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Murder Steer

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[Verse]
AmCome all ye brave cow punchers, wherever you may Dmbe
AmMy tale is of the nineties, when the west was wild and Amfree
South GTexas Brewster county, and E7early work was a goin' Amon
Three Gthousand head of cattle, thrown E7together in the Amdawn
AmNow the biggest outfits of that time were Wentworth and DmDubois
AmTheir rep was a man named Gilleland sent to represent their Dmlaw
A Gman of pride and arrogance, he's oft described that Amway
And Ghe set the wheels in motion for the E7horror of that Amday
AmNow on that day a yearling bull was claimed by Henry DmPogh
AmAnd the roundup boss agreed, said with Henry he should gDmo
Fine GGilleland loped over and cried produce the mama cAmow
Or Gyou'll play hell a takin her and we'll E7settle her here andAm  
now
AmWhen Henry Pogh and Gilleland met in the center of the Dmherd
AmTragedy was near at hand though no one could hear their Dmwords
But Gwhen the dust had settled on that January Amday
GHenry Pogh was found gunned down; E7Gilleland rode hard Amaway
AmSo the boys dragged out the yearling bull, branded murder on hisDm  
hide
AmAnd January twenty on the maverick's other Dmside
Then Gthey turned him loose to wander like some phantom of theAm  
plains
In GTexas on the full of the moon his E7legend still Amremains
(This last verse is slowed down)
FOut on the lonesome ranges, in the silent mists of Cdawn
FThe ghost steer comes a glidin', then suddenly he's Cgone
Still Fsearchin' for the cowboys that placed a curse upon hisAm  
hide
DmDoomed to roam eternity, murder E7branded on his Amhide

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Murder Steer

by Ian Tyson

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[Verse]

Am Dm

Come all ye brave cow punchers, wherever you may be

Am Am

My tale is of the nineties, when the west was wild and free

G E7 Am

South Texas Brewster county, and early work was a goin' on

G E7 Am

Three thousand head of cattle, thrown together in the dawn

Am Dm

Now the biggest outfits of that time were Wentworth and Dubois

Am Dm

Their rep was a man named Gilleland sent to represent their law

G Am

A man of pride and arrogance, he's oft described that way

G E7 Am

And he set the wheels in motion for the horror of that day

Am Dm

Now on that day a yearling bull was claimed by Henry Pogh

Am Dm

And the roundup boss agreed, said with Henry he should go

G Am

Fine Gilleland loped over and cried produce the mama cow

G E7 Am

Or you'll play hell a takin her and we'll settle her here and

now

Am Dm

When Henry Pogh and Gilleland met in the center of the herd

Am Dm

Tragedy was near at hand though no one could hear their words

G Am

But when the dust had settled on that January day

G E7 Am

Henry Pogh was found gunned down; Gilleland rode hard away

Am Dm

So the boys dragged out the yearling bull, branded murder on his

hide

Am Dm

And January twenty on the maverick's other side

G Am

Then they turned him loose to wander like some phantom of the

plains

G E7 Am

In Texas on the full of the moon his legend still remains

(This last verse is slowed down)

F C

Out on the lonesome ranges, in the silent mists of dawn

F C

The ghost steer comes a glidin', then suddenly he's gone

F Am

Still searchin' for the cowboys that placed a curse upon his

hide

Dm E7 Am

Doomed to roam eternity, murder branded on his hide

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