C G C He rode up on a winter day C G C Steam risin’ off a streak face bay F Said you probably know my name C G C If you don’t it’s Arkansas Dave C G C He talked of fifteen years ago C G C And how he got the bay he rode F He said he killed a man in Ohio C G C First man he killed first horse he stole F It was a long road for Arkansas Dave C G C He shot and left him where he laid F He said he’d never forget that winter day C G C He rode off on a streak faced bay C G C I stood up and I shook his hand C G C Told no one that I knew this man F Started makin’ up a plan C G C Bout how I’d deal him his last hand C G C Didn’t take him long to come unwound C G C He jumped up and gunned two men down F Ran outside to leave the town C G C But ole’ bay was nowhere to be found D A D I head out with my forty four D A D And when he walked back through the door G I shot till I could shoot no more D A D And Dave Rudabough fell to the floor G It was the end of the road for Arkansas Dave D A D I shot and left him where he laid G I’ll never forget that winter day D A D I rode off on a streak faced bay G No I’ll never forget that winter day D A D When I rode home on Daddy’s streak face bay [Thanks to Mike Carter for tabs]