The Rounder Lyrics
by Blue Highway
(Tim Stafford-Wayne Taylor/Daniel House Music, BMI)
Intro (Em, C, G, D, Em, C, D, G, Em, C, G, D, Em, C, D, C)
V1) Beneath a western sky on the way to Santa Fe
I met up with a rounder
claimed he rode with Jesse James
They robbed the Glendale Train
V2) As we crossed the Texas plains
not a blessed word was said
Till we reached Amarillo, then he raised his weary head
He said, Son, Ill soon be dead
V3) I have so much to tell you, but Im left so little time
Theres a place out in the Badlands
about a two day ride
Its not so hard to find
Br) Frank and Jesse holed up in a cave for forty days
Took all that they could carry, then hid the rest away
Frank grew tired of living like a dog out on the run
and Jesse soon fell victim to a blast from Bob Fords gun
Now Im the only one
V4)His voice it faltered there and he soon passed away
I laid him six feet under
that hard West Texas clay
And then I rode away
V5)
I found everything he told me near the place they call Red Cloud
With the gold I found a letter
when I read I cried out loud
It said, Your momma would be proud
alt V)
Some men are born to freedom
While others come to fame
And some will leave with nothing but a marker and their name
In the end its all the same
(Thanks to Jarrod for tabs)
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