(8/12) Big Iron (C Major)
Artist: Marty Robbins    Genre: Country    Strum Pattern: DDDud    Roman Numerals: I, IV, vi    Instrument: Ukulele - Standard / C Tuning [G,C,E,A]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: Leadpencil9      View     

Intro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0

Verse 1
{C} To the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] day
Hardly [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] say
No one [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dared to ask his business no one		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dared to make a slip
for the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stranger there amongst them had a		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hiiiiiiiiip
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 2
It was [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] early in the morning when he rode into the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] town
He came [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] riding from the south side slowly lookin' all a-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] round
He's an [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] outlaw loose and running came the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] whisper from each lip
And he's [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] here to do some business with the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hiiiiiiiiip
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 3
In this [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Red
Many [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] men had tried to take him and that many men were		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dead
He was [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] vicious and a killer though a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] youth of twenty four
And the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] notches on his pistol numbered		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] one an nineteen more
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] One and nineteen		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] moooooooooore
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 4
Now the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stranger started talking made it plain to folks a-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] round
Was an [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] town
He came [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] here to take an outlaw back a-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] live or maybe dead
And he [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] said it didn't matter he was		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] after Texas Red
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] After Texas		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Reeeeeeeeeed
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 5
Wasn't [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] long before the story was relayed to Texas		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Red
But the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dead
Twenty [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] men had tried to take twenty		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] men had made a slip
Twenty [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] one would be the ranger with the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hiiiiiiiiip
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 6
The [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] morning passed so quickly it was time for them to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] meet
It was [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] twenty past eleven when they walked out in the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] street
Folks were [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] watching from their windows every-		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] body held their breath
They [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] knew this handsome ranger was		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] about to meet his death
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] About to meet his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] deaaaaaaaath
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 7
There was [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] forty feet between them when they stopped to make their		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] play
And the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] swiftness of the ranger is still talked about to-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] day
Texas [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Red had not cleared leather when a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bullet fairly ripped
And the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rangers aim was deadly with the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hiiiiiiiiip
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Verse 8
It was [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] over in a moment and the folks had gathered		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 'round
There [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] before them lay the body of the outlaw on the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] ground
Oh he [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] might have gone on living but he		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] made one fatal slip
When he [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tried to match the ranger with the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hiiiiiiiiip
C
0,0,0,3
Am
2,0,0,0
F
2,0,1,0

Outro
Big [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] iron, Big		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] iron
When he [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tried to match the ranger with the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hip
Am
2,0,0,0
C
0,0,0,3
F
2,0,1,0

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