Eric Taylor Deadwood written by Eric Taylor
Eric Taylor vocals/acoustic guitar
Glenn Fukunaga bass
Gene Elders violin
John Hagen cello
Chris Maresh acoustic bass
James Gilmer percussion
The g[F]ood times scratched a l[F/E]augh from the [F/D]lungs of a [F/C]young man
In a [Bb]Deadwood [Bbmaj7]saloon South [C]Dakota afternoon
And the [F]old ones by the d[F/E]oor with their h[F/D]eads to their c[F/C]hests
They told [Bb]lies about [Bbmaj7]whiskey on a [C]woman's breast
[F]Some tell the [F/E]story of [F/D]young Mickey [F/C]Free
Lost an [Bb]eye to a buck [Bbmaj7]deer in the [C]Tongue river valley
[F]Some tell the [F/E]story of [F/D]California J[F/C]oe
He sent [Bb]word that the Black [Bbmaj]Hills they was a [C]mountain of gold
And the [Dm]gold she lay [Dm/C]cold in their [Bb]pockets
And the [Dm]sun she sets [Dm/C]down on the [Bb]trees
And t[Dm]hey'll thank the[Dm/C] Lord for this [Bb]land that they live in
Where a [F]white man well he [Bb]does as he [Gm]please[C]s[F]
[F]Some flat shoed fool [F/E]from the [F/D]east come a[F/C] running
With [Bb]some news that he [Bbmaj7]read in some St [C]Joseph paper
And its dri[F]nks all [F/E]around cause the [F/D]news he's a [F/C]telling
Is the [Bb]one they call [Bbmaj7]crazy has been c[C]aught and been dealt with
[F] [F/E] [F/D] [F/C]
And the Easterner he reads the news from the paper
[Bb]And the old ones draw [Bbmaj7]nearer so that they can [C]hear better
[F] [F/E] [F/D]
[F/C]Well it says here that Crazy Horse was killed while he was trying to
escape
Says is was [Bb]sometime last [Bbmaj7]September and [C]don't give the exact date
And the [Dm]gold she lay [Dm/C]cold in their [Bb]pockets
And the [Dm]sun she sets [Dm/C]down on the [Bb]trees
And t[Dm]hey'll thank the[Dm/C] Lord for this [Bb]land that they live in
Where a [F]white man well he [Bb]does as he [Gm]please[C]s[F]
[F] [F/E] [F/D] [F/C]
Then the talk turned back to whisky and women
[Bb]Cold nights on the [Bbmaj7]plains lord [C]fighting the Indians
[F]The Easterner [F/E]says he'll have one [F/D]more before he [F/C]goes
[Bb]He gives up the [Bbmaj7]paper to the Crow boy s[C]weeps up the floor
And the [Dm]gold she lay [Dm/C]cold in their [Bb]pockets
And the [Dm]sun she sets [Dm/C]down on the [Bb]trees
And t[Dm]hey'll thank the[Dm/C] Lord for this [Bb]land that they live in
Where a [F]white man well he [Bb]does as he [Gm]please[C]s[F]
From Eric Taylor "Eric Taylor"
Watermelon Records WM 1040
P.O. Box 402088 Austin, Texas 78704
[512-472-6192]Copyright 1995 Songs Of PolyGram Intl/Blue Ruby Music (BMI)
Eric Taylor vocals/acoustic guitar
Glenn Fukunaga bass
Gene Elders violin
John Hagen cello
Chris Maresh acoustic bass
James Gilmer percussion
The g[F]ood times scratched a l[F/E]augh from the [F/D]lungs of a [F/C]young man
In a [Bb]Deadwood [Bbmaj7]saloon South [C]Dakota afternoon
And the [F]old ones by the d[F/E]oor with their h[F/D]eads to their c[F/C]hests
They told [Bb]lies about [Bbmaj7]whiskey on a [C]woman's breast
[F]Some tell the [F/E]story of [F/D]young Mickey [F/C]Free
Lost an [Bb]eye to a buck [Bbmaj7]deer in the [C]Tongue river valley
[F]Some tell the [F/E]story of [F/D]California J[F/C]oe
He sent [Bb]word that the Black [Bbmaj]Hills they was a [C]mountain of gold
And the [Dm]gold she lay [Dm/C]cold in their [Bb]pockets
And the [Dm]sun she sets [Dm/C]down on the [Bb]trees
And t[Dm]hey'll thank the[Dm/C] Lord for this [Bb]land that they live in
Where a [F]white man well he [Bb]does as he [Gm]please[C]s[F]
[F]Some flat shoed fool [F/E]from the [F/D]east come a[F/C] running
With [Bb]some news that he [Bbmaj7]read in some St [C]Joseph paper
And its dri[F]nks all [F/E]around cause the [F/D]news he's a [F/C]telling
Is the [Bb]one they call [Bbmaj7]crazy has been c[C]aught and been dealt with
[F] [F/E] [F/D] [F/C]
And the Easterner he reads the news from the paper
[Bb]And the old ones draw [Bbmaj7]nearer so that they can [C]hear better
[F] [F/E] [F/D]
[F/C]Well it says here that Crazy Horse was killed while he was trying to
escape
Says is was [Bb]sometime last [Bbmaj7]September and [C]don't give the exact date
And the [Dm]gold she lay [Dm/C]cold in their [Bb]pockets
And the [Dm]sun she sets [Dm/C]down on the [Bb]trees
And t[Dm]hey'll thank the[Dm/C] Lord for this [Bb]land that they live in
Where a [F]white man well he [Bb]does as he [Gm]please[C]s[F]
[F] [F/E] [F/D] [F/C]
Then the talk turned back to whisky and women
[Bb]Cold nights on the [Bbmaj7]plains lord [C]fighting the Indians
[F]The Easterner [F/E]says he'll have one [F/D]more before he [F/C]goes
[Bb]He gives up the [Bbmaj7]paper to the Crow boy s[C]weeps up the floor
And the [Dm]gold she lay [Dm/C]cold in their [Bb]pockets
And the [Dm]sun she sets [Dm/C]down on the [Bb]trees
And t[Dm]hey'll thank the[Dm/C] Lord for this [Bb]land that they live in
Where a [F]white man well he [Bb]does as he [Gm]please[C]s[F]
From Eric Taylor "Eric Taylor"
Watermelon Records WM 1040
P.O. Box 402088 Austin, Texas 78704
[512-472-6192]Copyright 1995 Songs Of PolyGram Intl/Blue Ruby Music (BMI)
