Chords for BIG IRON MARTY ROBBINS
Tempo:
111 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
A
G#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[G#] [C#m] To [E] the town of Albuquerque [C#m] rode a stranger one fine day.
[E] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too [C#m] much to say.
[C#] No [A] one dared to ask his business, no [E] one dared to make a slip.
The stranger there among [C#m] them had a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
It was early in the morning [C#m] when he rode into the town.
[E] He came riding from the south side, slowly looking [D#m] all [C#m] around.
[A] He's an outlaw, loose and running, [E] came the whisper from each lip.
And he's here to do some [G#] business with a big [C#m] iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name [C#m] of Texas Red.
Many men had [E] tried to take him and that many [C#m] men were dead.
He [A] was vicious and a killer, [E] boy, he was twenty-four.
And the notches [C#m] on his pistol numbered one in ninety more.
[E] One in ninety more.
Now the stranger started [G#] talking, made it plain to folks [C#m] around him.
[E] Was an Arizona [B] ranger, wouldn't be too [C#m] long in town.
He came [A] here to take an outlaw [E] back alive or maybe dead.
And he said it didn't matter, he [C#m] was after Texas Red.
[A] After [E] Texas Red.
Wasn't long before the story [C#m] was relayed to Texas Red.
[E] But the outlaw didn't worry [C#m] men that tried before were dead.
[E] [A] Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty [E] men had made a slip.
Twenty-one would be the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip.
The morning passed so quickly it was [C#m] time for them to meet.
It was [E] twenty past eleven when they walked [F#m] out in [C#m] the street.
[A] Folks were watching from the windows, [E] everybody held their breath.
[G#m] They knew this handsome ranger [C#m] was about to meet his death.
[A] About to [E] meet his death.
There was forty feet between them when they [C#m] stopped to make their play.
[C#] [E] And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked [C#m] about today.
[A] Texas Red had not cleared leather [E] for a bullet barely ripped.
And the ranger's aim was deadly [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
It was over in a [C#m] moment and the folks had gathered round.
There [E] before them lay the body of [G#] the [C#m] outlaw on the ground.
[G#m] Oh he [Am] might have won on living [E] but he made one fatal slip when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[E] Big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron, [E] big iron, when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron [E] on his hip.
[C#m]
[E]
[G#] [C#m] To [E] the town of Albuquerque [C#m] rode a stranger one fine day.
[E] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too [C#m] much to say.
[C#] No [A] one dared to ask his business, no [E] one dared to make a slip.
The stranger there among [C#m] them had a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
It was early in the morning [C#m] when he rode into the town.
[E] He came riding from the south side, slowly looking [D#m] all [C#m] around.
[A] He's an outlaw, loose and running, [E] came the whisper from each lip.
And he's here to do some [G#] business with a big [C#m] iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name [C#m] of Texas Red.
Many men had [E] tried to take him and that many [C#m] men were dead.
He [A] was vicious and a killer, [E] boy, he was twenty-four.
And the notches [C#m] on his pistol numbered one in ninety more.
[E] One in ninety more.
Now the stranger started [G#] talking, made it plain to folks [C#m] around him.
[E] Was an Arizona [B] ranger, wouldn't be too [C#m] long in town.
He came [A] here to take an outlaw [E] back alive or maybe dead.
And he said it didn't matter, he [C#m] was after Texas Red.
[A] After [E] Texas Red.
Wasn't long before the story [C#m] was relayed to Texas Red.
[E] But the outlaw didn't worry [C#m] men that tried before were dead.
[E] [A] Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty [E] men had made a slip.
Twenty-one would be the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip.
The morning passed so quickly it was [C#m] time for them to meet.
It was [E] twenty past eleven when they walked [F#m] out in [C#m] the street.
[A] Folks were watching from the windows, [E] everybody held their breath.
[G#m] They knew this handsome ranger [C#m] was about to meet his death.
[A] About to [E] meet his death.
There was forty feet between them when they [C#m] stopped to make their play.
[C#] [E] And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked [C#m] about today.
[A] Texas Red had not cleared leather [E] for a bullet barely ripped.
And the ranger's aim was deadly [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
It was over in a [C#m] moment and the folks had gathered round.
There [E] before them lay the body of [G#] the [C#m] outlaw on the ground.
[G#m] Oh he [Am] might have won on living [E] but he made one fatal slip when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[E] Big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron, [E] big iron, when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron [E] on his hip.
[C#m]
[E]
Key:
E
C#m
A
G#
C#
E
C#m
A
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#m] _ To [E] the town of Albuquerque [C#m] rode a stranger one fine day.
_ _ [E] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too [C#m] much to say. _
_ [C#] No [A] one dared to ask his business, no [E] one dared to make a slip.
