The Weeks

Lawmans Daughter Chords

intro:(bar chords)D, Em, F#m, Em (then open chords) D, Em, F#m, Em

D
Well I think times are changing momma
Em
Break my spirit and kill my pride
F#m
She might be the lawman's daughter
Em
But I'm gonna make that girl my bride
D
I said, "Son I'm sorry but that can't happen"
Em
Our kind just don't mix with them
F#m
You might love the lawman's daughter
Em
But your family's filled with wanted men

        D                     Bm
I said, "Oh, how bad could it be?"
      G                                  A  
For a law filled girl to love a man like me
D                                              Bm
Chasing ten car trains and whiskey dames don't mean a thing
G                              A
Just as long as I got her with me

D
Well you know that sheriffs been looking for you
Em
He knows y'all been robbing trains
F#m
If he sees you with his daughter
Em
He won't stop 'til he sees you hang
D
Well Christian hearts don't feed no families
Em
Guns and trains mean moneys good
F#m
Tell that sheriffs that's been looking for me
Em
Hang me up, I wish you would


        D                     Bm
I said, "Oh, how bad could it be?"
      G                                  A  
For a law filled girl to love a man like me
D                                              Bm
Chasing ten car trains and whiskey dames don't mean a thing
G                              A
Just as long as I got her with me

B, A, G, F#m(2x)


        D                     Bm
I said, "Oh, how bad could it be?"
      G                                  A  
For a law filled girl to love a man like me
D                                              Bm
Chasing ten car trains and whiskey dames don't mean a thing
G                              A
Just as long as I got her with me