G G/F# Em G Em G G7 C Em A C G D/F# Em G They were Doolin, Doolin-Dalton Em G G7 High or low, it was the same C Em Easy money, and faithless women A C G B7 Red eye whiskey for the pain. Em G B7 Go down Bill Dalton, it must be God's will Em G G7 Two brothers lyin dead in Coffeeville. C Em Two voices call to you from where they stood, A C G "Lay down your lawbooks now, they're no damn good." D/F# Em G B7 Better keep on movin, Doolin-Dalton Em G G7 Till your shadow sets you free. C Em And if you're fast, and if you're lucky, A7 C G You will never see that hangin tree. Bm G C C/B Well the towns lay out across the dusty plain Am Em Like graveyards filled with tombstones waitin for the names G Am G/B C C/B And a man could use his back or use his brains Am D B7 But some just went stir-crazy Lord cause nothin ever changed Em G B7 Till Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton Em G G7 He was workin cheap, just buyin time C Em And then he laughed and said I'm goin A7 D G And so he left that peaceful life behind. G D/F# Em G C G/B Am7 D9 E
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