Samuel Colt chords by Billy Walker

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
C C G7 C C

Verse 1:
C         G        C
All my life I've wanted just one friend
           G       C
I've trusted people time and time again
  F      G       C
But one bitter lesson I have found
    F        G         C
I have just one friend when the chips are down

Chorus:
     G7
My best friend is Samuel Colt
      F       C
The wicked six gun that I tote
     Am               G
And he's always around when I need him most
G
Leaps so fast in my hand

      F       C
And he'll knock down any man
             G       C  C
Drink a toast to my best friend, Samuel Colt


Verse 2:
C          G7       C
I had one friend I thought was the best
C          G        C
But he turned out to be like all the rest
  F        G       C
He tried to steal away a love I'd found
      F          G7       C
He didn't make it for my best friend cut him down


Chorus:
     G7
My best friend is Samuel Colt
      F       C
The wicked six gun that I tote
     Am               G
And he's always around when I need him most
G
Leaps so fast in my hand

      F       C
And he'll knock down any man
             G       C
Drink a toast to my best friend, Samuel Colt

Solo:
C C G C C


Verse 3:
C          G     C
The two of us will never ever part
C               G        C
He's cold as steel and there's no warmth in my heart
   F         G       C
We've made a pair that catches every eye
C    F        F         C
We're together till the end, my friend and I


Chorus:
     G7
My best friend is Samuel Colt
      F       C
The wicked six gun that I tote
     Am               G
And he's always around when I need him most
G
Leaps so fast in my hand

      F       C
And he'll knock down any man
             G7       C
Drink a toast to my best friend, Samuel Colt
C             G7       C  C
Drink a toast to my best friend, Samuel Colt