Big Iron
Marty Robbins
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G# C#m
To the Etown of Agua Fria rode a C#mstranger one fine day
Hardly Espoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to C#msay
No one Adared to ask his business, no one Edared to make a slip
for the stranger there amongst them had a C#mbig iron on his hip
ABig iron on his Ehip
It was Eearly in the morning when he C#mrode into the town
He came Eridin' from the south side slowly lookin' all C#maround
He's an Aoutlaw loose and runnin' came the Ewhisper from each lip
And he's here to do some business with the C#mbig iron on his hip
ABig iron on his Ehip
In this Etown there lived an outlaw by the C#mname of Texas Red
Many Emen had tried to take him and that many men were C#mdead
He was Avicious and a killer though a Eyouth of twenty four
And the notches on his pistol numbered C#mone and nineteen more
AOne and nineteen Emore
Now the Estranger started talking, made it C#mplain to folks around
Was an EArizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in C#mtown
He came Ahere to take an outlaw back Ealive or maybe dead
And he said it didn't matter, he was C#mafter Texas Red
AAfter Texas ERed
Wasn't Elong before the story was C#mrelayed to Texas Red
But the Eoutlaw didn't worry, men that tried before were C#mdead
Twenty Amen had tried to take him, twenty Emen had made a slip
Twenty one would be the ranger with the C#mbig iron on his hip
ABig iron on his Ehip
The Emorning passed so quickly, it was C#mtime for them to meet
It was Etwenty past eleven when they walked out in the C#mstreet
Folks were Awatching from their windows, everyEbody held their breath
They knew this handsome ranger was C#mabout to meet his death
AAbout to meet his Edeath
There was Eforty feet between them when they C#mstopped to make their play
And the Eswiftness of the ranger is still talked about C#mtoday
Texas ARed had not cleared leather 'fore a Ebullet fairly ripped
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the C#mbig iron on his hip
ABig iron on his EhipE6
It was Eover in a moment and the C#mfolks had gathered round
There Ebefore them lay the body of the outlaw on the C#mground
Oh, he Amight have gone on living but he Emade one fatal slip
When he tried to match the ranger with the C#mbig iron on his hip
ABig iron on his Ehip
Big Airon, big Eiron
When he Etried to match the ranger with the C#mbig iron on his hip
ABig iron on his Ehi_i_E6i_ip