The Man From Laramie.....................
Eb 4/4
1955 title song from the film of the same
name. Sung and charted 19 by Al Martino
in u.k but Jimmy Young’s faster version
held #1 for four weeks with it.
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The man from/La-ra-mie -/----/ he was a/
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Man with a peace-ful/turn of mind/
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He was kind of/so-cia-ble and/friend-ly-/
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----/friend-ly as/an-y man could/be---/
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--but you/nev-er saw a/man out-draw the/
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man from La-ra-/mie---/- the man from/
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La-ra-mie-/----/ he was a/man with a warm and/
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Gen-tle heart but/when they’d start the/
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Ar-gu-in’ and/fight-in’--/----/fright-nin’ and/
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Light-nin’ fast was/he--/--- there was/
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No cay-out who/could out-shoot the/
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Man from La-ra-/mie---/-- *he/had a/
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Flair for/la-dies--/--the/ladies loved his/
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Air of mys-ter-/y---/- the west will/
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nev-er see-/----/ a man with/
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so man-y notch-es/on his gun/ev-‘ry-one ad-/
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mired the fear-less/stran/ger--/----/
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dan-ger was/this man’s spec-ial-/ty---/
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so they/nev-er bossed or/dou-ble crossed the/
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man from La-ra-/mie!- --/----/----/-//
You can repeat from * He had a flair etc.
But on the finish move from
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Yours Harmusman.
