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[Verse 1]
Am G Em Am
Early one morning at the St. James Hospital
G Em E
Early one morning in the month of May
Am G Em Am
I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen
Dm E Am
Wrapped in white linen and as cold as the clay
[Verse 2]
G Em Am
Come sit down beside me and hear my sad story
G Em E
Come sit down beside me and hear my sad song
Am G Em Am
For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking
Dm E Am
I’m a poor cowboy and I know I’ve done wrong
[Verse 3]
G Em Am
Send for the preacher to come and pray o’er my body
G Em E
Send for the doctor to come and heal up my wound
Am G Em Am
For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking
Dm E Am
I’m a poor cowboy and Hell is my doom
[Verse 4]
G Em Am
Get me six pretty maidens for to carry my coffin
G Em E
Six pretty maidens for to sing me a song
Am G Em Am
And tell them to bring some of them sweet-smelling lilies
Dm E Am
To throw o’er my body as they carry me along
