------------|--------0--------|--------0---------0-|---------------|---------------|
D|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2----|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3---------------|-3------------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|---------3-----|---------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3--------|---------3-----|---------3-----|
Do not for- sake me, oh my darling On this our wedd'n'
F + + Am7 + +
E|------------------|------------------|-------------0-|-1-------3--p1-|-0----------------|/5----------------|
B|----------------3-|------------------|---------3-----|-----3---------|------------------|------------------|
G|-2----------------|---------2--------|-----2---------|---------------|---------0--------|---------5--------|
D|-----3-------3----|-----3----------3-|-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-----2----------2-|------0---------0-|
A|---------0--------|------------0-----|---------0-----|---------0-----|-0----------------|-0----------0-----|
E|-1----------------|-1----------------|-1-------------|-1-------------|------------0-----|------------------|
day- ay, Do not for- sake me, oh my dar ling,
E + + G + +
E|-4---------------|------------------|-3--p0--3---------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|--------1--------|--------1---------|------------------|--------0--------|
D|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2--|-----0----------0-|-----0---------0-|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------2-----|
E|-0---------0-----|-0---------0------|-3----------3-----|-3---------------|
wait, wait along!
[VerseB]
C + + +
E|---------------|-0-------1--p0-|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|---------1--h3-|-----1---------|-3--p1-----------|--------------------|---------1--h3-|
G|-----0---------|---------------|--------0--------|--------0---------0-|-----0---------|
D|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2---------2-|-----2---------2----|-----2-------2-|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3---------------|-3------------------|-3-------------|
E|---------3-----|---------3-----|-----------3-----|-----------3--------|---------3-----|
I do not know what fate a- waits me, I only
F + +
E|-0-------3-----|-5---------------|------------------|-----5---5--/7-|-8--\7---7--\5-|
B|-----1-------1-|-----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|--------5--------|--------5---------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----2-------2-|-----3---------3-|-----3----------3-|-----3-------0-|-----0-------0-|
A|-3-------------|-0---------0-----|-0----------0-----|-0-------0-----|---------------|
E|---------3-----|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-8-------7-----|
know I must be brave. And I must face a man who
C + + + F C + F
E|-3----------------|--------------------|---------------|-0--h3-----------|---------------|
B|-----1------------|--------------------|-----1---1--h3-|-----------------|-----1---1--h3-|
G|--------0---------|--------0---------0-|---------------|--------0--------|---------------|
D|-----2----------2-|-----2---------2----|-----3-------3-|-----2---------2-|-----3-------3-|
A|-3----------------|-3------------------|---------0-----|-3---------------|---------0-----|
E|------------3-----|-----------3--------|-1-------------|-----------3-----|-1-------------|
hates me, Or lie a coward, a craven
C + F C + + G C +
E|-0--h3-----------|-------------0-|-3--------p0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----1---1-----|-----------------|-1---------3-----|-1---------------|
G|--------0--------|---------------|--------0--------|--------0--------|--------0--------|
D|-----2---------2-|-----3-------3-|-----2---------2-|-----2---------0-|-----2---------2-|
A|-3---------------|---------0-----|-3---------3-----|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------3-----|-1-------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|-----------3-----|
coward Or lie a co- ward in my grave.
[Chorus]
F + C + F +
E|-----------------|---------1-----|-----------------|---------0-----|-----------------|--------/5------|
B|-1--1--1---1---1-|-1---1---1---1-|-1--1--1---1---1-|-1---1---1---1-|-1--1--1---1---1-|-1---1----------|
G|-2--2--2---2---2-|-2---2-------2-|-0--0--0---0---0-|-0---0-------0-|-2--2--2---2---2-|-2---2----------|
D|-------3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-------2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-------3-------3-|-----3--------0-|
A|-----------0-----|---------0-----|-3---------------|-3-------------|-----------0-----|---------0------|
E|-1---------------|-1-------------|-----------3-----|---------3-----|-1---------------|-1--------------|
Oh, to be torn twixt love and duty, S'pposin' I lose my fair haired beauty, Look at that big hand move along
C + G F + C +
E|-3------p0-------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|------------1----|---------------|-----------------|---------1-----|-----------------|---------1-----|
G|-----------------|-0-------------|-2--2--2---2---2-|-2---2---2---2-|-0--0--0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-|
D|-----2---------2-|-----0-------0-|-3--3--3---3---3-|-3---3-------3-|-2--2--2-------2-|-2---2-------2-|
A|-3-------3-------|---------2-----|-------3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-3-----3-------0-|-3-----------0-|
E|-----------------|-3-------------|-1---------1-----|-1-------1-----|-----------3-----|---------3-----|
Nearin' high noon. He made a vow while in state's prison, Vowed it would be my life or hisn',
Fm + C + Am + + G + + + +
E|-----------------|---------------|-3------1-p0----|-----------------|-----------------|-3------------------|
B|-----------------|---------1-----|----------------|-3-----1---------|-3---------------|--------------------|
G|-1--1--1---1---1-|-1---1---1---1-|----------------|------------2----|--------0--------|-------0-----0-----0|
D|-3--3--3---3---3-|-3---3-------3-|-----2--------2-|-----2---------2-|-----0---------0-|----0-----------0---|
A|-------3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-3------3-------|-0-------0-------|-----------2-----|----------2---------|
E|-1---------1-----|-1-------1-----|----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3------------------|
I'm not afraid of death but oh, What will I do if you leave me?
[VerseB] ... as above ...
Do not forsake me, oh my darling,
You made that promise as a bride.
Do not forsake me, oh my darling,
Although you're grievin', don't think of leavin',
Now that I need you by my side.
[Outro]
C + F + + C +
E|--------------8--\-5----|-8----------------------|--------------8---------|-8----------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------10---|------------------------|
G|----------0-------------|----------10------------|----------10------------|----------9-------------|
D|------2------------0----|------10-----------10---|------10-----------10---|------10-----------10---|
A|-3----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------0---------|-8------------8---------|-8------------8---------|-8------------8---------|
Wait a- long, wait a- long,
+ F + + C +
E|--------------8---------|-8----------------------|--------------8---------|-8----------------------|
B|-------------------10---|------------------------|-------------------10---|------------------------|
G|----------9-------------|----------10------------|----------10------------|----------9-------------|
D|------10-----------0----|------10-----------10---|------10-----------10---|------10-----------10---|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-8------------0---------|-8------------8---------|-8------------8---------|-8------------8---------|
Wait a- long, wait a- long!
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