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Deadwood

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[Verse]
The Fgood times scratched a F/Elaugh from the F/Dlungs of a F/Cyoung man
In a BbDeadwood Bbmaj7saloon South CDakota afternoon
And the Fold ones by  the dF/Eoor with their hF/Deads to their cF/Chests
They told Bblies about Bbmaj7whiskey on a Cwoman's breast
FSome tell the F/Estory of F/Dyoung Mickey F/CFree 
Lost an Bbeye to a buck Bbmaj7deer in the CTongue river valley 
FSome tell the F/Estory of F/DCalifornia JF/Coe 
He sent Bbword that    the Black BbmajHills they  was a Cmountain of gold
And the Dmgold she lay Dm/Ccold in their Bbpockets
And the Dmsun she sets Dm/Cdown on the Bbtrees
And tDmhey'll thank the Dm/CLord for this Bbland that they live in
Where a Fwhite man well he Bbdoes as he GmpleaseCsF  
FSome flat shoed  fool F/Efrom the F/Deast come a F/Crunning 
With Bbsome news that he Bbmaj7read in some St CJoseph paper 
And its driFnks all F/Earound cause the F/Dnews he's a F/Ctelling 
Is the Bbone they call Bbmaj7crazy has been cCaught and been dealt with
F       F/E          F/D                     F/C
[Verse]
And the Easterner he reads the news from the paper 
BbAnd the old ones draw Bbmaj7nearer so that they can Chear better 
F            F/E                       F/D
F/CWell it says here that Crazy Horse was killed while he was trying to
escape 
Says is was Bbsometime last Bbmaj7September and Cdon't give the exact date
And the Dmgold she lay Dm/Ccold in their Bbpockets
And the Dmsun she sets Dm/Cdown on the Bbtrees
And tDmhey'll thank the Dm/CLord for this Bbland that they live in
Where a Fwhite man well he Bbdoes as he GmpleaseCsF  
F             F/E            F/D        F/C
[Verse]
Then the talk turned back to whisky and women 
BbCold nights on the  Bbmaj7plains  lord Cfighting the Indians 
FThe Easterner F/Esays he'll have one F/Dmore before he F/Cgoes 
BbHe gives up the Bbmaj7paper to the Crow boy sCweeps up the floor
And the Dmgold she lay Dm/Ccold in their Bbpockets
And the Dmsun she sets Dm/Cdown on the Bbtrees
And tDmhey'll thank the Dm/CLord for this Bbland that they live in
Where a Fwhite man well he Bbdoes as he GmpleaseCs F  

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Deadwood

by Eric Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/E

F/D

F/C

Bbmaj7

Bbmaj

Dm/C

[Verse]

F F/E F/D F/C

The good times scratched a laugh from the lungs of a young man

Bb Bbmaj7 C

In a Deadwood saloon South Dakota afternoon

F F/E F/D F/C

And the old ones by the door with their heads to their chests

Bb Bbmaj7 C

They told lies about whiskey on a woman's breast

F F/E F/D F/C

Some tell the story of young Mickey Free

Bb Bbmaj7 C

Lost an eye to a buck deer in the Tongue river valley

F F/E F/D F/C

Some tell the story of California Joe

Bb Bbmaj C

He sent word that the Black Hills they was a mountain of gold

Dm Dm/C Bb

And the gold she lay cold in their pockets

Dm Dm/C Bb

And the sun she sets down on the trees

Dm Dm/C Bb

And they'll thank the Lord for this land that they live in

F Bb Gm C F

Where a white man well he does as he pleases

F F/E F/D F/C

Some flat shoed fool from the east come a running

Bb Bbmaj7 C

With some news that he read in some St Joseph paper

F F/E F/D F/C

And its drinks all around cause the news he's a telling

Bb Bbmaj7 C

Is the one they call crazy has been caught and been dealt with

F F/E F/D F/C

[Verse]

And the Easterner he reads the news from the paper

Bb Bbmaj7 C

And the old ones draw nearer so that they can hear better

F F/E F/D

F/C

Well it says here that Crazy Horse was killed while he was trying to

escape

Bb Bbmaj7 C

Says is was sometime last September and don't give the exact date

Dm Dm/C Bb

And the gold she lay cold in their pockets

Dm Dm/C Bb

And the sun she sets down on the trees

Dm Dm/C Bb

And they'll thank the Lord for this land that they live in

F Bb Gm C F

Where a white man well he does as he pleases

F F/E F/D F/C

[Verse]

Then the talk turned back to whisky and women

Bb Bbmaj7 C

Cold nights on the plains lord fighting the Indians

F F/E F/D F/C

The Easterner says he'll have one more before he goes

Bb Bbmaj7 C

He gives up the paper to the Crow boy sweeps up the floor

Dm Dm/C Bb

And the gold she lay cold in their pockets

Dm Dm/C Bb

And the sun she sets down on the trees

Dm Dm/C Bb

And they'll thank the Lord for this land that they live in

F Bb Gm C F

Where a white man well he does as he pleases

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