Cowboy's Lament Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Ab][G][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]As I walked out
[Ab]in the s[C]treets of Laredo,
As I walked out in Laredo one [G]day,
I [C]spied a young cowboy
wrapped in white [G]linen,
[C]wrapped in white linen [G]as cold as [C]the clay.
I see by your out[G]fit that
[C]you are a cowboy,
[G]these [C]words he did say
as I boldly walk [G]by.
Come [C]sit down beside [G]me,
[C]hear my sad story,
Shot in the breast,
and I [G]know I must [C]die.[G][C]
It was once in the saddle [G]I
[C]used to go dashing,
Once in the saddle I used to go [G]gay.
[C]First a [G]-drinkin' [Ab]and[G]
[C]then to card playin'
Shot in the [G]breast, [C]I'm dyi[G]n' tod[C]ay
Get six jolly cow[G]boys
to [C]carry my coffin
Six birdie maidens to carry my [G]paw
Put [C]bunches of [G]roses [Ab]all
[C]over my coffin,
Roses to deaden [G]the clots as they [C]fall.[G][C]
Oh, beat the drum [G]slowly,
[C]play the fife lowly,
Play the dead [G]march
[C]as you carry me [G]along.
Take [C]me to the valley,
lay the sod o 'er me,
I'm a young cowboy,
[G]and oh, I've [C]done wrong.