Em7 A
The ragged kid
Bm Bm/F#
Nobody wanted
C Am7
Left alone
D G E
To ramble wild
Em7 A
Long ago
Bm Bm/F#
He was abandoned
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Nobody’s child
Em7 A
Never smiles
Bm Bm/F#
And never chatters
C Am7
Never quarrels
D G E
Or complains
Em7 A
Grown as hard
Bm Bm/F#
As the Sierras
Bm Bm/F#
And the Western Plains
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Em7 A
Learned to swing
Bm Bm/F#
A broken bottle
C Am7
Learned to use
D G E
His fists and knife
Em7 A
In the bar rooms
Bm Bm/F#
And bordellos
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Of his life
D/A Em7
He drifted down
A Asus4 A
Towards the borders
D/A Em7
The sky was dark
A
But it did not rain
Em7 A
Came the meanest
Bm Bm/F#
Pistoleros
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
In the Western Plains
| Em7 A | Bm | C Am7 |
| D G E | Em7 A |
| Bm Bm/F# | x3
Em7 A
He fell in
Bm Bm/F#
With these desperadoes
C Am7
Thieves and killers
D G E
Every one
Em7 A
Prizes hanging
Bm Bm/F#
From their saddles
Bm Bm/F#
With their guns
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
| Bm |
Em A
The ragged kid
Bm
Nobody wanted
C/G Am
Left alone
D/A G E
To ramble wild
Em A
Now he rides
Bm Bm/F#
Beside the Devil
Bm Bm/F#
Nobody’s child
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
| Bm Bm/F# | Bm Bm/F# |
