The Outlaw Lyrics

Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 15:09:17 EST
From: MADF28C@prodigy.com (SYSDEV MIO)
Subject: PRO/TAB "The Outlaw" by Larry Norman
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# THE OUTLAW by Larry Norman, from ONLY VISITING THIS PLANET
# Transcribed by Robin Hale-Cooper and Wayne Ruotolo in September
# Robin: voice:804-288-1716, EMAIL:
# Wayne: voice:804-740-9699, EMAIL
# Thanks to Kevin Berk at KBerk@bdm.com for the words to this song.
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INTRO: G G/C G G/C G G/C G G/C
Some say He was an outlaw, that He roamed across the land
With a band of unschooled ruffians and a few old fishermen
No one knew just where He came from or exactly what He'd
done
But they said it must be something bad that kept Him on the
run.
Some say He was a poet that He'd stand upon the hill
And his voice could calm an angry crowd or make the waves stand
still
That He spoke in many parables that few could under-stand
But the people sat for hours just to listen to this man.
Some say He was a sorcerer a man of myste-ry
He could walk upon the water. He could make a blind man see.
That He conjured wine at weddings and did tricks with fish
and bread.
That He talked of being born again and raised people from the
dead.
1ST BREAK: G G/C G G/C D C G G/C G G/C D F C G
Some say a poli-tician who spoke of being free
He was followed by the masses on the shores of Galilee
He spoke out against corrup-tion and He bowed to no de-
cree
And they feared His strength and power so they nailed Him to a
tree.
2ND BREAK: C6 D7 Em6 C G6 Em Am Am6 G
Some say He was the Son of God a man above all men
But He came to be a servant and to set us free from sin
And that's who I be-lieve He was 'cause that's who I be-
lieve
And I think we should get ready 'cause it's time for us to
leave.
ENDING: C6 D7 Em6 C G6 Em Am Am6 G
{comment:The Outlaw, by Larry Norman, from "Only Visiting this
Planet"}
{comment:The G/C sounds better in this song than just C. If you make
your G with your pinkie,}
{comment:ring and middle fingers, you can easily change to G/C by
fretting your index finger}
{comment:on the 2nd string/1st fret, and then moving your middle
finger from the 5th string}
{comment:to the 4th string/2nd fret. Your ring finger will muff the
5th string.}
Fingerstyle:
{comment:Just hold the chord shown and pluck the stings by number.
The strings are numbered}
{comment:1 to 6. String 1 is the high E string. It is the thinnest
string, on the bottom}
{comment: as you hold the guitar. Strings count up from there, 2 3 4
5 ... The 6th string}
{comment:is the low (deepest sound) E string. It is the thickest
string, on the top as you }
{comment:hold the guitar. You will have to figure out which fingers
you like to use for }
{comment:each string. I tend to use my ring finger for the 1st sting,
middle finger for the 2nd,}
{comment:index finger for 3rd string, and my thumb for the 4th, 5th
and 6th strings.}
6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 (Introduction)
6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 Some
6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 say He was an ... outlaw,
that He
6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 roamed across the ... land,
With a
4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 band of unschooled ...
ruffians and a
5 2 3 1 5 2 4 3 5 2 3 1 5 2 4 3 few old fisher- ... men. No
one
6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 knew just where He ... came
from or ex-
6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 actly what He'd ... done,
But they
4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 said it must be ... something
bad that
4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 5 2 3 1 5 2 4 3 kept Him on the ... run
{comment:Here is the TAB for the 2nd break:
{comment:e---10---10---10---10-----8---8---8---8-----8---8---8---8----
-}
{comment:B-8----8----8----8------8---8---8---8------------------------
-}
{comment:G-----------------------------------------8---8---8---8------
-}
{comment:D------------------------------------------------------------
-}
{comment:A-8----8----8----8------7---7---7---7-----6---6---6---6------
-}
{comment:E------------------------------------------------------------
-}
{comment:e---7---7---7---7---------7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----
-}
{comment:B------------------------------------------------------------
-}
{comment:G-7---7---7---7----------------------------------------------
-}
{comment:D------------------------------------------------------------
-}
{comment:A-5---5---5---5------- -4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4------
-}
{comment:E------------------------------------------------------------
-}
{comment:e-7-----7------5-----5---------------------------------------
-}
{comment:B-----------------------------------------2------------------
-}
{comment:G---7-----7------0-----0----------0-----------0--------------
-}
{comment:D-----------------------------0-----0---0-------0------------
-}
{comment:A-5---5--------4---4-----------------------------------------
-}
{comment:E-------------------------0^3---3-----3-----3----------------
-}