Cattlemans Gun

        Dm                      
He rode into town one dust storm 
           Am
sheepskin cloak across his back
  G                                
A preacherman with kind old eyes 
    Dm
and a mystery for a past
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He said he'd come to teach about 
          Am
the love of God
    G                              
But he soon learned what they were 
                  Dm
missing there was justice and the 
law


(Verse 2)
            Dm                   
There was a cattleman who claimed 
                Am
his clan owned all the land around
G                                 
Any brave fool that might dispute,
        Dm
 he was quick to snuff em out
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He'd say, "Take my heed, and you 
               Am
won't pay the price.
      G                            
Cause honor and a name ain't worth 
           Dm
a damn, if you don't have your 
life."


(Chorus)
      Dm                           
Cause ain't nobody faster than this
 Am
 cattleman's gun
      G                  Dm
I'm a rattlesnake on the trigger
Dm                      Am
Your last stand will be lyin in the 
sand
G                        Dm
Fallen to the slam of my hammer


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(Verse 3)
   Dm                              
So one man taught forgiveness, 
      Am
while the other taught suffering
G                                  
Preacher said deliverance could be 
Dm
found down on their knees
           Dm                      
He'd say, "I know you want justice 
            Am
and you want blood
      G                          
But believe me when I say to you, 
       Dm
don't try and be that man's judge


(Chorus 2)
      Dm                           
Cause ain't nobody faster than that
 Am
 cattleman's gun
       G                  Dm
He's a rattlesnake on the trigger
Dm                      Am
Your last stand will be lyin in the 
sand
G                         Dm
Fallen to the slam of his hammer


(Instrumental)

Dm  Am  G  Dm  Am  G  Dm

(Verse 4)
Dm                                 
One day a young farmer brought his 
Am
sons to town for feed
   G                            
He noticed that the streets were 
              Dm
quiet and he knew what that might 
mean
Dm                                
Smoke rose from the distance, his 
     Am
farm burned to the ground
           G                      
He let the fury overtake him when 
Dm
cattleman came back to town


(Verse 5)
    Dm                          
His boys ran out from behind the 
           Am
crowd and watched their daddy die
G                                 
Big man laughed and said, "Now 
                   Dm
look at that! Anybody else wanna 
give it a try?"
    Dm                           
The church doors opened with that 
                           Am
black cloak flowin behind preacher's
 fiery eyes
               G
He said, "Your ticket to Hell's a 
comin to you
            Dm
And I got a hollow point to give you
 the ride."


(Chorus 3)
        Dm                         
And the only thing faster than that
 Am
 cattleman's gun
        G                     
Was the preacherman's hand and 
 Dm
finger
          Dm                       
He pulled iron fomr his side and 
  Am
let that bullet fly
             G                 
And beat the rattlesnake to the 
 Dm
hammer
         Dm               
Why this preacher embraced 
    Am             G            Dm
forgiveness, they finally understood
Dm                   Am          
Under that sheepskin cloak of 
        G          Dm
his, was a history of blood