The Rounder

(Tim Stafford-Wayne Taylor/Daniel House Music, BMI) Capo 2nd Fret Intro (Em, C, G, D, Em, C, D, G, Em, C, G, D, Em, C, D, C) G D G C V1) Beneath a western sky on the way to Santa Fe D Am I met up with a rounder G C claimed he rode with Jesse James G D C They robbed the Glendale Train V2) As we crossed the Texas plains not a blessed word was said Till we reached Amarillo, then he raised his weary head He said, Son, Ill soon be dead V3) I have so much to tell you, but Im left so little time Theres a place out in the Badlands about a two day ride Its not so hard to find D Am C D Br) Frank and Jesse holed up in a cave for forty days D Am G C Took all that they could carry, then hid the rest away Bm C G D Frank grew tired of living like a dog out on the run Bm C G D and Jesse soon fell victim to a blast from Bob Fords gun Am C D Now Im the only one V4)His voice it faltered there and he soon passed away I laid him six feet under that hard West Texas clay And then I rode away V5) I found everything he told me near the place they call Red Cloud With the gold I found a letter when I read I cried out loud It said, Your momma would be proud alt V) Some men are born to freedom While others come to fame And some will leave with nothing but a marker and their name In the end its all the same (Thanks to Jarrod for tabs)