Charlie Siringo Chords by Red Steagall
Tempo:
108.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Dm] [C]
Charlie Syringo was just 19 years old in [Dm] 1875.
[G] Hell bent on pushing his luck with them longhorns up north on the Chisholm [C] Trail Drive.
He told his dear mother he promised to squander no wages on [Dm] women and wine.
[G] But Charlie Syringo should never have made no big promises he [C] couldn't mine.
Now Charlie spent 15 long years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish Cayute.
[Dm]
[G] Till the boss found that barbed wire worked cheaper than Charlie.
Yep, and cut old [C] Charlie loose.
He drifted to Kansas and tended a store.
But three years was more than [Dm] he could stand.
[G] So Charlie Syringo rode up to Chicago and became a Pinkerton [C] man.
[F] Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
[G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat.
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie Syringo and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
Now Charlie Syringo rode down through Durango in the summer of [Dm] 1899.
[G] Hired on the trail of some bad desperadoes wanted over the [C] Wyoming line.
The Hole in the Wall Gang had [C] blowed up a pay train and gotten away [Dm] with the dough.
[G] Charlie spent months on the trail of the Wild [Dm] Bunch but let old Butch [G] Cassidy [C] go.
[F] And Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
[G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat.
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie Syringo [Dm] and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
[F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] Now Charlie Syringo was 51 years old in the summer of [Dm] 1906.
[G] After 22 years as a cowboy detective he figured he'd just [C] call it quits.
Now old Charlie understood he needed a livelihood he couldn't get by [Dm] on his looks.
[G] So Charlie remembered his wild west adventures [Dm] and wrote them all down [C] in his book.
[F] Now Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
He [G] would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then he'd fight at the drop [C] of a [Dm] hat.
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
[G] That's why I'm a friend of old Charlie [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
[Dm] [C]
Charlie Syringo was just 19 years old in [Dm] 1875.
[G] Hell bent on pushing his luck with them longhorns up north on the Chisholm [C] Trail Drive.
He told his dear mother he promised to squander no wages on [Dm] women and wine.
[G] But Charlie Syringo should never have made no big promises he [C] couldn't mine.
Now Charlie spent 15 long years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish Cayute.
[Dm]
[G] Till the boss found that barbed wire worked cheaper than Charlie.
Yep, and cut old [C] Charlie loose.
He drifted to Kansas and tended a store.
But three years was more than [Dm] he could stand.
[G] So Charlie Syringo rode up to Chicago and became a Pinkerton [C] man.
[F] Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
[G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat.
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie Syringo and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
Now Charlie Syringo rode down through Durango in the summer of [Dm] 1899.
[G] Hired on the trail of some bad desperadoes wanted over the [C] Wyoming line.
The Hole in the Wall Gang had [C] blowed up a pay train and gotten away [Dm] with the dough.
[G] Charlie spent months on the trail of the Wild [Dm] Bunch but let old Butch [G] Cassidy [C] go.
[F] And Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
[G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat.
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie Syringo [Dm] and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
[F]
[C] [G]
[Dm] [F]
[C] Now Charlie Syringo was 51 years old in the summer of [Dm] 1906.
[G] After 22 years as a cowboy detective he figured he'd just [C] call it quits.
Now old Charlie understood he needed a livelihood he couldn't get by [Dm] on his looks.
[G] So Charlie remembered his wild west adventures [Dm] and wrote them all down [C] in his book.
[F] Now Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
He [G] would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then he'd fight at the drop [C] of a [Dm] hat.
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
[G] That's why I'm a friend of old Charlie [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
Key:
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ Charlie Syringo was just 19 years old in _ _ [Dm] 1875. _ _
_ [G] Hell bent on pushing his luck with them longhorns up north on the Chisholm [C] Trail Drive. _
He told his dear mother he promised to squander no wages on [Dm] women and wine. _
[G] But Charlie Syringo should never have made no big promises he [C] couldn't mine. _
Now Charlie spent 15 long years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish Cayute.
