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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
Key : D
Capo
[Intro]
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D

[Verse 1]
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    D
The red-headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana
                    A7
Rode into town one day
A/B A    D                     G                D
        And under his knees was a raging black stallion
    E7                   A7
And walking behind was a bay
A/B A    D
        The red-headed stranger had eyes like thunder
                                   A7
And his lips, they were sad and tight
A/B A    D                      G               D
        His little lost love lay asleep on the hillside
        A7                    D G
And his heart was heavy as night

[Chorus (1)]
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D D/E D  G
      Don't cross him, don't boss him
     D
He's wild in his sorrow
                             A7
He's riding and hiding his pain
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him
         D
Just wait 'til tomorrow
A7               A/B A D   G
Maybe he'll ride on      again

[Verse 2]
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D D G D  D
             A yellow-haired lady leaned out of her window
                               A7
And watched as he passed her way 
A/B A    D                        G
        She drew back in fear at the sight of the stallion
D    E7                       A7
 But cast greedy eyes on the bay
A/B A    D
        But how could she know that this dancing bay pony
                         A7
Meant more to him than life?
A/B A    D                           G              D
        For this was the horse that his little lost darling
    A7                 A/B   A D
Had ridden when she was   his     wife

[Chorus (2)]
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D D/E D  G
      Don't cross him, don't boss him
     D
He's wild in his sorrow
                             A7
He's riding and hiding his pain
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him
         D
Just wait till tomorrow
A7               A/B A D   G
Maybe he'll ride on      again

[Verse 3]
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D D G D    D
             The yellow-haired lady came down to the tavern
                             A7
And looked up the stranger there
A/B A   D                         G             D
        He bought her a drink and he gave her some money
   E7                   A7
He just didn't seem to care
A/B A    D
        She followed him out as he saddled his stallion
                                    A7
And laughed as she grabbed at the bay 
A/B A   D                              G           D
        He shot her so quick, they had no time to warn her
    A7                 D
She never heard anyone say

[Chorus (3)]
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D D/E D   G
      "Don't cross him, don't boss him
      D
"He's wild in his sorrow
                              A7
"He's riding and hiding his pain
       G
"Don't fight him, don't spite him
          D
"Just wait 'til tomorrow
A7                A/B A D    G
"Maybe he'll ride on      again"

[Verse 4]
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D D G D    D
             The yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset
                             A7
The stranger went free, of course
A/B A        D               G              D
        For you can't hang a man for killing a woman
      E7                     A7
Who's trying to steal your horse
A/B A D
         This is the tale of the red headed stranger
                            A7
And if he should pass your way
A/B A     D                      G                D
        Stay out of the path of the raging black stallion
    A7                 A/B A    D  G
And don't lay a hand on        the bay

[Chorus (4)]
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D D  G
  Don't cross him, don't boss him
     D
He's wild in his sorrow
                             A7
He's riding and hiding his pain
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him
         D
Just wait till tomorrow
A7                 A/B A D  G
Maybe he'll ride on    a___gain
D | D | G | D 
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