The Marshall Tucker Band - Silverado

^AmAs a young man I was^G raised by men of the^Am cloth ^FI was taught to^G judge men equal and^Am not to find their faults ^AmUntil one day I^G witnessed a tragic^Am thing ^FThe men lay^G on the church steps,^Am slain

^AmAs the smoke cleared a^G tall man holstered his^Am gun ^FThe bright day^G ended and a^Am cloud did cover the sun ^AmI found hate in my heart that I'd^G never known b^Amefore ^FI'll see this^G man hang and if that's the^Am one thing that I know for sure

^FSilve^Grado, you'll^Am hang by the hangman's tree ^FAnd you'll^G die in mis^Amery

^AmHis face remained in my eyes as I^G grew through the^Am years ^FI practiced shooting^G every day while^Am trying to hold back the tears ^AmI travelled through Oklahoma and^G Texas to the Rio^Am Grande ^FKnowing when I^G met Silverado the^Am Lord would steady my hand

^FSilve^Grado, you'll^Am hang by the hangman's tree ^FAnd you'll^G die in mis^Amery, ye^Bmah ^{Am Bm Am}

^AmAnd then the day came that I^G dreamed of for^Am years ^FSilverado^G stood before me and my^Am heart it pounded in fear ^AmAs he looked into my^G eyes, he knew why I'^Amd come ^FAnd within a^G flick of the eye^Am he went for his gun ^AmAs I caused a fight^G tears come to my^Am eyes ^FWhen he colla^Gpsed before me I^Am dropped my gun and sighed

^FSilve^Grado, you'll^Am hang by the hangman's tree ^FAnd you'll^G die in mis^Amery

^FSilve^Grado, you'll^Am hang by the hangman's tree ^FAnd you'll^G die in mis^Amery