[Verso 1]


G 
It was a cold and cruel evening 
          C              G 
Sneaking up on Speedy Creek 
              D                G 
Found myself asleepin' in the snow 

For one or two odd reasons 
        C            G 
I ain't too proud to repeat 
   A                                D 
For now we'll say I had no place to go 
G 
There was a rustle and a humming 
      C                 G 
Just hauling down the street 
                D            G 
I drew myself up from my icy bed 
G                                      C        G 
Painted on that shiny car the letters 'RCM and P' 
G                     D          G 
I can feel a little aching in my head 


[Verso 2]
 

G 
And then out jumps this old boy 
      C                 G 
About twice the size of me 
                  D                 G 
He asked me for my name and where I dwelt 

I just looked him in the eye 
               C            G 
And sang 'Blue Yodel Number 9' 
A                                        D 
He didn't catch the reference, I could tell 

G 
Then the old, familiar click 
         C                 G 
And the handcuffs bind and grip 
                           D              G 
Should have left me in the snow, where I laid 

G 
He just laughed and touched his gun 
           C 
And turned to me and said 
G                          D 
Son, I bet you don't own a damn thing 
G 
To your name 


[Refrão]


               C 
Well, I got my health 
             G 
My John B Stetson 
      D                              G 
Got a bottle full of baby's bluebird wine 
              C 
And I left my stash 
                  G 
Somewhere down in Preston 
           D                               G 
Along with thirteen silver dollars and my mind 

               C 
Well, I got my health 
             G 
My John B Stetson 
      D                              G 
Got a bottle full of baby's bluebird wine 
              C 
And I left my stash 
                  G 
Somewhere down in Preston 
           D                               G 
Along with thirteen silver dollars and my mind