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Key: C Intro: G C Verse 1: C In an Arizona town one day F Bill Venero heard them say G That a band of Apache Indians C Were on the trail that way C Heard them tell of murder done F Three men killed at Rocky Run G "They're in danger at the cow ranch" C Said Venero under his breath!
Verse 2: C Nearly forty miles away F Was a little place that lay G In a deep and shady valley C In the mighty wilderness C Half a score of homes were there F And in one a maiden fair G Held the heart of Bill Venero C Venero's little Bess Verse 3: C So no wonder he grew pale F When he heard the cowboy's tale G Of the men that he'd seen murdered C There at Rocky Run C Sure as there's a God above F I will save the girl I love G By that love I hold for Bessie C I will see that somethin's done! Verse 4: C Not one minute he delayed F When this brave resolve was made G "But, man," his comrades told him C When they heard his daring plan C "You are riding straight to death!" F But he answered, "Save your breath G I may never reach the cow ranch C But I'll do the best I can." Verse 5: C As he crossed the alkali F All his thoughts flew on ahead G To the little band at Cow Ranch C Thinking not a danger near C With his quirt's unceasing whirl F And the jingle of his spurs G Little Chapo bore the cowboy C O'er the far away frontier Verse 6: C Sharp and clear a rifle shot F Woke the echoes of the spot G "I am wounded," cried Venero C As he swayed from side to side C "While there's life there's always hope F Slowly onward I will lope G If we fail to reach the Cow Ranch C Bessie Lee will know I tried." Verse 7: C Then at dusk a horse of brown F Wet with sweat came panting down G The little lane at Cow Ranch C Stopped in front of Bessie's door C But the cowboy was asleep F And his slumber was so deep G Little Bess could never wake him C Though she tried forever more Verse 8: C You have heard this story told F By the young and by the old G How the Indians killed Venero C On his way to Rocky Run C Many years have passed away F And the maiden's hair is gray G But still she places roses C On Bill Venero's grave
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