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Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (Tab)
Submitter: axehappy (198) on 6/23/02 4 comments
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Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (tab)

By axehappy - axehappy at countrytabs.com


D     =   xx0232                          A     =   x02220

G     =   320003                          E     =   022100

A7    =   x02020                          D/F#  =   2x0232


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D            
The red headed stranger from Blue Rock, Montana,
                   A
Rode into town one day.
    D                      G            D
And under his knees, was a raging black stallion,
E                    A
Walking behind was a bay.
    D                      
The red headed stranger had eyes like thunder,
                               A
And his lips they were sad and tired.
    D                     G            D     
His little lost love lay asleep on the hillside,
        A                     D    G  D
And his heart was as heavy as night.



      G
Don't cross him, don't boss him,
     D
He's wild in his sorrow,
                      A7
Ridin' and hidin' his pain.
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him,
     D
Just wait 'til tomorrow,
A                    D    G  D/F#  D  G  D/F#
Maybe he'll ride on again.



D 
Yellow haired lady leaned out of her window,
                         A
Watched as he passed her way.
    D                        G            D
She drew back in fear at the sight of the stallion,
    E                       A
But cast greedy eyes on the bay.
D               
How could she know that the dancin' bay pony
                       A
Meant more to him than life?
D                           G           D
This was the horse that his little lost darlin'
    A                       D
Had ridden when she was his wife.



      G
Don't cross him, don't boss him,
     D
He's wild in his sorrow,
                      A7
Ridin' and hidin' his pain.
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him,
     D
Just wait 'til tomorrow,
A                    D    G  D/F#  D  G  D/F#
Maybe he'll ride on again.



D           
Yellow haired lady came down to the tavern,
                           A
And looked up the stranger there.
   D                      G             D
He bought her a drink and gave her some money,
   E                   A
He just didn't seem to care.
    D 
She followed him out as he saddled the stallion,
                                  A
And laughed as she grabbed at the bay.
   D                          G          D
He shot her so quick they had no time to warn her,
    A                  D
She never heard anyone say:



      G
Don't cross him, don't boss him,
     D
He's wild in his sorrow,
                      A7
Ridin' and hidin' his pain.
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him,
     D
Just wait 'til tomorrow,
A                    D    G  D/F#  D  G  D/F#
Maybe he'll ride on again.



    D
The yellow haired lady was buried at sunset,
                          A
The stranger went free of course.
        D               G              D
For you can't hang a man for killing a woman,
E                          A   
Who's trying to steal your horse.
D
This is the tale of the red headed stranger
                           A
And if he should pass your way,
D                       G            D
Stay out of path of the ragin' black stallion
    A                       D
And don't lay a hand on the bay.



      G
Don't cross him, don't boss him,
     D
He's wild in his sorrow,
                      A7
Ridin' and hidin' his pain.
      G
Don't fight him, don't spite him,
     D
Just wait 'til tomorrow,
A                    D    G  D/F#  D  G  D/F#
Maybe he'll ride on again.



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STRUMMING STYLE

Use an alternating bass note as you are strumming...example in A:


E----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---
B----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---
G----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---  and so on...
D----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---
A--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---
E----------0---------------0---------


You can also use some little bass run fills in between chords, but there is a
pretty thorough lesson on this site about those, so I won't mention any.


 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
where is that lesson on bass fill ins on this site
-joeycan24 | 10/22/2003
You have some chords in the wrong place (not
over where they should change). PM me for more info
-lmofle | 11/6/2003
That is a "dancin" bay pony. much obliged for the tab.
-jasonloftice | 5/29/2005
Thanks for the correction :)
-axehappy | 5/30/2005
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