[Intro]
Guitar strums (C)(G)(C)
[Verse]
C F C G
I traded my saddle for a rifle, and left to join that troubled shore
C F C G C
I hung my guitar in the attic, and laid a- -way my forty four
F C G
I told the old folks I must leave them, I bid them all a fond fare- -well
C F C G C
I left my faithful pony grazing, in clover by the old cor- -ral
[Chorus]
F C
I traded my saddle for a rifle
G
So kiss me darling we must part
C F
But when we've won this final victory
C G C
I'll trade my rifle for your heart
[Instrumental]
C F C G
C F C G C
[Verse]
F C G
I told my mother not to worry, I said that I'd return some- -day
C F C G C
I bent and kissed her wrinkled forehead, then turned and sadly walked a- -way
F C G
The stars are growing dim my darling, they say my ship will sail at dawn
C F C G C
So whisper softly that you love me, just two more hours and I'll be gone
[Chorus]
F C
I traded my saddle for a rifle
G
So kiss me darling we must part
C F
But when we've won this final victory
C G C
I'll trade my rifle for your heart
[Chorus]
F C
I traded my saddle for a rifle
G
So kiss me darling we must part
C F
But when we've won this final victory
C G C
I'll trade my rifle for your heart