F
Blood runnin' down my vest,
F
Twenty in the posse,
G7C
And they're never gonna let me rest.
FBb
Till I became a wanted man,
FC
I never owned a gun,
DmG
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat,
CF
And I'm always on the run
[Verse 1]
FBb
I killed poor Jed Bryant
CF
In a bad Laredo fight,
FBb
Killed him with my bare hands
CF
For the girl I loved that night.
BbF
Jed's brother's out to get me,
BbF
He's comin' with a gang
BbFBbCF
I'd rather shoot it out, by God, than let 'em watch me hang
[Chorus]
N.C.
Bullet in my shoulder,
F
Blood runnin' down my vest,
F
Twenty in the posse,
G7C
And they're never gonna let me rest.
FBb
Till I became a wanted man,
FC
I never owned a gun,
DmG
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat,
CF
And I'm always on the run
[Verse 2]
FBb
She had spangles on her wedding dress
CF
She had laughter in her voice,
FBb
And when they tried to put their hands on her
CF
My heart left me no choice.
BbF
Now was she really worth it?
BbF
I guess I'll never know,
BbFBbCF
She'll be drinkin' someone else's rye when I'm six feet below.
[Chorus]
N.C.
Bullet in my shoulder,
F
Blood runnin' down my vest,
F
Twenty in the posse,
G7C
And they're never gonna let me rest.
FBb
Till I became a wanted man,
FC
I never owned a gun,
DmG
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat,
CF
And I'm always on the run