Key: G
Introduction:
G F C
Beggin? your pardon there stranger
G
You look like you?re new to this town
F C
We?re a long way away from the beach here
G
You won?t see many gringos around
F C
Well I come from West Colorado
G
And I?ve wandered this world far and wide
F C
I?ve lived for some years in the shadows
G
And my eyes are unused to this light
F C
If you buy me a strong drink of whiskey
G
I will tell you the tale of my life
F C
It?s long and it?s sad but it fits me
G
And it may bring a tear to your eye
(Verse 2)