How to Play Streets Of Laredo on Guitar?

Johnny Cash - Streets Of Laredo can be played in the key of D using the D, A7, G chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Streets Of Laredo with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Johnny Cash - Streets Of Laredo Chords

Chord reference D, A7, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]As I walked [A7]out in the [D]streets of La[A7]redo As [D]I walked [G]out in La[D]redo one [A7]day I [D]spied a poor [A7]cowboy all [D]wrapped in white [A7]linen All [D]wrapped in white [G]linen as [D]cold [A7]as the [D]clay

I see by your [A7]outfit that [D]you are a [A7]cowboy [D]These words he did [G]say as I [D]boldly walked [A7]by [D]Come sit down be[A7]side me and [D]hear my sad [A7]story Got [D]shot in the [G]breast and [D]I know [A7]I must [D]die

It was once in the [A7]saddle I [D]used to go [A7]dashing, [D]‘Twas once in the [G]saddle I [D]used to go [A7]gay. [D]First down to [A7]Rosie’s, and [D]then to the [A7]card house, Got [D]shot in the [G]chest, and [D]I’m dying to[A7]day.

Oh beat the [A7]drum slowly and [D]play the fife [A7]lowly [D]Sing the death [G]march as you [D]carry me [A7]along [D]Take me to the [A7]valley then [D]lay the sod o’er [A7]me I’m [D]a young [G]cowboy and [A7]I know [D]I’ve [A7]done [D]wrong

Get six jolly [A7]cowboys to [D]carry my [A7]coffin, [D]Get six pretty [G]maidens to [D]bear up my [A7]pall. [D]Put bunches of [A7]roses all [D]over my [A7]coffin, [D]Roses to [G]deaden the [A7]clods as they [D]fall.

Go fetch me some [A7]water a [D]cool cup of [A7]water To [D]cool my parched [G]lips then the [D]poor cowboy [A7]said [D]Before I re[A7]turned his [D]spirit had [A7]left him Had [D]gone to his [G]Maker the [D]cowboy [A7]was [D]dead

We beat the [A7]drum slowly and [D]played the fife [A7]lowly [D]And bitterly [G]wept as we [D]bore him [A7]along [D]For we loved [A7]our comrade [D]so brave, young and hand[A7]some We [D]all loved our comrade [G]although [D]he’d [A7]done [D]wrong

Artist Johnny Cash

Album Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West

Genres Country

Year 1965

Key D

Johnny Cash - Streets Of Laredo can be played in the key of D using the D, A7, G chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Streets Of Laredo with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.