(Fred Cole)
Intro Verse Em C You used to carry the flag Em +RIFF 1 You were the soldier Em C You used to head the point Em +RIFF 1 You were the older Am F You used to fight for peace Am +RIFF 2 War was no stranger Em C You used to walk the line Em +RIFF 1 Right into dangerPART 1 (2x) verse 2 Em C You used to hold me up Em When you were younger Em C You had the coldest eyes Em They put me under Am F You weren't they only one Am Who felt like crying Em C You weren't the only one Em Who felt like dyingF G (RIFF 3) The wind cries Am +RIFF 4 Dead in the saddlePART 1 (2x) verse 3 Em C You used to stare the night Em For distant thunder Em C You used to have a look Em That made me wonder Am F You held the hand of death Am When you rode into battle Em C As you rode like the wind Em You could hear deaths rattleF G The wind cries Am Dead in the saddleF G The wind cries Am Dead in the saddle