THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER
Am
From the four winds we have come, Katie Elder,
G C E
Four brothers on the run Katie Elder.
Am D Am
All your little ones have grown and we've reaped what we have sown,
Yes, we've reaped what we have sown, Katie Elder.
A E A E
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
A E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
A F A F
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder.
Am
I think you'd understand, Katie Elder,
G C E
That a man is just a man, Katie Elder.
Am D Am
They're bound to cut him down, if he doesn't stand his ground,
But they haven't cut us down yet, Katie Elder.
A E A E
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
A E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
A F A F
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder.
Am
We'll try to make it right, Katie Elder,
G C E
No more hidin' in the night, Katie Elder.
Am D Am
I vow it on your grave by all the things we never gave,
And mistakes that we all made, Katie Elder.
A E A E
Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows,
A E
And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes.
A F A F
So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun,
A E A
And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder, X2