The Rope And The Colt
(Hassein/Shapper)

	
	
	Intro:Cm Fm Ab Gm Cm
	
	
	Cm
	I seek the man who killed my friend
	
	
	And when we meet my life may end
	
	          Ab      Bb    Eb
	My life depends upon my gun
	
	       Fm         Ab
	And my gun spells hope
	
	       Bb             Ab           Gm      Cm
	In the land where the rope and the colt are king
	
	
	Fm Ab Gm Cm
	
	
	Cm
	I swore a vow on my dying breath
	
	
	To ride a trail that ends in death
	
	                Ab            Bb          Eb
	And death could strike with a fright'nin' jolt
	
	     Fm        Ab
	Of a lightnin' bolt
	
	       Bb             Ab            Gm     Cm
	In the land where the rope and the colt are king
	
	
	Fm Ab Gm Cm /Bb
	
	
	/Ab /Gm   Fm         Bb       Eb  G
	But oh my darling if I should die
	
	Cm            Ab            Gm   Ab          Bb        Ab
	There's not a soul who will ever know that I loved you so
	
	        Gm     Cm
	Was the reason why
	
	
	Instr - see below
	
	Cm Fm Ab Gm Cm
	
	
	Cm
	The days are dust and nights are black
	
	
	But oh my darling if I get back
	
	              Ab        Bb      Eb
	I'll trade my gun for a weddin' ring
	
	         Fm      Ab
	And I'll turn my hand
	
	       Bb             Ab           Gm   Cm
	To the land where the rope and the colt are king
	
	
	Bb Ab Cm
	
	
	end
	
	
	
	Instr
	
	Cm
	1       2       3       4       1       2       3       4
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	------------6---8---8-8-6---11------8---------------------------
	----5---8-------------------------------------------------------
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	Cm
	1       2       3       4       1       2       3       4
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	------------6---8---8-8-6---11------8---------------------------
	----5---8-------------------------------------------------------
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	                Ab      Bb      Eb      Fm      Ab      Bb
	1       2       3       4       1       2       3       4
	--------8---10--11------10-8--6---------------------------------
	----8---------------------------8---8-8-6-----------------------
	--------------------------------------------8---5---5-5-7-------
	------------------------------------------------------------8---
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	----------------------------------------------------------------
	
	
	Ab      Gm      Cm
	1       2       3       4
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	5---5-5---------5---------------
	--------5---8-------------------
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