The Highwaymen

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Highwayman

G F Am Dm C Em

[Verse 1] I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade

American Remains

Am G C F Fmaj7 a

I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line The desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry I was riding on a folk coach, and everything was fine Til we took a shorter road to save some time The bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest

Silver Stallion

C#m A E G#m B e

[Verse 1] I'm gonna steal me a silver stallion With not a mark upon his silky hide Teach him he can trust me like a brother One day we'll saddle up and ride

Desperados Waiting For A Train

Bm G D A E a

I played the Red River Valley C 2 G 2 He'd sit in the kitchen and cry Run his fingers through seventy years of livin' ~ "I wonder, Lord, has every well I've drilled gone dry?" We were friends, me and this old man

The Road Goes On Forever

D G A

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[Verse 1] Sherry was a waitress At the only joint in town She had a reputation

Born And Raised In Black And White

E A B Dbm D

[Chorus] In the christian sense of wrong and right We were born and raised in black and white One learned to pray, one learned to fight We were born and raised in the black and white

The Last Cowboy Song

D A G

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Performed by Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Johnny Cash Willie Nelson

Live Forever

G C D Em

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[Verse 1] (Willie Nelson then Kris Kristofferson) I'm gonna live forever I'm gonna cross that river I'm gonna catch tomorrow now

Against The Wind

F C G Em Am Dm

[Jennings] It seems like yesterday But it was long ago She was lovely, she was the queen of our nights There in the darkness, with the radio playing low

Living Legend

G C F

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Performed by Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson Johnny Cash

Big River

E B7 A F#

I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry. And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river. And I'm gonna sit right here until I die.

Welfare Line

D G A

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Well, now boys, I've been to Bethlehem. Rode there on a big steam train. Lost two fingers in the steel mills. And I ain't goin' back again.

Death And Hell

A E D F# B F#m

She stepped down from her carriage at 10 Vermillon Street I took off my roustabout and slung it to her feet We went into her parlor and she cooled me with her fan But said i'll go no further with a fantasy makin'man

It Is What It Is

A B7 E

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"It Is What It Is" Jonny Cash Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson Waylon Jennings

If He Came Back Again

D A G Bm F#m

He could have had it made If he'd only been a little saner They traveled far to see him Oh, the humble and the high They said goodbye as if he were a friend

The Devils Right Hand

C G7 F

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About the time my daddy left to fight the big war I saw my first pistol in the general store In the general store when I was thirteen

Here Comes That Rainbow Again

A D G E C

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[Chorus] And the daylight grew heavy with thunder With the smell of the rains on the wind Ain't it just like a human Here comes that rainbow again

True Love Travels A Gravel Road

G C F Em

Performed by Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson Johnny Cash

Anthem 84

D G A E

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[Verse 1] If you're lookin' for a fighter who'll defend you And love you for your freedom. I'm  your  man I ain't gonna leave you for the crazy things you're doin' But don't ask me to lend a helpin' hand

Everyone Gets Crazy

D A E E7 Bm

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Everyone Gets Crazy Written by Kevin Welch Performed by Waylon Jennings Kris Kristofferson Willie Nelson

Committed To Parkview

G C D7 A7

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There's a man across the hall who sits staring at the floor And he thinks he's Hank Williams hear him singing through the door There's a girl in 202 who stops by to visit me

Jim I Wore A Tie Today

C G F D

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Jim, Jim, I Wore A Tie Today The first one that I ever wore And you have said, that I looked like a dummy Out of a dry goods store.

Two Stories Wide

D A G

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Come out of the darkness Don't hide in the night Come out in the sunshine And we'll be all right

The End Of Understanding

G D C

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[Chorus]x2 Don't you know that Love and understanding Go together Ask too much of one

Texas

Am A Dm E7 D E

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[Verse 1] Listen to my song And if you want to sing along It's about where I belong Texas