Bm D BmD My name is Conley ElmsG Bm I died in 1981G D Gunned down in cold bloodF#m Bm By an outlaw on the runG D On a cold gray afternoonA Bm I felt that bitter chillG D By the banks of the OwyheeA Bm And my soul it lives there stillD My partner William PogueG Bm He fell that day with meG D A straight and honest lawmanA Bm As fair as he could beG D His good name put on trialA Bm We watched in disbeliefG D As the system we relied onA Bm Set a killer all but freeG D But with every freedom comesA Bm An even greater costG D The answer seldom easyA The question sometimes lostG F#m For though our lives were shortenedBm G Our work was not in vainD A Bm And given one more chanceG Bm I'd wear that badge againD BmD Now many years gone byG Bm Our families carry onG D Though our lives have been lostA Bm Our legacy grows strongG D And every man must answerA Bm For the things that he has doneG D We find our peace in knowingA Bm The judgment day shall comeD Convictions forged in campfiresG Bm For the work we live and breatheG D Let the burden be to thoseA Bm Who live farther on than meG D The Owyhees to the SawtoothsA Bm Let the Boise run its milesG D And let our memory's standA Bm For all that there lives wild…G D For with every freedom comesA Bm An even greater costG D The answer seldom easyA The question sometimes lostG F#m For though our lives were shortenedBm G Our work was not in vainD A Bm And given one more chanceG Bm I'd wear that badge againG D Given one more chanceA Bm I'd wear that badge again
The Ballad Of Pogue And Elms
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