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Key: C
C Am C Am
Only a saddle for my bed heaven as my lodge
C Am C Am
Since I lost everything on the streets of Dodge
C F C
On the streets of Dodge
Am C Am
Left old San Antonio back in '68
C Am C Am
Headed for Dodge City Kansas there to meet my babe
C F C
There to meet my babe
Am C Am
The reason I was leaving was to see my Emmylou
C Am C Am
She and a gambler man fell in love and made me blue
C F C
Fell in love and made me blue
Am C Am
As I rode into Dodge City on that fateful day
C Am C Am
When I stopped at the big saloon I could hear the people say
C F C
Son you made your fate this day
Am C Am
I went for my 44 I saw the blur of his hand
C Am C Am
And I felt that hot lead burn as he shot me to the sand
C F C
Shot me to the sand
Am C Am
With one boot in the stirrup and burning shame inside
C Am C Am
I left old Dodge City where I lost my loving bride
C F C
Where I lost my loving bride
Am C Am
Only a saddle for my bed and heaven as my lodge
C Am C Am
I lost everything there on the streets of Dodge
C F C
There on the streets of Dodge
Song History
Published: February 3, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025