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
