Southpaw

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[Verse 1]
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I shoulda been a cowboy
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Livin' in the black hills
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Livin' on the outside of the law
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Yeah, crazier than Wild Bill
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Ridin' my quarter horse
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Kickin' in saloon doors
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Drinkin' double shots of whiskey             , yeah
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Wearing my single action piece
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For all the honest world to see


[Chorus]
                 A
I shoulda been an outlaw

Ready for a quickdraw

Everybody call me the gunslingin' Southpaw
                  D
Ain't no time for runnin'

'Cause ya never see me comin'
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous

Have my name, babe, in all the papers
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Sayin' I'm wanted by the law and every woman
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Yeah, they'd call me the Southpaw


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D Dsus4 D x2

[Verse 2]
                        A      Asus4 A
I'd be stealin' me some kisses
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From every little barmaid
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Ridin' every westbound rail
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Out on bail, say to hell with the James Gang
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Livin' underneath the stars
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Never give away my heart
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Just ride away smiling,         yeah
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Well, they'd never take this boy alive
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'Cause don't ya know that legends never die? (Hey!)


[Chorus]
                 A
I shoulda been an outlaw

Ready for a quickdraw

Everybody call me the gunslingin' Southpaw
                  D
Ain't no time for runnin'

'Cause ya never see me comin'
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous

Have my name, babe, in all the papers
           D
Sayin' I'm wanted by the law and every woman
E                        A
Yeah, they'd call me the Southpaw


[Bridge]
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Well, they'd never take this boy alive
                          F#m     E     D
'Cause don't ya know that legends never die

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[Chorus]
                  A
I shoulda been an outlaw

Ready for a quickdraw

Everybody call me the gunslingin' Southpaw
                  D
Ain't no time for runnin'
                              E
'Cause ya never see me comin'
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous

Have my name, babe, in all the papers
           D
Sayin' I'm wanted by the law and every woman
E                        A
Yeah, they'd call me the Southpaw
                   D
They'd call me the Southpaw


[Outro]
           A
I could be dangerous, I could be famous
                                       D      A
Have my name, babe, in all the papers, yeah