Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Boot Hill: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Ballad of Boot Hill" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G# Here lies Les Moore, D# four slugs from a forty-four, G# no Les no more. Fm G# Out in Arizona, just south of Tucson, Fm D# where tumbleweeds tumble in search of a home, G# there's a town they call Tombstone where the brave never cry. Fm D# G# They live by a six-gun, by a six-gun they die. It's been a long time now since the town was a boom. The jailhouse is empty, so's the Palace Saloon. Just one look will tell you that this town was real. A secluded old dirt road leads up to Boot Hill. Walk up to the fence there and look at the view That's where they were hanging eighteen eighty two It's easy to see where the brave men have died Rope marks on the oak tree are now petrified At night when the moon shines so far away It gets mighty lonesome looking down on their graves There lies Billy Clanton never wanted to kill But he's there with the guilty way up on Boot Hill You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D#  Fm  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Ballad of Boot Hill" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Ballad of Boot Hill" by Johnny Cash.