[Dm] _ _
[G] Till the boss found that barbed wire worked cheaper than Charlie.
Yep, and cut old [C] Charlie loose. _
He drifted to Kansas and tended a store.
But three years was more than [Dm] he could stand. _
[G] So Charlie Syringo rode up to Chicago and became a Pinkerton [C] man. _
_ [F] Charlie _ Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that. _
[G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat. _
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine. _
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie _ Syringo and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine. _
_ _ _ _ Now Charlie _ Syringo rode down through Durango in the summer of [Dm] 1899.
_ _ _ [G] Hired on the trail of some bad desperadoes wanted over the [C] Wyoming line.
_ The Hole in the Wall Gang had [C] blowed up a pay train and gotten away [Dm] with the dough.
_ _ [G] Charlie spent months on the trail of the Wild [Dm] Bunch but let old Butch [G] Cassidy [C] go.
_ _ [F] And Charlie _ Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
_ [G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat.
_ [F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
_ [G] And I am a friend of old Charlie Syringo [Dm] and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Now Charlie Syringo was 51 years old in the summer of _ [Dm] 1906.
_ [G] After 22 years as a cowboy detective he figured he'd just [C] call it quits.
_ Now old Charlie understood he needed a livelihood he couldn't get by [Dm] on his looks.
_ [G] So Charlie remembered his wild west adventures [Dm] and wrote them all down [C] in his book.
_ [F] Now Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
He [G] would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then he'd fight at the drop [C] of a [Dm] hat.
_ [F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
_ [G] And I am a friend of old Charlie _ [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
_ [G] That's why I'm a friend of old Charlie _ [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ Charlie Syringo was just 19 years old in _ _ [Dm] 1875. _ _
_ [G] Hell bent on pushing his luck with them longhorns up north on the Chisholm [C] Trail Drive. _
He told his dear mother he promised to squander no wages on [Dm] women and wine. _
[G] But Charlie Syringo should never have made no big promises he [C] couldn't mine. _
Now Charlie spent 15 long years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish Cayute.
[Dm] _ _
[G] Till the boss found that barbed wire worked cheaper than Charlie.
Yep, and cut old [C] Charlie loose. _
He drifted to Kansas and tended a store.
But three years was more than [Dm] he could stand. _
[G] So Charlie Syringo rode up to Chicago and became a Pinkerton [C] man. _
_ [F] Charlie _ Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that. _
[G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat. _
[F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine. _
[G] And I am a friend of old Charlie _ Syringo and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine. _
_ _ _ _ Now Charlie _ Syringo rode down through Durango in the summer of [Dm] 1899.
_ _ _ [G] Hired on the trail of some bad desperadoes wanted over the [C] Wyoming line.
_ The Hole in the Wall Gang had [C] blowed up a pay train and gotten away [Dm] with the dough.
_ _ [G] Charlie spent months on the trail of the Wild [Dm] Bunch but let old Butch [G] Cassidy [C] go.
_ _ [F] And Charlie _ Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
_ [G] He would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then fight at the drop [C] of a hat.
_ [F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
_ [G] And I am a friend of old Charlie Syringo [Dm] and Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Now Charlie Syringo was 51 years old in the summer of _ [Dm] 1906.
_ [G] After 22 years as a cowboy detective he figured he'd just [C] call it quits.
_ Now old Charlie understood he needed a livelihood he couldn't get by [Dm] on his looks.
_ [G] So Charlie remembered his wild west adventures [Dm] and wrote them all down [C] in his book.
_ [F] Now Charlie Syringo, he loved the Fandango and no one can argue [C] with that.
He [G] would ride in a minute for the pure glory in it, then he'd fight at the drop [C] of a [Dm] hat.
_ [F] That wild Texas gringo, Charlie Syringo, he rounded him up [C] mighty fine.
_ [G] And I am a friend of old Charlie _ [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine.
_ [G] That's why I'm a friend of old Charlie _ [Dm] Syringo and [G] Charlie's an old [C] friend of mine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _