Willie Nelson – Tougher Than Leather (Guitar)

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He was Tougher Than Leather

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And he didn't care whether

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The sun shined or not

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When a young kid from Cow Town

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 Wanted a showdown

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And he was careless or just maybe forgot

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But he died in the gunfight

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Blinded by sunlight

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Never draw when you're facing the sun

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And old Tougher Than Leather

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Just carved one more notch on his gun

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 And when he turned to go

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A beautiful maiden knelt down

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Where her dead sweetheart lay

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 And on his breast, placed a rose

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While the townspeople stared in dismay

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And old Tougher Than Leather

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Should have known better

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But he picked up the rose in his hand

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And the townspeople froze

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When his hands crushed the rose

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And the rose petals fell in the sand

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And old Tougher Than Leather

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Was a full-time go-getter

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The grass never grew beneath his feet

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From one town to another

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He would ride like the wind

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But his mind kept going back to the street

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Where a young cowboy died

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And a young maiden cried

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And rose petals fell in the sand

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And his heart had been softened

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By the beautiful maid

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And he knew he must see her again

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Well he went back to the town

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Where it all had come down

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And he searched but his search was in vain

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He had wanted to find her

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And say he was sorry

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For causing her heart so much pain

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But one night he died

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From a poison inside

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Brought on by the wrong he had done

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And old Tougher Than Leather

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Had carved his last notch on his gun

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Well he was buried in Cow Town

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Along about sundown

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Looking good in his new store-bought clothes

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When the young maiden came over

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And knelt down beside him

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And on his lapel placed a rose

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 There's a bird in the sky

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 Flying high, flying high

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 To a place from a place

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 Changing skies, changing skies