Tom: F
C7 Am
The code of the west ain?t some words on a page
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You just natch?lly know it when you come of age
C7 F F7
You eat when you?re hungry you drink when you?re dry
G F C7
You look every man in the eye
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Oh, the code of the west, when the boys talk of women
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The code of the west, what-cha know you don?t tell
Eb Ab F
The code of the west, a man soaps his own saddle , brand his
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own cattle and some of his neighbors as well
[Verse]
C7 Am
If you?re build-in fences then I ain?t for hire
C F Bb G
You get me for nothing and I bring the wire
C7 F F7
You patch up my windows, I?ll plumb up you?re door?s
G F C7
If you scratch my back , I?ll scratch yours
G C F C7
Oh, the code of the west, you must honor your neighbor
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The code of the west, to your own self be true
Eb Ab
The code of the west, you must do un-to others,
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do un-to other?s before they do it un-to you.
