Tom: G
G
Now here's a little story - I've gots to tell
Am7
About three bad brothers - you know so well
C
It started way back in history
G
With Bobby Dan, Jimmy Kalin, and me - The Big Z.
G
Had a little horsy named Paul Revere
Am7
Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer
C
Riding across the land - kicking up sand
G
Sheriff's posse on my tail cause I'm in demand
G
One lonely Beastie I be
Am7
All by myself - without nobody
C
The sun is beating down on my cowboy hat
G
The air is gettin' hot - the beer is getting flat
G
Lookin' for a girl - I ran into a guy
Am7 C G
His name is Dan Wistrom, I said, "Howdy" - he said, "Hi"
[Harmonica]
G Am7 C G x2
[verse 2]
G
He told a little story - that sounded well rehearsed
Am7
Four days on the run and that he's dying of thirst
C
The brew was in my hand - and he was on my tip
G
His voice was hoarse, his throat was dry - he asked me for a sip
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He said, "Can I get some?" I said, "You can't get none!"
Am7
Had a chance to run, pulled out his shotgun
C
He was quick on the draw - I thought I'd be dead
G
He put the gun to my head and this is what he said,
G
"My name is Ala-Dan - I've got a license to kill
Am7
I think you know what time it is - it's time to get ill
C
Now what do we have here - an outlaw and his beer
G
I run this land, you understand - I make myself clear."
G
We stepped into the wind - he had a gun, I had a grin
Am7 C G
You think this story's over but it's ready to begin
G
Help me now..
[Harmonica]
G Am7 C G x2
[verse 3]
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"Now I got the gun - you got the brew
Am7
You got two choices of what you can do
C
It's not a tough decision as you can see
G
I can blow you away or you can ride with me"
G
I said, "I'll ride with you if you can get me to the border
Am7
John Thompson's after me for what I did to his daughter
C
I did it like this - I did it like that
G
Yo, I did it with a whiffleball bat
G
So I'm on the run - the cop's got my gun
Am7
And right about now - it's time to have some fun
C
The King Zachariah - that is my name
G Am7 C
And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne, where they got champagne,
G
oh yeah, Dan Wistrom take a little solo now."
[Solo]
G Am7 C G x2
[verse 4]
G
Now we rode for six hours the we hit the spot
Am7
The beat was a bumping and the girlies was hot
C
This dude was staring like he knows who we are
G
We took the empty spot next to him at the bar
G
Now Danny said, "Yippy-Yo, you know this kid?"
Am7
I said, "I didn't." - but I know he did
C
The kid said, "Get ready cause this ain't funny
G
My name's Jim Kalin and I'm about to get money."
G
Pulled out the banjo - aimed it at the sky
Am7
He yelled, "Stick 'em up!" - and let two fly
C
Hands went up and people hit the floor
G
He wasted two kids that ran for the door
G
'cause he's Jimmy Kalin and he gets respect
Am7
Your cash and your jewelry is what he expect
C
Now Bobby was with it and he's my ace
G
So I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face
G
The piano player's out - the music stopped
Am7
His boy had beef, but he got dropped
C
Bobby Dan grabbed the money, Jimmy Kalin grabbed the gold
G Am7 C
I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold, and a beer that's cold
G
oh yeah, and I drank it so cold and bubbling
