| | 1977 |
| | Written by Tommy Caldwell |
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| | G | Am+ | C | C/B | Am+ |
| | We were r | idin' | thr | ough the fla | tlands |
| | G | Am+ | C |
| | We were s | earchin' for two prisoners | |
| | C/B | Am+ | G |
| Who j | ust broke j | ail | |
| | Am |
| | Tall one and a lean one |
| | C | C/B | Am |
| R | ode a ch | estnut s | tallion |
| | G | Am |
| | And the w | ord was from the main man |
| | Dm |
| | A outlaw is a man who never understands |
| | Dm |
| He l | earns to shoot and ride as a child |
| | Am |
| And never trust a str | anger |
| | C | E | Am+ |
| And he's | always c | alled a better m | an |
| | G |
| | We chased him to the border |
| | C | C/B | Am |
| All the w | ay | to El P | aso |
| | Am |
| The r | ide was long the ride was hard |
| | C | C/B | Am |
| But the sh | eriff | said "we can't l | et him go" |