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The Outlaw

Larry Norman

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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 15:09:17 EST
From: MADF28C@prodigy.com (SYSDEV MIO)
Subject: PRO/TAB "The Outlaw" by Larry Norman

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# THE OUTLAW by Larry Norman, from ONLY VISITING THIS PLANET
# Transcribed by Robin Hale-Cooper and Wayne Ruotolo in September
1995,
# Robin: voice:804-288-1716, EMAIL:
# Wayne: voice:804-740-9699, EMAIL
# Thanks to Kevin Berk at KBerk@bdm.com  for the words to this song.
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
{chord: G/C 3 x 2 0 1 3   1 }
{chord: D x 0 0 2 3 2   1 }
{chord: G 3 2 0 0 0 3   1 }
{chord: F x x 3 2 1 1   1 }
{chord: C x 3 2 0 1 0   1 }
{title:The Outlaw, by Larry Norman}

INTRO:	G  G/C  G  G/C  G  G/C  G  G/C

Some [G]say He was an [G/C]outlaw, that He roamed across the [G]land
With a [D]band of unschooled ruffians and a [C]few old fishermen
No one [G]knew just where He [G/C]came from or exactly what He'd
[G]done
But they [D]said it must be something bad that [F]kept Him on the
[C]run.[G]   [G/C]     [G]   [G/C]

Some [G]say He was a [G/C]poet that He'd stand upon the [G]hill
And his [D]voice could calm an angry crowd or [C]make the waves stand
still
That He [G]spoke in many [G/C]parables that few could under-[G]stand
But the [D]people sat for hours just to [F]listen to this [C]man.[G]
 [G/C]     [G]   [G/C]

Some [G]say He was a [G/C]sorcerer a man of myste-[G]ry
He could [D]walk upon the water.  He could [C]make a blind man see.
That He [G]conjured wine at [G/C]weddings and did tricks with fish
and [G]bread.
That He [D]talked of being born again and raised [F]people from the
[C]dead.[G]   [G/C]     [G]   [G/C]

1ST BREAK:  G G/C G G/C D C G G/C G G/C D F C G

Some [G]say a poli-[G/C]tician who spoke of being [G]free
He was [D]followed by the masses on the [C]shores of Galilee
He spoke [G]out against corrup-[G/C]tion and He bowed to no de-
[G]cree
And they [D]feared His strength and power so they [F]nailed Him to a
[C]tree.[G]   [G/C]

2ND BREAK:  C6 D7 Em6 C G6 Em Am Am6 G

Some [G]say He was the [G/C]Son of God a man above all [G]men
But He [D]came to be a servant and to [C]set us free from sin
And [G]that's who I be-[G/C]lieve He was 'cause that's who I be-
[G]lieve
And I [D]think we should get ready 'cause it's [F]time for us to
[C]leave.[G]

ENDING:  C6 D7 Em6 C G6 Em Am Am6 G

{comment:The Outlaw, by Larry Norman, from "Only Visiting this
Planet"}
{comment:The G/C sounds better in this song than just C.  If you make
your G with your pinkie,}
{comment:ring and middle fingers, you can easily change to G/C by
fretting your index finger}
{comment:on the 2nd string/1st fret, and then moving your middle
finger from the 5th string}
{comment:to the 4th string/2nd fret. Your ring finger will muff the
5th string.}
{comment:If you don't want to fool with the G/C, you can use C.}

Fingerstyle:

{comment:Just hold the chord shown and pluck the stings by number.
The strings are numbered}
{comment:1 to 6. String 1 is the high E string.  It is the thinnest
string,  on the bottom}
{comment: as you hold the guitar. Strings count up from there, 2 3 4
5 ... The 6th string}
{comment:is the low (deepest sound) E string.  It is the thickest
string, on the top as you }
{comment:hold the guitar.  You will have to figure out which fingers
you like to use for }
{comment:each string.  I tend to use my ring finger for the 1st sting,
 middle finger for the 2nd,}
{comment:index finger for 3rd string, and my thumb for the 4th, 5th
and 6th strings.}

[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3  (Introduction)
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3  Some
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3  say He was an ... outlaw,
that He
[G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3  [G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  roamed across the ... land,
With a
[D]4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2  [D]4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2  band of unschooled ...
ruffians and a
[C]5 2 3 1 5 2 4 3  [C]5 2 3 1 5 2 4 3  few old fisher- ... men. No
one
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3  knew just where He ... came
from or ex-
[G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3  [G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  actly what He'd ... done,
But they
[D]4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2  [D]4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2  said it must be ... something
bad that
[F]4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2  [C]5 2 3 1 5 2 4 3  kept Him on the ... run
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3
[G]6 3 4 3 6 3 4 3  [G/C]6 3 4 2 6 3 4 3

{comment:Here is the TAB for the 2nd break:

{comment:e---10---10---10---10-----8---8---8---8-----8---8---8---8----
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{comment:B-8----8----8----8------8---8---8---8------------------------
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{comment:G-----------------------------------------8---8---8---8------
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{comment:D------------------------------------------------------------
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{comment:A-8----8----8----8------7---7---7---7-----6---6---6---6------
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{comment:E------------------------------------------------------------
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{comment:e---7---7---7---7---------7---7---7---7-----5---5---5---5----
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{comment:B------------------------------------------------------------
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{comment:G-7---7---7---7----------------------------------------------
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{comment:D------------------------------------------------------------
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{comment:A-5---5---5---5------- -4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4------
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{comment:E------------------------------------------------------------
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{comment:e-7-----7------5-----5---------------------------------------
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{comment:B-----------------------------------------2------------------
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{comment:G---7-----7------0-----0----------0-----------0--------------
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{comment:D-----------------------------0-----0---0-------0------------
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{comment:A-5---5--------4---4-----------------------------------------
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{comment:E-------------------------0^3---3-----3-----3----------------
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