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capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higherIntro
Verse 1
They were Doolin, Doolin-Dalton
High or low, it was the same
Easy money, and faithless women
Red eye whiskey for the pain
Verse 2
Go down Bill Dalton, it must be God's will
Two brothers lyin' dead in Coffeeville
Two voices call to you from where they stood,
"Lay down your lawbooks now, they're no damn good."
Verse 3
Better keep on movin', Doolin-Dalton
Till your shadow sets you free
And if you're fast, and if you're lucky,
You will never see that hangin' tree
Refrain
Well, the towns lay out across the dusty plain
Like graveyards filled with tombstones waitin' for the names
And a man could use his back or use his brains
But some just went stir-crazy Lord cause nothin' ever changed
Verse 4
Till Bill Doolin met Bill Dalton
He was workin' cheap, just biding time
And then he laughed and said I'm goin'
And so he left that peaceful life behind
Outro
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