Chords used: Em G C D Am Standard tune / capo 2nd fret *take your time playing the into chords* Intro: Em G Em G C Em D G Verse 1: Em G They were dueling, Doolin-Dalton Em G High or low, it was the same C Em Easy money and faithless women
D G Red-eye whiskey for the pain Em Em G G Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will Em Em G G Two brothers lying dead in Coffeyville C C Em Em Two voices call to you from where they stood Am Lay down your law books now C G They're no damn good Chorus: Em G Better keep on moving, Doolin-Dalton Em G Till your shadow sets you free C Em If you're fast, and if you're lucky C D G You will never see that hanging tree Verse 2: G Em Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plains C Em Like graveyards filled with tombstones, waiting for the names G Em And a man could use his back, or use his brains C D But some just went stir crazy, Lord, cause nothing ever changed Chorus: Em G Until Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton Em G He was working cheap, just biding time C Em Then he laughed and said, I'm going C D G Am C G And so he left that peaceful life behind