Key: E
Introduction: Em
Em C
He once shot a man just for snoring
D Em
Got out of bed and shot him dead
Em
Well his name was .... (pause)
C
I didn't know what his name was
D Em
so we just called him Fred
Em
He was riding cross the desert
C
on a horse to another town
D Em
looking for a woman in a nightgown
Em
the horses' name was ..... (pause)
C
I didn't know what his name was
D Em
so we just called him Fred
Chorus
Em
ah oh now, Fred's a ridin' Fred's a ridin'
C D
Fred Fred's ridin' Fred, Fred's ridin' Fred
Em
Fred's ridin' Fred
Verse 3
Em
Well he got into the town
C
met a woman in a nightgown
D Em
she was wearin' a frown (hell it rhymes)
Em
well her name was .... (pause)
C
I didn't know what her name was
D Em
so we just called her Fred
repeat chorus