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Doolin-Dalton
Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D.Souther, J. Browne
Performed by the Eagles
From the LP "Desperado", 1973
Transcribed by - Angelo Taibi -
Lyrics and minor tab corrections by Peter Eybert
(Capo 2)
Intro
Verse 1
They were
Doolin, Doolin-
Dalton
High or
low, it was the
same
Easy
money, and faithless
women
Red eye
whiskey
for the
pain
Verse 2
Go down Bill Dalton, it must
be God's will
Two brothers lyin' dead in
Coffeeville
Two voices call to you from
where they stood,
"Lay down your lawbooks now, they're
no damn
good."
Verse 3
Better
keep on
movin', Doolin-
Dalton
Till your sh
adow sets you
free
And if you're f
ast, and if you're
lucky,
You will
never see that
hangin'
tree
Refrain
Well, the
towns lay out a
cross the dusty
plain
Like
graveyards filled with tombstones
waitin' for the names
And a
man could use his
back or
use his
brains
But
some just went stir-crazy Lord cause
nothin' ever
changed
Verse 4
Till Bill
Doolin met Bill
Dalton
He was workin' ch
eap, just biding t
ime
And then he l
aughed and said I'm g
oin'
And so he l
eft that
peaceful life be
hind
Outro
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