Hank Snow early career song.

[mikehowa54]

My chord /tab request!

I am a great fan and admirer of Hank Snow for many years here in Australia.Can anyone help me with accurate tab/chords of this early song in his career?I heard an old farm worker sing this song one night in response to hearing an old 78 version around a campfire when I was 10 or so years old in the 1970's.I've sadly lost all my music note pads and recently in a house move. I've tried to play it from memory but it doesn't sound right.I can't find anything on the net that would really help.Thanks MikeH.


Utube reference
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...bFYA2LPjoX8imw



Hank Snow The Prisoned Cowboy lyrics

[D] Kind folks you have heard the story
[A] And the song called Twenty One [D]Years
All of how two lovers parted
[A] Of their sorrow, pain and [D] tears.

[G] I am another who’s heart-[D]-broken
[G] And I’m in this lonesome [D] jaaa-[A]-il
[D] I was once an honest ranger
[A] Tried for fame but soon I [D] failed.

[D] I was a cowboy singer
[A] And I played the old gui-[D]-tar
But my mind was set on roaming
I [A] started out for lands a-[D]-far.

[G] Soon fell with bad com-[D]-panions
[G] And we robbed the Southern [D] maaa-[A]-il
[D] Shot and killed some helpless lady
[A] As I think my face grows [D] pale.

[Yodels]

[D] I had a pretty sweetheart
[A] And she thought the world of [D] me
But we parted at the station
[A] Down in sunny Tennes-[D]-see.

[G] Last night from her I got a [D] letter
[G] Saying, “I can never be your [D] briii-[A]-de.”
[D] As the moon shone though my window
[A] I bowed down my head and [D] cried.

[D] Never more we’ll stroll together
[A] Down in dear old Lover’s [D] Lane
I must live my life in prison
I [A] pray on high we’ll meet ag-[D]-ain

[Yodels]

[Gary W]

Mike, I fixed some words (in your post above) to match what he is singing. You can throw in some A7s where the As are... whatever sounds best to you.