Verse 1  
 
    E 
Oh, my, don't the sky look spacious 
	 E 
With the stars all shinin' down 
	    A 
Well, I can hear the night wind howlin' 
       D 
It's a high and lonesome sound 
      E 
And I ain't had a woman in so long 
	E 
I can't feed my starvin' soul 
	 A			      D 
Come on, saddle up, boys, we're gonna ride into town 
	    E 
We're gonna get a little out of control 
 
Verse 2 
 
	  E 
There's a card game in the corner 
	E 
And the barmaid smiled at me 
	A 
Well, I tipped her a silver dollar and 
    D 
she brought me a drink for free 
	E 
All the town-folk call her the cheap one 
	E 
And the gamblers call her the hole 
	 A		     D 
Come on, set 'em up again, I got me a friend 
      E 
And I think I'm gettin' out of control 
 
  
Bridge 
      D		      A 
She's cool water, her momma taught her 
Bm				 E 
I got news, she's mine and mine alone 
 
  
Verse 
       E 
And if anybody's lookin' for trouble 
	 E 
You know I'm the one you want to try 
	   A 
Well, I'll fight any man who wants to 
      D 
And I don't care who or why 
 
	   E 
You got to gamble on your story 
	   E 
You got no guts, you get no glory 
	A		       D 
And I'm bettin' my money on an ace in the hole 
E 
Think I'm gettin' out of control