The Balad Of Boot Hill Uke tab by Johnny Cash

3 Chords used in the song: G, D, Em

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4
(Intermediate)
Key: D, G, Em, BmChords
[Intro]
G chordG
Here lies Les Moore,
D chordD
four slugs from a forty-four,
G chordG
no Les no more.

[Verse 1]
Em chordEm G chordG
Out in Arizona, just south of Tucson,
Em chordEm D chordD
where tumbleweeds tumble in search of a home,
G chordG
there's a town they call Tombstone where the brave never cry.
Em chordEm D chordD G chordG
They live by a six-gun, by a six-gun they die.

[Verse 2]
Em chordEm G chordG
It's been a long time now since the town was a boom.
Em chordEm D chordD
The jailhouse is empty, so's the Palace Saloon.
G chordG
Just one look will tell you that this town was real.
Em chordEm D chordD G chordG
A chordA secluded old dirt road leads up to Boot Hill.

[Verse 3]
Em chordEm G chordG
Walk up to the fence there and look at the view;
Em chordEm D chordD
That's where they were hangin', eighteen-eighty-two.
G chordG
It's easy to see where the brave men have died;
Em chordEm D chordD G chordG
Rope marks on the old tree are now petrified.

[Verse 4]
Em chordEm G chordG
At night, when the moon shines so far away,
Em chordEm D chordD
It gets mighty lonesome, lookin' down on their graves.
G chordG
There lies Billy Clanton: never wanted to kill,
Em chordEm D chordD| G chordG
but he's there with the guilty, way up on Boot Hill.
[outro]
Em chordEm G chordG

Uke tab by , 09 Nov 2025

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