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Johnny Cash - The Streets Of Laredo guitar tab

The Streets of Laredo

Written by: Traditional, Arr. by Johnny Cash

Recorded: March 10, 1965 Nashville, Tennessee Ê

Source: Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

Liner Notes: Johnny Cash

Liner notes

A British tune, the original is supposed to be about a man who died of syphilis in a London hospital. The second and third verses here (unknown author) are from "Cowboy Songs" by John Lomax, published in 1910.

Into: G ÊC ÊG

G ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊC ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb

As I walked out on the streets of Laredo

C ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊ

As I walked out on Laredo on day

G ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊC ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊ

I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen

C ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊG

All wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ* Strum each chord twice

G*

Beat the drums slowly

C*

Play the fife lowly

D7* ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb*

Play the Dead March as you carry me along

G*

Take me to the Green Valley

C*

Lay the sod 'ore me

D7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊG

For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong

(Spoken)

Then go write a letter and send it to my gray-haired mother

And please send the same to my sister so dear

But please not one word of all this would you mention

When others should ask for my story to hear

(Sung)

There is another more dear than a sister

She'll bitterly weep when she hears that I'm gone

And if some other man ever wins her affection

Don't mention my name and my name will pass on

Just beat the drums slowly

Play the fife lowly

Play the Dead March as you carry me along

Take me to Green Valley

Lay the sod 'ore me

For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong

Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin Ê

Get six pretty maidens to sing me a song

Put bunches of roses all over my coffin

Roses to deaden the clots when they fall

We beat the drums slowly

Played the fife lowly

We bitterly wept as we bore him along

Down in the Green Valley

We laid the sod 'ore him

Just a young cowboy who'd surely gone wrong ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ

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The Streets of Laredo

Written by: Traditional, Arr. by Johnny Cash

Recorded: March 10, 1965 Nashville, Tennessee Ê

Source: Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

Liner Notes: Johnny Cash

Liner notes

A British tune, the original is supposed to be about a man who died of syphilis in a London hospital. The second and third verses here (unknown author) are from "Cowboy Songs" by John Lomax, published in 1910.

Into: G ÊC ÊG

G ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊC ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb

As I walked out on the streets of Laredo

C ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊ

As I walked out on Laredo on day

G ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊC ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊ

I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen

C ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊG

All wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay

ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ* Strum each chord twice

G*

Beat the drums slowly

C*

Play the fife lowly

D7* ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb*

Play the Dead March as you carry me along

G*

Take me to the Green Valley

C*

Lay the sod 'ore me

D7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊDb ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊD7 ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊG

For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong

(Spoken)

Then go write a letter and send it to my gray-haired mother

And please send the same to my sister so dear

But please not one word of all this would you mention

When others should ask for my story to hear

(Sung)

There is another more dear than a sister

She'll bitterly weep when she hears that I'm gone

And if some other man ever wins her affection

Don't mention my name and my name will pass on

Just beat the drums slowly

Play the fife lowly

Play the Dead March as you carry me along

Take me to Green Valley

Lay the sod 'ore me

For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong

Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin Ê

Get six pretty maidens to sing me a song

Put bunches of roses all over my coffin

Roses to deaden the clots when they fall

We beat the drums slowly

Played the fife lowly

We bitterly wept as we bore him along

Down in the Green Valley

We laid the sod 'ore him

Just a young cowboy who'd surely gone wrong ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ

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