The Sons Of Katie Elder

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THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
Am
From the four winds we have come, Katie Elder,
G C E
Four brothers on the run Katie Elder.
Am D Am
All your little ones have grown and we've reaped what we have sown,
Yes, we've reaped what we have sown, Katie Elder.
A E A E
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
A E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
A F A F
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder.
Am
I think you'd understand, Katie Elder,
G C E
That a man is just a man, Katie Elder.
Am D Am
They're bound to cut him down, if he doesn't stand his ground,
But they haven't cut us down yet, Katie Elder.
A E A E
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
A E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
A F A F
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder.
Am
We'll try to make it right, Katie Elder,
G C E
No more hidin' in the night, Katie Elder.
Am D Am
I vow it on your grave by all the things we never gave,
And mistakes that we all made, Katie Elder.
A E A E
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
A E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
A F A F
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder, X2

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THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
Yes, we've reaped what we have sown, Katie Elder. 
But they haven't cut us down yet, Katie Elder.  
And mistakes that we all made, Katie Elder.

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