Dutchmans Mine Chords & Lyrics - Misc Your Songs - Mark Pederson

[VERSE 1]
The [Dm]day was long, the saddle hot
Like a [Bb] .45 that'd just been shot
[F]Dust replaced where water'd been
[C]Slits for his eyes and leather for skin
[Dm]Dismounting at the Sideways bar
His [Bb]horse and him drank deep and hard
Wher[F]ever they'd go the trouble followed
[C]Never enough, the more he swallowed
[Dm]Hmmm[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, at the watering
[Dm]hole[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[VERSE 2]
A [Dm]fifth into his bottle of Cutter
A [Bb]grumble came from down the counter
"[F]Hey old boy, you don't know me,
"But [C]d'you remember Sampson Lee?
"You [Dm]laid him down April thirteenth
"And [Bb]rest his bones near Fort Bowie
"Not [F]knowing he had next of kin
"You [C]took a map you found on him
"and from [Dm]me. [Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, you took
"him from [Dm]me."[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[VERSE 3]
"What [Dm]right have you?" the Lawman replied
[Bb]"Prove your claim or we'll step outside."
When [F]hearing the pair's intensifyin' lines
[C]Witnesses knew they spoke about a mine
[Dm]Men never stop the wantin' for more
[Bb]And gold is what their greed was for
[F]This is why warm blood got spilt
[C]This is how cold graves were filled
[Dm]Hmmm[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, sent quick to their
[Dm]Lord[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[VERSE 4]
Their [Dm]gazes locked for just a spell
[Bb]Everyone conspired to send the others to hell
[F]Each in their own morbid way
[C]Each aiming to snatch that claim away
"[Dm]Let it be said," the Marshall began
"[Bb]Sampson was the last of two dozen men
"[F]Who died in making their fateful assaults
"[C]'Cause I'm givin' it to a Mr. Waltz
"So you'll [Dm]see.[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, it's
"coming with [Dm]me" [Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[VERSE 5]
As [Dm]Mr. Lee steadied an' squared his self
The [Bb]Lawman emptied and dropped his glass
[F]Before the tumbler hit the floor
[C]Lee drew but found only death in store
The [Dm]brother's friends in disbelief
Reap[Bb]praised this quick, snake-eyed thief
Who'd [F]stolen away their compatriot
[C]Then in turn found he wasn't done yet
With [Dm]nine[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, nine more
holes of their [Dm]own [Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[BRIDGE]
I [Dm]won't go on 'bout his gory Justice
Or [Bb]count how many men shot but missed
[F]All I can tell, all I will say
Is [C]bein' a grave digger brought high pay
For [Dm]days[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, for so many
[Dm]grav[Dm/F]es [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[VERSE 6]
A [Dm]week's ride out—as legend declares—
He [Bb]found Jake Waltz by Weaver's Tower
And [F]wanting to keep his secrets hid
Well[C] , the Dutchman had the Marshall killed
"[Dm]How", you may ask, "can a slinger of lead,
"[Bb]Someone whose trail is filled with death,
"Get [F]felled by a miner of gold?"
It's '[C]cause they make just as many holes
[Dm]Know[Dm/F]n [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, holes known only
to [Dm]them[Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]

[OUTRO]
So [Dm]if you're out by that dry spire
Sitting [Bb]comfortable around your fire
[F]Watch out for a vengeful ghost
Or [C]one trying to get you lost
Down [Dm]hole[Dm/F]s [Dm] [Dm/F] [A]Oh, to a grave of
your [Dm]own [Dm/F] [Dm] [Dm/F] [Dm]