The Streets Of Laredo - Not Long For This World

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As I walked out, in the streets of Laredo


[Verse]

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As I walked out in the streets of Laredo
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As I walked out in Laredo one day
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I spied a poor cowboy wrapped up in white linen
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Wrapped in white linen, as cold as the clay
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As I walked out, in the streets of Laredo


[Verse]

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Sit down beside me and hear my sad story
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Mortally wounded he clutched at his heart
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Breathless and pale still his eyes told a tale
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Of love for a world he was loathe to depart
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As I walked out, in the streets of Laredo


[Chorus]

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Not long for this world, not long for this world
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Going the way of the beautiful roses
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Standing in line and waving goodbye
    G             D          Am             Em
Not long for this world, not long for this world
C         G          Am        Em
Going the way of all valiant soldiers
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Standing in line and waving goodbye
G          D        Am      Em
Not long for this world, not long for this world
C          G        Am      Em
Going the way of the beautiful roses
C          G        Am      G
Standing in line and waving goodbye

Am7                                       G
As I walked out, in the streets of Laredo


[Piano Solo]

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[Verse]

G           C           Em          D
As I walked out in the streets of Laredo
Em         C       G          D
As I walked out in Laredo one day
  G            C              Em            D
I spied a poor cowboy wrapped up in white linen
Em               C         G            Am7
Wrapped in white linen, as cold as the clay


[Outro]

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As I walked out, in the streets of Laredo
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As I walked out...
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Scatter roses over my coffin,
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Scatter roses over the clay
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Scatter roses over my coffin
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Scatter roses over the clay
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Over the clay
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In the streets of Laredo
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The streets of Laredo