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Red Bandana

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You can generally play the A:
|   A    A   A|   A    Asus4   A|
[Intro]
|  G|  D|  A|  A|  Em|  D|  A|  A|  x4
[Verse 1]
Well, I Gstill wear his old, faded, Dred bandanaA  
I Emuse it to wipe the sweat aDway from my browA  
You know GI used it to dry my Deyes on the day that he Aleft me
What I wouldn't Emgive to have him here Dstill wearing it Anow
[Verse 2]
GIt's hard to believe it'll Dbe 20 years come NoAvember
Man, Emsometimes I swear it Dseems like only last fAall
I can Gstill hear the wisdom in his Dwords like well-spoken Apoetry
I can still see the Emsalt rings on his old D20X ResistolA  
[Verse 3]
  GAh, but the dayDs turned to months into Aages
  EmJust as sure as Dbarbed wire turAns into rust
Old Gcowboys ride Doff into the sunsAet
Ashes to Emashes, Ddust to Adust
[Chorus]
AAshes to Gashes, Ddust to Adust
AAshes to Emashes, Ddust to Adust
AAshes to Gashes, Ddust to Adust
[Outro]
|  A|  Em|  D|  A|  A|  G|  D|  A|  x7
|  A|  Em|  D|A  

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Red Bandana

by Aaron Watson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

You can generally play the A:

A A A A Asus4 A

| | |

[Intro]

G D A A Em D A A

| | | | | | | | | x4

[Verse 1]

G D A

Well, I still wear his old, faded, red bandana

Em D A

I use it to wipe the sweat away from my brow

G D A

You know I used it to dry my eyes on the day that he left me

Em D A

What I wouldn't give to have him here still wearing it now

[Verse 2]

G D A

It's hard to believe it'll be 20 years come November

Em D A

Man, sometimes I swear it seems like only last fall

G D A

I can still hear the wisdom in his words like well-spoken poetry

Em D A

I can still see the salt rings on his old 20X Resistol

[Verse 3]

G D A

Ah, but the days turned to months into ages

Em D A

Just as sure as barbed wire turns into rust

G D A

Old cowboys ride off into the sunset

Em D A

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

[Chorus]

A G D A

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

A Em D A

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

A G D A

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

[Outro]

A Em D A A G D A

| | | | | | | | | x7

A Em D A

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