The Marshall Tucker Band – Never Trust A Stranger (Ukulele)

Key
-
Versions (2)

Auto-scroll

Chords

(Verse 1)
G        Am    C  C/B         Am
We were ridin' through the flatlands

G        Am                         C
We were searchin' for two prisoners

     C/B        Am  G
Who just broke jail

Am
Tall one and a lean one

 C       C/B     Am
Rode a chestnut stallion

G        Am
And the word was from the main man

 G              Am
He was mean as hell
(Chorus)
Dm
An outlaw is a man who never understands

               Am
A word called danger

    Dm
He learns to shoot and ride as a child

                     Am
And never trust a stranger
(Verse 2)
         C       E               Am
And he's always called a better man

G
We chased him to the border

         C  C/B    Am
All the way to El Paso

     Am
The ride was long the ride was hard

          C     C/B             Am
But the sheriff said "we can't let him go"

G         Am
He said "let me tell you somethin'"

          C       C/B   Am
"I been trackin' for a long time"

      Am
They never trust a stranger 

          G                 Am
And they take care of their own
(Chorus)
   Dm
An outlaw is a man who never understands

               Am
A word called danger

    Dm
He learns to shoot and ride as a child

                     Am
And never trust a stranger
(Verse 3)
         C       E               Am
And he's always called a better man

G  Am
Today's man is an outlaw

         C   C/B       Am
On that long road to freedom

 G
You work him hard you take his pride

      C      C/B     Am
And then you try to cheat him

 Am                                 C   C/B   Am
Then one day you figure out it's a long,long story

G  Am                    G                Am
An outlaw is a man that takes care of his own
(Chorus)
   Dm
An outlaw is a man who never understands

               Am
A word called danger

    Dm
He learns to shoot and ride as a child

                     Am
And never trust a stranger

         C       E               Am
And he's always called a better man

 C     C/B       Am    C C/B Am
Never trust a stranger

 C     C/B       Am    C C/B Am
Never trust a stranger

 C     C/B       Am
Never trust a stranger