Written by Fred Cole
IntroVerse Em C You used to carry the flag Em +RIFF 1 You were the soldier Em C You used to head the point Em +RIFF 1 You were the older Am F You used to fight for peace Am +RIFF 2 War was no stranger Em C You used to walk the line Em +RIFF 1 Right into dangerhide this tabRIFF 1: RIFF 2: e|----------------- ---------------------| B|----------------- ---------------------| G|----------------- (4x) ---------------------| (2x) D|----------------- ---2-2--3-3--2-0-----| A|--2-2--3-3--2-0-- --0-0-0---------3----| E|-0-0-0---------3- ---------------------| Em C Am F PART 1 (2x) RIFF 3: RIFF 4: e|---------- ------------5-5------------| B|--1-----3- --1-1-1-3-3/5-5--5-5-3-1-0-| G|--2-----4- --2------------------------| D|--3-----5- 2-2------------------------| A|--3-----5- 0-0------------------------| E|---------- ---------------------------| F G Am RIFF 3 RIFF 4 RIFF 1 (2 x)PART 1 (2x) verse 2 Em C You used to hold me up Em When you were younger Em C You had the coldest eyes Em They put me under Am F You weren't they only one Am Who felt like crying Em C You weren't the only one Em Who felt like dyingF G (RIFF 3) The wind cries Am +RIFF 4 Dead in the saddlePART 1 (2x) verse 3 Em C You used to stare the night Em For distant thunder Em C You used to have a look Em That made me wonder Am F You held the hand of death Am When you rode into battle Em C As you rode like the wind Em You could hear deaths rattleF G The wind cries Am Dead in the saddleF G The wind cries Am Dead in the saddle