{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2482491,"song":"The Ranger","artist":"Jack Nelson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11506566-the-ranger-chords-by-jack-nelson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2482491?type=chord","rating":0.00921,"votes":0,"content":"[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn the wide open prarie on a cool summer night[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nhe heard an eagle cryin' and took it as a sign[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nso he climbed down the canyon and found the lawmen lyin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe hoof prints and empty shells told the story all too well[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nso he dug them all a grave but one man could be saved[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe lawman said \"I thank you, but I don't even know your name\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe said \"you have before but you wouldn't know me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nmy mother called me Tonto but now they all scream Kemosabe,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nyou're the friend I need.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThen down came a twister and a pale beam of light[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nhe heard a blast of thunder saw horse all in white[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthat reared up on the horizon and rode up as fast as lightnin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\non this dusty night they knew it's meant to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nso he grabbed his brother's sash and fashioned him a mask[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand mounted up on this might silver steed[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand he cried \"Hi-ho-silver away\"[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Hi-ho-silver away\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey rode off in the distance to hunt down a man[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\na man that they call cavendish that ruined this land[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthe man that shot his brother and all of his law friends[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthey found the gang in Colby there was terror on the town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe gang was soon arrested but no Cavendish around[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe Ranger caught him running for one final showdown[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nthe ranger quickly drew but did not aim to kill[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ninstead he shot him in the hand so he could go to jail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\ntied him up for the sheriff to lock away[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand he cried \"Hi-ho-silver away\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Hi-ho-silver[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Hi-ho-silver[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Hi-ho-silver away\"[/tab]","plain_text":"Em Em C Em\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm Em C Em","chords":["Em","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}