| Am |
| Couplets |
| Am | G | Am | |
| I live out yonder where the snakes | and scorpions run |
| Am | G | |
| got myself a little goldmine | to bank on |
| Dm | Am | |
| one day my heart sank when I saw M | adame in town |
| Am | G | F | Am | |
| I | knew her | love wou | ld be the death of mi | ne |
| L'amour passé, l'amour obGète. |
| Pourquoi perdre sa vie à chercher l'or d'un coeur? |
| Je ne me noierai pas dans ce désert mystique. |
| Je ferme mes comptes et je repars. |
| Refrain |
| c G |
| Do me a Favor while I'm hanging here |
| c Am |
| Take this gold and go and hide |
| Am | G | Am | |
| ne gigote pas chéri sur ta co | rde pen | due |
| Am | G | F | Am | |
| cn't wor | ry I'l | l be | free in no ti | me. |
| Jouer un couplet sans chanter |
| Couplet 3 |
| Am | G | Am | |
| She promised me she would be ther | e when I'd return |
| Am | G | |
| she didn't say she'd have a army th | ere as well |
| Dm | Am | |
| she whispered, "J'taime Baby," as she fired that | gun at me. |
| Am | G | F | Am | |
| mais | je | n'ai plus de temps |
| Refrain |
| c G |
| I should've stayed way out yonder |
| c Am |
| better off with the scorpi-ons and snakes |
| Am | G | |
| Every act which has no heart will be found out i | n the end |
| Am |
| Am | G | F | Am | |
| Yes | I'm | a l | ittle l | ate this time, |
| Am | G | F | Mim | |
| cause her lo | ve wo | uld | be the death of | mine, |
| Am | |
| mine, all mi | ne |