Song: Donât Fence Me In
Sung By: Roy Rogers ö King of the Cowboys
CD: Double Barrel Country ö Roy Rogers & Sons of the Pioneers
Written By: Cole Porter
Transcribed By: M. Lawrence
(CAPO 1st Fret)
Verse 1.
D G D
Wild Cat Kelly, lookinâ mighty pale
A7
Was standinâ by the sheriffâs side
D G D
And when that sheriff said ăIâm sendinâ you to jailä
A D
Wild Cat raised his head and cried
Chorus:
D
Oh give me land, lots land under starry skies above
A7
Donât fence me in
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love
D
Donât fence me in
D7
Let me be by myself in the eveninâ breeze
G
Listen to the murmur of the cotton wood trees
D B7 Gm
Send me off forever but I ask you please
D A7 D
Donât fence me in
Verse 2.
G
Just turn me loose let me straddle my old saddle
D
Underneath the western skies
G
On my Cayuse let me wander over yonder
D
Till I see the mountains rise
D7
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
G
And gaze at the moon till I loose my senses
D B7 Gm
I canât look at hovels and I canât stand fences
D A7 D
Donât fence me in
