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Doolin-Dalton

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[Intro]
F#m   A   F#m   A   A7   D   F#m   B   D   A   E
[Verse 1]
They were F#mduelin', Doolin' ADalton,
High or F#mlow, it was the AsameA7  
Easy Dmoney, and faithless F#mwomen
Red eye Bwhiskey Dfor the ApainC#m  
[Verse 2]
F#mGo down, Bill Dalton, it must Abe God's willC#m  
F#mTwo brothers lyin' dead in ACoffeyvilleA7  
DTwo voices call to you from F#mwhere they stood
BLay down your law books now, they're Dno damn Agood
[Verse 3]
Better C#mkeep on F#mmovin', Doolin' ADalton
 C#m'Till your F#mshadow sets you AfreeA7  
If you're Dfast and if you're F#mlucky
You will Bnever Dsee that hangin' Atree.
[Verse 4]
Well the C#mtowns lay out Aacross the dusty DplainsDsus2  
Like Bmgraveyards filled with tombstones F#mwaitin' for the names
And a Aman could use his Em7back or A7use his DbrainsDsus2  
But Bmsome just went stir crazy, Lord 'cause Enothin' ever C#mchanged
[Verse 5]
'Till Bill F#mDoolin met Bill ADalton
He was C#mworkin' F#mcheap, just bidin' AtimeA7  
Then he Dlaughed and said, "I'm F#mgoin',"
And so he Bleft that Epeaceful life Abehi--Eii--F#mnd
[Outro]
A7   D   C#m   Bm   E   F#
(Chords)
       Ax02220
      A7x02020
       Bx24442
      Bmx24432
     C#mx46654
       Dxx0232
   Dsus2xx0230
       E022100
     Em7022030
     F#m244222
      F#244322

All chords in this song (11)

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Doolin-Dalton

by Eagles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Dsus2

Em7

[Intro]

F#m A F#m A A7 D F#m B D A E

[Verse 1]

F#m A

They were duelin', Doolin' Dalton,

F#m A A7

High or low, it was the same

D F#m

Easy money, and faithless women

B D A C#m

Red eye whiskey for the pain

[Verse 2]

F#m A C#m

Go down, Bill Dalton, it must be God's will

F#m A A7

Two brothers lyin' dead in Coffeyville

D F#m

Two voices call to you from where they stood

B D A

Lay down your law books now, they're no damn good

[Verse 3]

C#m F#m A

Better keep on movin', Doolin' Dalton

C#m F#m A A7

'Till your shadow sets you free

D F#m

If you're fast and if you're lucky

B D A

You will never see that hangin' tree.

[Verse 4]

C#m A D Dsus2

Well the towns lay out across the dusty plains

Bm F#m

Like graveyards filled with tombstones waitin' for the names

A Em7 A7 D Dsus2

And a man could use his back or use his brains

Bm E C#m

But some just went stir crazy, Lord 'cause nothin' ever changed

[Verse 5]

F#m A

'Till Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton

C#m F#m A A7

He was workin' cheap, just bidin' time

D F#m

Then he laughed and said, "I'm goin',"

B E A E F#m

And so he left that peaceful life behi--ii--nd

[Outro]

A7 D C#m Bm E F#

(Chords)

x02220

x02020

x24442

x24432

C#m

x46654

xx0232

Dsus2

xx0230

022100

Em7

022030

F#m

244222

244322

About Doolin-Dalton Chords by Eagles

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The chords for "Doolin-Dalton" show the original chord names (including F#m, A, A7, D, B, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.