Old Red by Marty Robbins

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Old Red (D Major)

Artist: Marty Robbins Roman Numerals: I, IV, V7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E] Entered by: Leadpencil9
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D
(D,F♯,A)











-	-	D	A	D	F♯

G
(G,B,D)











G	B	D	G	B	G

A7
(A,C♯,E,G)











-	A	E	G	C♯	E

Verse 1

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old Red was one of the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] orneriest yet

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I'd

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seen at the big rodeo

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] He'd

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bite you and kick you and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stomp out your life

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Old Red had never been

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rode

Verse 2

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Meaner than sin,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wild as the wind

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] That

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] blew on the Montana

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] plains

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old Red was one of the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] last of his breed

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] And wasn't about to be

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tamed

Verse 3

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] From Idaho, a

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] young cowboy came

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ride in the big rodeo

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The young cowboy's

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] name was

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Billy McLane

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Billy had never been

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] thrown

Verse 4

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The greatest

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] desire filled

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] young Billy's heart

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ride this old outlaw called

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Red

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He drew him one

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] day and I

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heard Billy say

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] "I'll

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ride him or drop over

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dead"

Verse 5

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old Red was

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wicked down

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] there in the shoot

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He was

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] kicking and stomping

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] about

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Billy climbed

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] into the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] saddle with ease

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] yelled turn him loose let us

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] out

Verse 6

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Old Red came out with his

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] head on the ground

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] His

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] back hooves were touching his

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] nose

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Trying to get

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] rid of the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] man on his back

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] But the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] man went wherever he'd

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] go

Verse 7

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Billy was rak

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ing Old Red

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] with his spurs

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] From

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] his tail to the tip of

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] his chin

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He was doing

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] right well,

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] but Billy could tell

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] outlaw would never give in

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 8

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old Red was

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] running strai

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ght for the fence

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Suddenly

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] stopping and then

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] He reared on

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] his hind legs

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] then fell on his back

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Taking poor Billy with him

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 9

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] There was a hush in the

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] crowd and they knew

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] would be Billy's last ride

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The saddle horn

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] crushed

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Billy's chest when they fell

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And under

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Old Red Billy died

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 10

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old Red lay still,

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] no more

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] would he move

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] cowboys that seen it

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] could tell

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] In trying to

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] throw Billy

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] off his back

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] Red broke his neck when

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] he fell

Verse 11

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Out in the west is a

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] place where they rest

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] This cowboy that never was thrown

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And one foot

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] away rest

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ing there 'neath the clay

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Is the

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] outlaw that never was

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rode