(Flamenco intro: Am  E  F  E  Am)


           C
           He rode his horse across the badlands 

                                         G
           He tipped his hat against the sun 

                        C
           He drank his whiskey from the bottle 

                      G                 C
           He was the law and he wore a gun 

                     F
           He wore a gun 

                         C
           Yes he wore a gun 

                     G
           He wore a gun 

                         C
           Like a gunman should 

                  F                            C
           Like a gunman wears a gun he wore a gun

                      G  
           And people stepped aside 

                             C
           Because he was no good 

              Bb     C
           he was no good 

              Bb     C
           he was no good 

              Bb     C
           he was no good 

           C
           He was no good 

           Because of bad luck 

           He never knew 

                      G
           A mother's love 

                         C
           He was like a wolf in sheep's clothing 

                      G                C
           Or an iron hand in a velvet glove 

                         F
           And he wore a gun 

                         C
           Yes he wore a gun 

                     G
           He wore a gun 

                         C
           Like a gunman should 

                  F                            C
           Like a gunman wears a gun he wore a gun 

                      G
           And people stepped aside 

                             C    
           Because he was no good

                     D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

           D 
           His eyes were cru-el    

          (his eyes were cruel)

           And his lips were mean    

          (and his lips were mean)

           His nose was twisted    

          (his nose was twisted)
                                   A
           And he could waggle his ears    

          (he could waggle his ears)

                    D 
           And he behaved    (and he behaved) 
 
           extremely badly    (extremely badly)

                   A
           When he had    (when he had) 

                 D
           a few beers 
 
                         G
           And he wore a gun 

                         D
           Yes he wore a gun 

                     A
           He wore a gun 

                         D
           Like a gunman should 

                  G                            D
           Like a gunman wears a gun he wore a gun 

                      A
           And people stepped aside 

                             D
           Because he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 


           D                            G        A
           He rode his horse across the badlands

                         D
           And he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good

              C      D 
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D 
           he was no good 

              C      D
           he was no good 

              C      D 
           he was no good