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This is taken from the Western AF version, the studio version is pretty much the same though
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[Intro]
Am
Am
Am C G
Am C E E7
[Verse 1]
AmThunder crashing up above the path
DmLightning flashing through the sky
AmRain falling from heavens above
E E7Another cold and lonely night
[Verse 2]
AmTaking cover against a canyon wall
DmLaying low and out of sight
Am E E7 AmHow a man can grow tired of living just to hide
[Verse 3]
AmThe folks, they know me by many a name
DmBut you can call me Henry Lee
AmLegend has it if you've seen my face
E E7It's the last thing that you'll see
[Verse 4]
AmIt doesn't look such way, no, I'm old and gray
DmFar from in my prime
Am E E7 AmI'm tired of fighting off the end of time
[Interlude]
F C G Am
F C E E7
[Verse 5]
AmI've heard the word out of Eagle Pass
DmTen men were asking all around
AmIf any seen two weary traveller
E E7Making camp just out of town
[Verse 6]
AmThey followed me from the Rio Grande
DmAll the way to ol' Montana
Am E E7 AmFoolish me to think that I could stand a chance
[Verse 7]
AmSo tonight I'll stay peacefully
DmKnowing fully where I'm bound
AmBut come the time that I Am judged
E E7I won't dare to make a sound
[Verse 8]
AmFor the blood that is on my hands
DmMust be paid late on down
Am E E7 AmCome to morning light to put me in the ground
[Chorus]
F CHenry Lee, oh, Henry Lee
G Am Am/GGod have mercy on a sinner like thee
F C GCome on with your hands up to the sky
F CThe pass, it rests upon your head
G Am Am/GUs men will come forth to collect
F C GThere ain't a place left elsewhere to hide
Am C GYou're running out of time
Am C E E7You're running out of time
[Verse 9]
AmThe night before the dead hang me high
DmLord I had quite the dream
AmI was standing on a heavenly plane
E E7With my mother right next to me
[Verse 10]
AmShe said "Come forward son and lay down your guns
DmFind the peace that you deceive
Am E AmLet this be the final stand for Henry Lee"
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