Big Iron Chords by Mike Ness

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[Cm] To [Eb] the town of Harlech we [Cm] had a horse train one fine day. _ _
Harlech [Eb] walked the folks around him, didn't have [Cm] too much to say. _ _
_ _ No [Ab] one dared to ask his business, no [Eb] one dared to make a slip.
He was a stranger there, a horse of one, [C] a big old roadieship.
[Ab] Big old [Eb] roadieship.
_ _ _ _ It was early in the morning [Cm] when he rode in town.
_ _ He came [Eb] a-ridin' from the south side, slowly lookin' [Cm] around. _ _ _ _
He [Ab] didn't howl or listen, ran and gave [Eb] no whisper from each lap.
He said, I'll do some business [C] with the big old roadieship.
[Ab] Big old [Eb] roadieship. _ _
_ _ In the town that lived not far [Cm] by the name of Texas Red.
_ _ Many [Eb] men have tried to take him, and many men [Cm] were dead.
_ _ _ _ He [Ab] was vicious and a killer of [Eb] all the youth of 24.
In the notches on his pistol, [Cm] number one.
Nightingale, [Ab] what a [Eb] _ nightingale. _ _ _
Now the stranger started talking, [Cm] many acquainted folks around. _ _
_ [Eb] Was there a run-down ranger, wouldn't be too [Cm] long in town. _ _
_ _ He [Ab] came there to take an hour [Eb] back alive, or maybe dead.
He said it didn't matter, [Cm] he was after Texas Red.
[Ab] After [Eb] Texas Red. _ _ _ _
Wasn't wrong before the story [Cm] was related to Texas Red. _ _ _
[Eb] But the outlaw didn't worry, many tried [Cm] before were dead. _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] 20 men had tried to take, [Eb] 20 men had made a slip.
21 would be the ranger [C] with the big old roadieship.
[Ab] Big old [Eb] _ roadieship. _
_ _ _ The morning passed so quickly, [C] it was time for them to meet.
_ _ [D] It [Eb] was 20 past 11, when they walked out [Cm] on the street.
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[Ab] Folks were watching from the windows, [Eb] everybody held their breath.
But they knew that little ranger [Cm] was about to meet his death.
[Ab] About to meet his [Eb] death. _ _ _ _
_ There was already feet between them, [Cm] but they stopped to make their way. _ _
And [Eb] the swiftness of the ranger still talked [Cm] about _ today.
_ _ _ [Ab] Texas Red and not clear, but I [Eb] went up for that family reps.
And the ranger seemed to be dead, they [C] were looking around his head.
[Ab] Looking [Eb] around his head. _ _ _ _
It was over in a moment, [C] and folks had gathered round. _ _ _
[Eb] There for to make a party of the [Cm] outlaws around.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Only 9 of gold and living [Eb] money, and one final slip.
They tried to match the ranger [C] with the big old roadieship.
[Ab] Big old [Eb] _ roadieship. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Big iron.
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When they tried to match the ranger [C] with the big old roadieship.
[Ab] _ On [Eb] his head.
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[Ab] _ Big iron.
Big [Eb]
iron.
When they tried to match the ranger [Cm] with the big old roadieship.
[Ab] Big old [Eb] roadieship. _ _ _
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