Red Headed Stranger Chords by Willie Nelson

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ A red-headed [A] stranger [D] from Blue Rock, Montana
_ Rode into town [A] one day
_ _ And under [D] his knees [G] was a raging black [D] stag
[E] Walking behind [A] was a babe
_ [C#] _ [D] A red-headed stranger had eyes like thunder
And his lips, they were [A] sad and tight
_ _ [D] His little lost love [G] lay asleep on the hillside
[Am] And his heart [D] was heavy as night
_ _ [G] Don't cross him, don't boss him
[D] He's wild in his sorrow
He's riding, hiding [A] his pain
_ [G] Don't fight him, don't spite [D] him
Just wait till [A] tomorrow
And maybe he'll [C#] ride on [D] again
[G] [D] A _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ yellow-haired lady leaned out of her window
And watched as he passed [A] her way
_ [D] She grew back in fear [G] at the sight of the [D] stag
[E] That cast greedy [B] eyes on [A] the babe
_ [B] [C#] But [D] how could she know that this dancing bay pony
Meant more to him than [A] life
[B] For [D] this was the horse that [G] his little lost [D] darling
[A] Had ridden, [B] she [C#] was [D] his wife
_ [G] Don't cross him, don't boss him
[D] He's wild in his sorrow
He's riding, [A]
hiding his pain
_ [G] Don't fight him, don't spite him
[D] Just wait till tomorrow
[A] And maybe [C#] he'll ride on [D] again
[G] [D] A _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [A] yellow-haired [D] lady came down to the tavern
And looked up the [A] stranger there
And [D] he bought her a drink
And [G] he gave her some [D] money
[E] He just didn't [A] seem to care
_ [B] _ [C#] [D] She followed [A] him [D] out as he saddled the stallion
And laughed as she grabbed at [A] the bay
_ [B] [C#m] He [D] shot her so quick, they had [G] no time to [Dm] warn her
She [A] never [Bm] heard [D] anyone say
Don't [G] cross him, don't boss him
[D] He's wild in his sorrow
He's riding, hiding [A] his pain
_ Don't [G] fight him, don't spite him
[D] Just wait till tomorrow
[A] And maybe [B] he'll ride [D]
on again
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
A yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset
The stranger went free [A] of course
[Em] _
For you can't [D] hang a man [G] for killing a [D] woman
[E] He's trying to [A] steal your heart
_ [B] _
[C#] [D] This is the tale of the red-headed stranger
And if he should [A] pass your way
_ [B] _
[D] Stay out of the [G] path of the raging [D] black stag
[A] And don't lay a [G] hand [D] on him _
[G] Don't cross him, don't boss him
He's [D] wild in his sorrow
He's riding, [A] hiding his pain
Don't [G] fight him, don't spite him
[D] Just wait [A] till tomorrow
And maybe he'll [G#m] ride [D] on again _ _
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