I Traded My Saddle For A Rifle Chords & Lyrics - Hank Snow

[INTRO]
Guitar strums (C)(G)(C)

[VERSE]
[C]I traded my saddle for a [F]rifle, and [C]left to join that troubled [G]shore
I [C]hung my guitar in the [F]attic, and [C]laid a- [G] -way my forty [C]four
I told the old folks I must [F]leave them, I [C]bid them all a fond fare- [G] -well
I [C]left my faithful pony [F]grazing, in [C]clover [G]by the old cor- [C] -ral

[CHORUS]
I [F]traded my saddle for a [C]rifle
So kiss me darling we must [G]part
But [C]when we've won this final [F]victory
I'll [C]trade my [G]rifle for your [C]heart

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [G]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [C]

[VERSE]
I told my mother not to [F]worry, I [C]said that I'd return some- [G] -day
I [C]bent and kissed her wrinkled [F]forehead, then [C]turned and [G]sadly walked a- [C] -way
The stars are growing dim my [F]darling, they [C]say my ship will sail at [G]dawn
So [C]whisper softly that you [F]love me, just [C]two more [G]hours and I'll be [C]gone

[CHORUS]
I [F]traded my saddle for a [C]rifle
So kiss me darling we must [G]part
But [C]when we've won this final [F]victory
I'll [C]trade my [G]rifle for your [C]heart

[CHORUS]
I [F]traded my saddle for a [C]rifle
So kiss me darling we must [G]part
But [C]when we've won this final [F]victory
I'll [C]trade my [G]rifle for your [C]heart