Red Headed Stranger Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Now[A] th[D]e redheaded stranger,
from Blue Rock, Montana
Rode into town [A]one day
[D]Between his knees was a raging
black stallion
Walkin' be[E]hind was a
[A]bay
[D]Now the redheaded stranger
had eyes like the thunder
His lips were sad [A]and tight
Cause his little [D]lost love
lay asleep on the hillside
And [A]his heart was heavy [D]as night

[Verse 2]
[Chorus] [G]So don't
boss him
Don't cross him
He's [D]wild in his sorrow
He's riding and hidin' his [A]pain
Don't [G]fight him
Don't spite him
Just [D]wait 'til [A]tomorrow
Maybe he'll ride on [D]again[G][D]

[Verse 3]
Now [D]the yellow- haired lady
leaned out of [A]her window[D]
[A]And [D]watched as he passed [A]her away
She [D]drew back at fear at
[G]the sight of the stal[D]lion
But [E]cast greedy eyes on the bay
[A]But [D]she didn't know that the
dancin' bay pony
Meant more to him than [A]life
Cause [D]this was the horse that
[G]his little lost [D]darlin'
[A]Had ridden when she was [D]his wife
[G]

[Interlude 1]
[D]
[A][G]
[D][A]
[D][G][D]

[Verse 4]
[Chorus] [D]Now the
yellow- haired lady went
down to the tavern
And looked up the stranger
[A]there
[D]When he bought her some drinks,
and he [G]gave her [D]some money
But she [E]just didn't seem [A]to care
She [D]followed him out as
he saddled the stallion
And he laughed when she grabbed
for [A]the bay
Well [D]he shot her so quick,
they had no [G]time to warn [D]her
She [A]never heard anyone say

[Interlude 2]
[D][G]
[D]
[A][G][D]
[A][D]
[G][D]

[Verse 5]
[Chorus] [D]Now the
yellow- haired lady
was buried at sunset
The stranger went [A]free, of course
[D]Cause you can't hang a man
for shootin' a woman
Who's tryin' to [E]steal your horse
[A]Now thi[D]s is the tale of the red
headed stranger
And if he should pass [A]your way
Stay out of the path
of the raging black stallion
And [A]don't lay a hand on the [D]bay