#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: 3/11/99; 5:59:58 PM From: "The Lawrences"Subject: r/rogers_roy/don't fence me in.crd 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