Ringo chords by Riders In The Sky

Chords with lyrics

Intro:

A minorAm

A minorAm           E minorEm
He lay face down in the desert sand
A minorAm              G+G
Clutching his six-gun in his hand
C majorC          G+G
Shot from behind, I thought he was dead
A minorAm      G+G      C majorC
But under his heart was an ounce of lead
FF               C majorC
But a spark still burned so I used my knife
A minorAm          E minorEm
And late that night I saved the life of Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo . . .)

A minorAm          E minorEm
I nursed him till the danger passed
A minorAm          G+G
The days went by, he mended fast
C majorC          G+G
Then from dawn till setting sun
A minorAm      G+G     C majorC
He practiced with that deadly gun
FF          C majorC
And hour on hour I watched in awe
A minorAm          E minorEm
No human being could match the draw of Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)

A minorAm         E minorEm
One day we rode the mountain crest
A minorAm         G+G
And I went east and he went west
C majorC         G+G
I took to law and wore a star
A minorAm       G+G   C majorC
While he spread terror near and far
FF           C majorC
With lead and blood he gained such fame
A minorAm              E minorEm
All throughout the West they feared the name of Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)

A minorAm         E minorEm
I knew someday I'd face the test
A minorAm          G+G
Which one of us would be the best
C majorC          G+G
And sure enough the word came down
A minorAm     G+G    C majorC
That he was holed up in the town
FF          C majorC
I left the posse out in the street
A minorAm       E minorEm
And I went in alone to meet Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)

A minorAm           E minorEm
They said my speed was next to none
A minorAm          G+G
But my lightning draw had just begun
C majorC             G+G
When I heard a blast that stung my wrist
A minorAm      G+G   C majorC
The gun went flying from my fist
FF         C majorC
And I was looking down the bore
A minorAm      E minorEm
Of the deadly .44 of Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)

A minorAm          E minorEm
They say that was the only time
A minorAm       G+G
That anyone had seen him smile
C majorC           G+G
He slowly lowered his gun and then
A minorAm     G+G     C majorC
He said to me "We're even, friend"
FF        C majorC
And so at last I understood
A minorAm           E minorEm
That there was still a spark of good in Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)

A minorAm          E minorEm
I blocked the path of his retreat
A minorAm           G+G
He turned and stepped into the street
C majorC         G+G
A augmentedA dozen guns spit fire and lead
A minorAm    G+G   C majorC
A augmentedA moment later, he lay dead
FF         C majorC
The town began to shout and cheer
A minorAm            E minorEm
Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)

A minorAm           E minorEm
The story spread throughout the land
A minorAm         G+G
That I had beaten Ringo's hand
C majorC          G+G
And it was just the years, they say
A minorAm      G+G   C majorC
That made me put my guns away
FF           C majorC
But on his grave they can't explain
A minorAm         E minorEm
The tarnished star above the name of Ringo
A minorAm
(Ringo... Ringo...)