Long Black Rifle

kingston trio - long black rifle rick in macon 1st Verse G F G F come closer , my love , and you’ll hear my tale . G F G D i’ll make you cold . it’ll turn you pale . D G it’s a tale of a man’s never ending love F G and the long , black rifle . Chorus : G F G he wed a woman sworn to another G F G and , in a rage , the other man G F G shot him down with a long , black rifle , G F G shot him down and away he ran . 2nd Verse G F G F a prairie man loved a city maid . G F G D was the love he took worth the price he paid , D G when a man ends up at the smoky end F G of a long , black rifle? ( Chorus above ) 3rd Verse G F G F his dyin’ words i repeat to you : G F G D "you can never kill love when love is true . " D G F G it lives when only the rust is left of the long , black rifle . ( Chorus ) then repeat last line of Chorus : G F G shot him down and away he ran . rick in macon