Silverado

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[Verse 1]
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As a young man I was raised by 
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men of the cloth
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I was taught to judge men equal 
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and not to find their faults
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Until one day I witnessed a tragic 
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thing
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The men lay on the church steps, 
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slain

[Verse 2]
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As the smoke cleared a tall man 
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holstered his gun
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The bright day ended and a cloud did
 cover the sun
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I found hate in my heart that I'd
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 never known before
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I'll see this man hang and if 
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that's the one thing that I know for
 sure

[Chorus]
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Silverado, you'll hang by the 
hangman's tree
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And you'll die in misery

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[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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His face remained in my eyes as I
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 grew through the years
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I practiced shooting every day 
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while trying to hold back the tears
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I travelled through Oklahoma and 
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Texas to the Rio Grande
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Knowing when I met Silverado the 
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Lord would steady my hand

[Chorus]
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Silverado, you'll hang by the 
hangman's tree
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And you'll die in misery, yeah
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[Verse 4]
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And then the day came that I 
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dreamed of for years
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Silverado stood before me and my 
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heart it pounded in fear
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As he looked into my eyes, he 
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knew why I'd come
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And within a flick of the eye he 
went for his gun
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As I caused a fight tears come to
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 my eyes
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When he collapsed before me I 
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dropped my gun and sighed

[Chorus]
F    G           Am
Silverado, you'll hang by the 
hangman's tree
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And you'll die in misery

[Chorus]
F    G           Am
Silverado, you'll hang by the 
hangman's tree
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And you'll die in misery

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