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Big Iron (E Major)
Artist: Marty Robbins    Genre: Country    Strum Pattern: DDDud    Roman Numerals: I, IV, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: Leadpencil9   
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E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
C♯m
(C♯,E,G♯)
4fr >
- C♯ G♯ C♯ E G♯


Intro
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[C♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outro
Big [C♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] iron, Big		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] iron
When he [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tried to match the ranger with the		 [C♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] big iron on his hip
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Big iron on his		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hip
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