The stranger there among [C#m] them had a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip. _
_ _ It was early in the morning [C#m] when he rode into the town.
_ _ [E] He came riding from the south side, slowly looking [D#m] all [C#m] around.
_ _ [A] He's an outlaw, loose and running, [E] came the whisper from each lip.
And he's here to do some [G#] business with a big [C#m] iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip. _
_ _ In this town there lived an outlaw by the name [C#m] of Texas Red.
_ _ Many men had [E] tried to take him and that many [C#m] men were dead. _
_ He [A] was vicious and a killer, [E] boy, he was twenty-four.
And the notches [C#m] on his pistol numbered one in ninety more.
[E] One in ninety more. _ _
_ _ Now the stranger started [G#] talking, made it plain to folks [C#m] around him.
_ _ [E] Was an Arizona [B] ranger, wouldn't be too [C#m] long in town.
_ He came [A] here to take an outlaw [E] back alive or maybe dead.
And he said it didn't matter, he [C#m] was after Texas Red.
[A] After [E] Texas Red. _
_ _ _ Wasn't long before the story [C#m] was relayed to Texas Red.
_ _ [E] But the outlaw didn't worry [C#m] men that tried before were dead.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty [E] men had made a slip.
Twenty-one would be the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip.
_ _ _ The morning passed so quickly it was [C#m] time for them to meet. _ _
It was [E] twenty past eleven when they walked [F#m] out in [C#m] the street.
_ _ [A] Folks were watching from the windows, [E] everybody held their breath.
[G#m] They knew this handsome ranger [C#m] was about to meet his death.
[A] About to [E] meet his death.
_ _ _ There was forty feet between them when they [C#m] stopped to make their play. _
_ [C#] [E] And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked [C#m] about today.
_ _ [A] Texas Red had not cleared leather [E] for a bullet barely ripped.
And the ranger's aim was deadly [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
_ _ _ _ It was over in a [C#m] moment and the folks had gathered round. _
_ There [E] before them lay the body of [G#] the [C#m] outlaw on the ground.
_ _ [G#m] Oh he [Am] might have won on living [E] but he made one fatal slip when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[E] Big iron on his hip. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Big iron, [E] big iron, when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron [E] on his _ hip. _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#m] _ To [E] the town of Albuquerque [C#m] rode a stranger one fine day.
_ _ [E] Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too [C#m] much to say. _
_ [C#] No [A] one dared to ask his business, no [E] one dared to make a slip.
The stranger there among [C#m] them had a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip. _
_ _ It was early in the morning [C#m] when he rode into the town.
_ _ [E] He came riding from the south side, slowly looking [D#m] all [C#m] around.
_ _ [A] He's an outlaw, loose and running, [E] came the whisper from each lip.
And he's here to do some [G#] business with a big [C#m] iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip. _
_ _ In this town there lived an outlaw by the name [C#m] of Texas Red.
_ _ Many men had [E] tried to take him and that many [C#m] men were dead. _
_ He [A] was vicious and a killer, [E] boy, he was twenty-four.
And the notches [C#m] on his pistol numbered one in ninety more.
[E] One in ninety more. _ _
_ _ Now the stranger started [G#] talking, made it plain to folks [C#m] around him.
_ _ [E] Was an Arizona [B] ranger, wouldn't be too [C#m] long in town.
_ He came [A] here to take an outlaw [E] back alive or maybe dead.
And he said it didn't matter, he [C#m] was after Texas Red.
[A] After [E] Texas Red. _
_ _ _ Wasn't long before the story [C#m] was relayed to Texas Red.
_ _ [E] But the outlaw didn't worry [C#m] men that tried before were dead.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty [E] men had made a slip.
Twenty-one would be the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big iron on [E] his hip.
_ _ _ The morning passed so quickly it was [C#m] time for them to meet. _ _
It was [E] twenty past eleven when they walked [F#m] out in [C#m] the street.
_ _ [A] Folks were watching from the windows, [E] everybody held their breath.
[G#m] They knew this handsome ranger [C#m] was about to meet his death.
[A] About to [E] meet his death.
_ _ _ There was forty feet between them when they [C#m] stopped to make their play. _
_ [C#] [E] And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked [C#m] about today.
_ _ [A] Texas Red had not cleared leather [E] for a bullet barely ripped.
And the ranger's aim was deadly [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
Big [E] iron on his hip.
_ _ _ _ It was over in a [C#m] moment and the folks had gathered round. _
_ There [E] before them lay the body of [G#] the [C#m] outlaw on the ground.
_ _ [G#m] Oh he [Am] might have won on living [E] but he made one fatal slip when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[E] Big iron on his hip. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Big iron, [E] big iron, when he tried to match the ranger [C#m] with a big iron on his hip.
[A] Big iron [E] on his _ hip. _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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