***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 9th Mar. 2023
Define:
No Capo
B.p.m. 112
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – C
* Single Strum (which rings out)
N.C. No Chords
[C6/G] 302010
Db X43020 is really Db(add#9,add#11)
G 355433 and 320003
G7 353433 and 320001
[Dm6] XX0203
C x32010 and x35553
[C7] 353433
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Intro
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] [C6/G]*
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] [C6/G]*
Verse 1
[C] [Am] [C] [F] [F7] [C/G]
Wildcat Kelley, lookin' mighty pale
[C] [A] [Dm7] [G7]
Was standin' by the Sheriff's side
[C] [Am7] [F] [C/G]
And when the Sheriff said, "I'm sendin' you to jail"
[G7] [Dm7] [C]*
Wildcat raised his head and cried
Chorus
N.C. [C] [Am7] [C/G]
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
[C] [A7] [Dm] [G7]
Don't fence me in
[Dm] [Dm6] [Dm]
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
[G] [Dm7] [C]
Don't fence me in
[C] [C7] [C]
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
[F] [F7]
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
[C] [Gm] [A] [A7]
Send me off forever, but I ask you please
[Dm] [G] [C]*
Don't fence me in
Verse 2
N.C. [F] [F7] [F]
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
[F7] [C] [C7]
Underneath the western skies
[F] [F7] [F]
On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder
[F7] [C] [Db] [G7]*
Till I see the mountains rise
N.C. [C] [Am7] [C] [C7]
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
[F] [F7] [F] [F7]
Gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
[C] [Am7] [A] [A7]
Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
[Dm7] [G] [C] [Am7]*
Don't fence me in
Instrumental
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] [C6/G]*
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] [C6/G]*
Verse 3
[C] [Am] [C] [F] [F7] [C/G]
Wildcat Kelley, back again in town
[C] [A] [Dm7] [G7]
Was sittin' by his sweethearts side
[C] [Am7] [F] [G7]
And when his sweetheart said, "Come on, let's settle down"
[G] [Dm7] [C]*
Wildcat raised his head and cried
Chorus
N.C. [C] [Am7] [C/G]
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
[C] [A7] [Dm] [G7]
Don't fence me in
[Dm] [Dm6] [Dm]
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
[G] [Dm7] [C]
Don't fence me in
[C] [C7] [C]
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze
[F] [F7]
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
[C] [Gm] [A] [A7]
Send me off forever, but I ask you please
[Dm] [G] [C]*
Don't fence me in
Outro
N.C. [F] [F7] [F]
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle
[F7] [C] [C7]
Underneath the western skies
[F] [F7] [F]
On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder
[F7] [C] [Db] [G7]*
Till I see the mountains rise
N.C. [C] [Am7] [C] [C7]
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
[F] [F7] [F] [F7]
Gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
[C] [Am7] [A7] [A]
Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
[F7] [F]* [F7] [C] [Am] [C] [Am]
Don't......... fence me in
[C] [Am] [C] [C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] [C6/G]*
