2 acessos
Am [Verse 1] Am G Am As a young man I was raised by men of the cloth F G Am I was taught to judge men equal and not to find their faults Am G Am Until one day I witnessed a tragic thing F G Am The men lay on the church steps, slain [Verse 2] Am G Am As the smoke cleared a tall man holstered his gun F G Am The bright day ended and a cloud did cover the sun Am G Am I found hate in my heart that I'd never known before F G Am I'll see this man hang and if that's the one thing that I know for sure [Chorus] F G Am Silverado, you'll hang by the hangman's tree F G Am And you'll die in misery [Instrumental] Am [Verse 3] Am G Am His face remained in my eyes as I grew through the years F G Am I practiced shooting every day while trying to hold back the tears Am G Am I travelled through Oklahoma and Texas to the Rio Grande F G Am Knowing when I met Silverado the Lord would steady my hand [Chorus] F G Am Silverado, you'll hang by the hangman's tree F G Am Bm Am Bm Am And you'll die in misery, yeah [Verse 4] Am G Am And then the day came that I dreamed of for years F G Am Silverado stood before me and my heart it pounded in fear Am G Am As he looked into my eyes, he knew why I'd come F G Am And within a flick of the eye he went for his gun Am G Am As I caused a fight tears come to my eyes F G Am When he collapsed before me I dropped my gun and sighed [Chorus] F G Am Silverado, you'll hang by the hangman's tree F G Am And you'll die in misery [Chorus] F G Am Silverado, you'll hang by the hangman's tree F G Am And you'll die in misery [Outro] Am Am F G Am Am F G Am Am F G Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am