One Man

[Intro ]
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C 
Hyenas laughing 
F 
Dust clouds stirring 
C 
Weeds tumbling 
G 
Heat penetrating 
 

 
C 
Its a hot place youre in 
F 
Theres no air conditioning 
C 
The Reaper keeps creeping in 
G 
On the horizon with a grin 
 

 
C 
One man with a smoking gun 
F 
The other man dying in the sun 
C 
There wasnt any west to be won 
G 
There never was a chance to run 
 

 
C 
Gliding on a rail in the sand 
F 
Horny Toad dead in my hand 
C 
Two pistols (pistoleros) make their last stand 
G 
Lying down in the blood is one man 
 

 
C 
Because he stood his ground 
F 
Now hes in it on the edge of town 
C 
The gold he hid was never found 
G 
All of them coins were nice and round 
 

 
C 
One man with a smoking gun 
F 
The other man dying in the sun 
C 
There wasnt any west to be won 
G 
There never was a chance to run 

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C 
Take back what is mine 
F 
Stake a claim see what we find 
C 
Yeah it was a different time 
G 
Only tequila no beer or wine 
 

 
C 
Even dumb guys read the paper 
F 
Wipe it clean til you meet your maker 
C 
He reads the bluff from the faker 
G 
No ones ever gonna see him later 
 

 
C 
One man with a smoking gun 
F 
The other man dying in the sun 
C 
There wasnt any west to be won 
G 
There never was a chance to run 
 

 
C 
One man with a smoking gun 
F 
The other man dying in the sun 
C 
There wasnt any west to be won 
G 
There never was a chance to run 
 

Outro 
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