G                     C              G
Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat
G                             D
People passing by would never look back
G          C                G            D
Long white hair bright blue eyes shining through
D        C                   G
As if he knew, and he always knew


[Verse 2]
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Children laughing playing didn't know his name
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They could tell that he was coming just the same
G       C                    G                    D
Walking slow with old John's crippled wife by his side
D        C                G
Then she sighed, then she died


[Verse 3]
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As a younger man he wore many hats so well
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In the early days of Hollywood so many stories to tell
D   G          D         C      A
And after many years his legacy remains
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Settled down in the country in Rancho Santa Fe


[Instrumental - Fiddle]
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[Verse 4]
G                    C                    G
Magic words from him caressing children's ears
G                            C             D
And their laughter helped to hide away his tears
G      D              G             Am          D
All in vain it was no game for he'd lost an old friend
C                  D
In the end, in the end


[Verse 5]
G                     C              G
Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat
G                       C                D
People everywhere would laugh behind his back
G      C                 G            D
No one cared to take any time to find out
D               C
What he was all about