Written by David Michael Bennett
--------------------------------------- Make sure Capo is on the First fret! --------------------------------------- A D Rex Marksley Bm E Finest marksman in the west A D Rex Marksley Bm E When it came to gun slinging he was the best A Rex Marksley at an younger age D shot holes in cans without a missin' Bm sadly they were in the pantry A so beans painted the whole darn kitchen A His parents then let him shoot D the empty cans out on their fence Bm but Rex trick shot out all the nails A so out the fence all their cows went His father cried! A D Rex Marksley Bm E Finest marksman in the west A D Rex Marksley Bm E When it came to gun slinging he was the best A Rex Marksley was a tinkerer D an engineer extraordinaire Bm He made quick-reloading gadgets A so he could fire non-stop with panache and flare A He became a gun for hire D and a hero whereever he roamed Bm he disarmed forty bandits one time A with two gunshots all on his own A D Rex Marksley Bm E Finest marksman in the west A D Rex Marksley Bm E When it came to gun slinging he was the best D A E D He had heart and a righteous stand F#m A E F#m and they tell of his stories across the land D A E D He jammed the guns that fired his way F#m A E F#m by shooting bullets into their barrels they say D A E F#m He shot lightning from his hands with a miraculous invention, D A E F#m and zapped that evil demon train back to it's own dimension D A E F#m That giant copper ore golem, oh it was a fright, D A E F#m till Rex projectiled pick axes with dynamite D A E F#m He fought the corrupt Rattlesnake King and it hissed in agony, D A E F#m then Rex taught all the jackalopes to yodel in harmony Here we go now! (Yodelling) D, A, E, F#m x2 --------------------------------------- (Underneath Mikes Solo) A, D, Bm, E x4 D A E D Rex Marksley rode across the West bringing justice to the land F#m A E F#m He tamed enormous vultures, reined and flew them with one hand D A E D All the women blushed and fainted when Rex winked his eye F#m A E F#m and the bad guys always fell to their demise D A E D The man was a legend and hero through and through F#m A E F#m and Rex was a friend to the battered and the bruised D A E D He had seen a lot of wonderments in his glory days F#m A E F#m and he died an old man alone on the prairie they say A D Rex Marksley Bm E Finest marksman in the west A D Rex Marksley Bm E When it came to gun slinging he was best D Yeehaw, yeehaw E Yehaw! A D Bang bang! E Yeehaw A Bang bang