Cattleman's Gun
Dean BrodyVersion1
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He rode into town one dust storm sheepskin cloak across his back
A preacherman with kind old eyes and a mystery for a past
He said he'd come to teach about the love of God
But he soon learned what they were missing there was justice and the law
(Verse 2)
There was a cattleman who claimed his clan owned all the land around
Any brave fool that might dispute, he was quick to snuff em out
He'd say, "Take my heed, and you won't pay the price.
Cause honor and a name ain't worth a damn, if you don't have your life."
(Chorus)
Cause ain't nobody faster than this cattleman's gun
I'm a rattlesnake on the trigger
Your last stand will be lyin in the sand
Fallen to the slam of my hammer
(Verse 3)
So one man taught forgiveness, while the other taught suffering
Preacher said deliverance could be found down on their knees
He'd say, "I know you want justice and you want blood
But believe me when I say to you, don't try and be that man's judge
(Chorus 2)
Cause ain't nobody faster than that cattleman's gun
He's a rattlesnake on the trigger
Your last stand will be lyin in the sand
Fallen to the slam of his hammer
(Instrumental)
(Verse 4)
One day a young farmer brought his sons to town for feed
He noticed that the streets were quiet and he knew what that might mean
Smoke rose from the distance, his farm burned to the ground
He let the fury overtake him when cattleman came back to town
(Verse 5)
His boys ran out from behind the crowd and watched their daddy die
Big man laughed and said, "Now look at that! Anybody else wanna give it a try?"
The church doors opened with that black cloak flowin behind preacher's fiery eyes
He said, "Your ticket to Hell's a comin to you
And I got a hollow point to give you the ride."
(Chorus 3)
And the only thing faster than that cattleman's gun
Was the preacherman's hand and finger
He pulled iron fomr his side and let that bullet fly
And beat the rattlesnake to the hammer
Why this preacher embraced forgiveness, they finally understood
Under that sheepskin cloak of his, was a history of blood
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Readable chord sheet for Cattleman's Gun by Dean Brody
He rode [Dm]into town one dust storm sheepskin [Am]cloak across his back A [G]preacherman with kind old eyes and a [Dm]mystery for a past He said he'd [Dm]come to teach about the love of [Am]God But [G]he soon learned what they were missing there was [Dm]justice and the law (Verse 2) There was a [Dm]cattleman who claimed his clan owned [Am]all the land around [G]Any brave fool that might dispute, he was [Dm]quick to snuff em out He'd say, "[Dm]Take my heed, and you won't pay the [Am]price. Cause [G]honor and a name ain't worth a damn, if [Dm]you don't have your life." (Chorus) Cause [Dm]ain't nobody faster than this [Am]cattleman's gun I'm a [G]rattlesnake on the [Dm]trigger [Dm]Your last stand will be [Am]lyin in the sand [G]Fallen to the slam of my [Dm]hammer (Verse 3) So [Dm]one man taught forgiveness, while the [Am]other taught suffering [G]Preacher said deliverance could be [Dm]found down on their knees He'd say, "[Dm]I know you want justice and you want[Am] blood But be[G]lieve me when I say to you, don't [Dm]try and be that man's judge (Chorus 2) Cause [Dm]ain't nobody faster than that [Am]cattleman's gun He's a [G]rattlesnake on the [Dm]trigger [Dm]Your last stand will be [Am]lyin in the sand [G]Fallen to the slam of his [Dm]hammer (Instrumental) [Dm] [Am] [G] [Dm] [Am] [G] [Dm] (Verse 4) [Dm]One day a young farmer brought his [Am]sons to town for feed He [G]noticed that the streets were quiet and he [Dm]knew what that might mean [Dm]Smoke rose from the distance, his farm [Am]burned to the ground He let the [G]fury overtake him when [Dm]cattleman came back to town (Verse 5) His [Dm]boys ran out from behind the crowd and [Am]watched their daddy die [G]Big man laughed and said, "Now look at that! Anybody [Dm]else wanna give it a try?" The [Dm]church doors opened with that black cloak flowin behind [Am]preacher's fiery eyes He said, "Your [G]ticket to Hell's a comin to you And I got a [Dm]hollow point to give you the ride." (Chorus 3) And the [Dm]only thing faster than that [Am]cattleman's gun Was the [G]preacherman's hand and [Dm]finger He pulled [Dm]iron fomr his side and let [Am]that bullet fly And beat the [G]rattlesnake to the [Dm]hammer Why this [Dm]preacher embraced for[Am]giveness, they [G]finally under[Dm]stood [Dm]Under that sheepskin [Am]cloak of his, was a [G]history of [Dm]blood