Verse 1:
EmG
They were Doolin, Doolin-Dalton.
EmGG7
High or low, it's all the same.
CEm
Easy money, faithless women,
ACG
Red eye whiskey for the pain.
Verse 2:
EmG
Go down Bill Dalton it must be God's will.
EmGG7
Two brothers lyin' dead in Coffeyville.
CEm
Two voices call to you from where they stood.
AC
Lay down your law books now they're no damn
G
good.
Verse 3:
EmG
Better keep on movin', Doolin-Dalton.
EmGG7
'Til your shadow's set you free.
CEm
If you're fast, if you're lucky,
ACG
You will never see that hangin' tree.
Bridge:
EmG
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty
C
plains.
Am
Like grave yards filled with tombstones,
Em
waitin' for the names.
GG7
And a man could use his back or use his
C
brains.
Am
But some just went stir crazy Lord, 'cause
D
nothin' ever changed!
Verse 4:
EmG
'Til Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton.
EmGG7
He was workin' cheap, just bidin' time.
CEm
Then he laughed, said I'm a goin'.
ACG
So he left that peaceful life behind.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.