The Cowboy's Lament (The Streets Of Laredo) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]As [A]I w[D]alk[A]ed [D]out[A]
in the [D]streets of [A]Laredo,
[D]As I walked [G]out in [E]Laredo one [A]day,
[D]I spied a y[A]oung cowboy
[D]wrapped up in white [A]linen
Wrapped [D]up in white [G]linen
as [E]cold [A]as the [D]clay
I see by [A]your outfit that [D]you
are [A]a cowboy.
These [D]words he did [G]say
as I [E]boldly stepped [A]by.
[D]Come sit down [A]beside me
an[D]d hear my s[A]ad story
I [D]was shot in the [G]breast
and I [E]know I [A]must [D]die
Beat the drum [A]slowly,
and [D]play the fife [A]lowly
[D]Play the dead [G]march as you
[E]carry me [A]along
Take me [D]through the green [A]valley,
[D]there lay the sod [A]or me
For [D]I'm a young cow[G]boy
and I [E]know I've [A]done [D]wrong.
Fetch me [A]a cup, a[D] cup of cold w[A]ater
To [D]cool my parched [G]lips,
then the [E]poor cowboy said
[A]Before I r[D]e t[A]urned,
[D]the spirit had [A]left him
And [D]gone to its [G]maker,
the [E]cowboy [A]was [D]dead
We beat the drums [A]slowly
and [D]played the fife [A]lowly
And [D]bitterly [G]wept as we [E]bore him [A]along
For we [D]all love the [A]cowboy,
So [D]brave, young and [A]handsome,
We [D]all love the [G]cowboy,
[E]Although he [A]done wrong.

[Outro 1]
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