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Big Iron (C Major)
Artist: Marty Robbins    Genre: Country    Strum Pattern: DDDud    Roman Numerals: I, IV, vi, A7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: Leadpencil9   
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C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
B♯
(B♯,D𝄪,F𝄪)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- B♯ D𝄪 F𝄪 B♯ D𝄪


Verse 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] fine day
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] for the 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] hip

Verse 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It was early in the morning when he rode into the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] town
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] He came		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] riding from the south side slowly lookin' all		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] around
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And he's 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		 [B♯Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Augmented 7th] hip

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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And the 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] more

Verse 4
Now the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stranger started talking made it plain to folks		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] around
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] He came		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] here to take an outlaw back		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] alive or maybe dead
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And he 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] Red

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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Twenty 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] hip

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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They 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] death

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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And the 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] hip

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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 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
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When he 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

Outro
Big iron [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Big iron
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] When he tried to match the ranger with the 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
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