Chords with lyrics
Capos are for the lazy.
E minorEm B7B7
Five brothers who left Arkansas
E minorEm B7B7
Set out to find the gambler who murdered their pa
C majorC G+G
Five brothers, and three in their teens
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
Gotta find the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
E minorEm B7B7
They heard of him in Houston, and his trail was leadin' west
E minorEm B7B7
He'd left there many months ago, and so they couldn't rest
C majorC G+G
Five brothers, and three in their teens
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm
Gotta find the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
F minorFm
New Orleans
F minorFm C7C7
The sun was hot as fire, and the nights were cold as steel
F minorFm C7C7
Hate was strong, and youth was wild, and so they couldn't feel
C#C# AbAb
Five brothers, and three in their teens
F minorFm BbmBbm F minorFm C7C7 F minorFm
Gotta find the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
F minorFm C7C7
His trail led to the Badlands, and the desert promised death
F minorFm C7C7
The gambler's odds were different now, he treasured every breath
C#C# AbAb
Five brothers, and three in their teens
F minorFm BbmBbm F minorFm C7C7 F minorFm
Close behind the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
F# minorF#m
New Orleans
F# minorF#m C#7C#7
When first they saw the killer, he was by the waterhole
F# minorF#m C#7C#7
Five rifles rang out through the night, they killed the gambler cold
D MajorD A augmentedA
Five brothers, and three in their teens
F# minorF#m B minorBm F# minorF#m C#7C#7 F# minorF#m
Finally got the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
F# minorF#m C#7C#7
The desert is their keeper now, for this a traveler said
F# minorF#m C#7C#7
That poison lived within the hole, now six of them are dead
D MajorD A augmentedA
Five brothers, and three in their teens
F# minorF#m B minorBm F# minorF#m C#7C#7 F# minorF#m
Lay beside the man who killed their pa in New Orleans
F# minorF#m B minorBm F# minorF#m C#7C#7 F# minorF#m
Lay beside the man who killed their pa in New Orleans