Am
From the four winds we have come, Katie Elder,
GCE
Four brothers on the run Katie Elder.
AmDAm
All your little ones have grown and we've reaped what we have sown,
Yes, we've reaped what we have sown, Katie Elder.
AEAE
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
AE
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
AFAF
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
AEA
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,
AEA
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder.
Am
I think you'd understand, Katie Elder,
GCE
That a man is just a man, Katie Elder.
AmDAm
They're bound to cut him down, if he doesn't stand his ground,
But they haven't cut us down yet, Katie Elder.
AEAE
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
AE
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
AFAF
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
AEA
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,
AEA
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder.
Am
We'll try to make it right, Katie Elder,
GCE
No more hidin' in the night, Katie Elder.
AmDAm
I vow it on your grave by all the things we never gave,
And mistakes that we all made, Katie Elder.
AEAE
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
AE
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
AFAF
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
AEA
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder, X2