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Red Headed Stranger

Red Headed Stranger

Red Headed Stranger chords

by Willie Nelson

Year: 1975

Genre: Country

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Tuning E A D G B E
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Intro 1

D

D

D

D

Verse 1

A

D

red headed

stranger

from

Blue Rock

Montana

rode into town one

day

A

And

D

under his knees

was a

G

raging black

D

stallion

and

E

walkin' behind was a

A

bay

The

D

red headed

stranger

had eyes

like the

thunder

And his

lips they were sad

and

A

tight

His

D

little lost love lay

a

G

sleep on the

D

hillside

and his

A

heart was heavy as

D

night

Chorus 1

Don't cross

G

him don't

boss him He's

wild

D

in his

sorrow

He's

ridin' and

hidin' his

A

pain

Don't fight

G

him don't

spite

him

Just

wait

D

till

tomorrow

A

Maybe he'll

ride on

D

again

D

D

D

Verse 2

A

D

yellow haired

lady leaned

out

of her

window

and

watched as he passed

her

A

way

She

D

drew back in fear

at the

sight

G

of the

stal

D

lion,

but

E

cast greedy eyes on

the

A

bay

But

D

how could she

know

that this

dancing bay

pony

meant more to him

than

A

life

For

D

this was the horse

that his

G

little lost

D

darlin'

had

A

ridden when she was

his

D

wife

Chorus 2

Don't cross

G

him don't

boss him He's

wild

D

in his

sorrow

He's

D

ridin' and

hidin' his

A

pain

Don't fight

G

him don't

spite

him

Just

wait

D

till

tomorrow

A

Maybe he'll

ride on

D

again

D

D

D

Verse 3

The

D

yellow haired

lady came

down

to the

tavern

and

looked up the stranger

A

there

He

D

bought her a drink

and gave

G

her some

mon

D

ey

he

E

just didn't seem to

A

care

She

D

followed him

out

as he

saddled his

stallion

and

laughed as she grabbed

at the

A

bay

He

D

shot her so quick

they had

no

G

time to

warn

D

her

she

A

never heard anyone

D

say

Chorus 3

Don't cross

G

him don't

boss him He's

wild

D

in his

sorrow

He's

D

ridin' and

hidin' his

A

pain

Don't fight

G

him don't

spite

him

Just

wait

D

till

tomorrow

A

Maybe he'll

ride on

D

again

D

D

D

Verse 4

The

D

yellow haired

lady

was

buried at

sunset

the

stranger went free of

A

course

For you

D

can't hang a man

G

for killin'

a

wo-

D

man

E

who's tryin'

to steal your

A

horse

D

This is the

tale

of the

red headed

stranger

and

if he should pass

your

A

way

D

Stay out of the

path of the

G

raging black

D

stallion

and

A

don't lay a hand

on the

D

bay

Chorus 4

Don't cross

G

him don't

boss him He's

wild

D

in his

sorrow

He's

ridin' and

hidin' his

A

pain

Don't fight

G

him don't

spite

him

Just

wait

D

till

tomorrow

A

Maybe he'll

ride on

a

D

gain

D

D

D

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