Am
From the four winds we have come, Katie Elder, 
                     G         C   E
Four brothers on the run Katie Elder. 
           Am                               D                 Am
All your little ones have grown and we've reaped what we have sown, 
            
Yes, we've reaped what we have sown, Katie Elder. 
         A          E              A       E 
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows, 
         A                         E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes. 
     A                   F       A             F 
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun, 
        A                 E              A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder, 
        A                 E              A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder. 
   Am
I think you'd understand, Katie Elder, 
                      G         C   E
That a man is just a man, Katie Elder. 
         Am                           D                 Am
They're bound to cut him down, if he doesn't stand his ground, 
         
But they haven't cut us down yet, Katie Elder.  
         A          E              A       E 
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows, 
         A                         E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes. 
     A                   F       A             F 
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun, 
        A                 E             A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder, 
        A                 E             A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder. 
       Am
We'll try to make it right, Katie Elder, 
                        G          C   E
No more hidin' in the night, Katie Elder. 
  Am                               D               Am
I vow it on your grave by all the things we never gave, 
                
And mistakes that we all made, Katie Elder. 
         A          E              A       E 
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows, 
         A                         E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes. 
     A                   F       A             F 
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun, 
        A                 E             A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,  X2