Streets Of Laredo (American Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[A]As [D]I walked
[A]out on the [D]streets of
[A]Laredo,
As [D]I walked o[G]ut in
[E]Laredo one [A]day,
I [D]spied a young [A]cowboy,
[D]all wrapped in white lin[A]en
[D]Wrapped in white [G]linen, as [A]cold as the [D]clay
[A]Kin[D]d fri[A]end[D],
will you [A]lend me an [D]ear for the [A]hearing
His [D]voice whispered [G]softly,
the [E]words drew me [A]nigh
Come [D]sit down beside [A]me and [D]hear my sad [A]story
I'm [D]done in the [G]press and I [A]know I must [D]die
[A]Oh, [D]onc[A]e i[D]n the saddle[A]
I [D]used to go [A]dashing
Run[D]nin' and [G]sportin'
the [E]cowboy did [A]say
And [D]pleasured I've been
by the liquor and [A]ladies
And [D]sadly I'm [G]seein' it [A]all pass [D]away
[A]So [D]bea[A]t t[D]he drum slowly[A]
and [D]play the fife [A]lowly
[D]Santa did [G]march as you
[E]carry me [A]along
And [D]lay my head [A]down [D]in
[A]the [D]sod of the [A]prairie
For [D]I'm a young [G]cowboy and [A]oh,
I've done [D]wrong
[A]Find a [D]brace of white [A]horses
for [D]pullin' my [A]coffin
Find [D]six lonely [G]riders for [E]bearin' my [A]paw
Send the [D]ladies that [A]pleas
ure to [D]walkin' be[A]hind me
A [D]-weepin' and [G]wailin'
be [A]moldin' my [D]fall
Oh, blanket my [A]great bed with
[D]sweet smellin' [A]blossoms
Fresh [D]-picked of the [G]prairies,
I [E]no more shall [A]roam
And the [D]psalm of the [A]shepherd
reads [D]softly [A]above me
Just [D]say on my [G]marker,
this [A]cowboy's gone [D]home
In a trough of clear wa[A]ter,
I [D]dipped my bandana
[A]And wet[D] his cold lip[G]s as
I [E]grinned his [A]head
With a [D]sigh and a [A]shudder,
his [D]soul then depar[A]ted
On the [D]streets of
[G]Laredo, the [A]cowboy played [D]dead
[A]So they [D]beat the drums slowly
and played the fife [G]low
And [D]sounded death's [G]march
as they [E]carried him [A]home
The [D]cowboy he's [A]gone from
the [D]shadowy [A]valley
[D]Back for green [G]pastures [A]forever to roam
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