THE BALLAD OF PALADIN As recorded by Johnny Western Written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone and S. Rolfe C G C Have gun will travel, reads the card of a man G C A knight without armor in a savage land Am F C His fast gun hire, heeds the calling wind F C A soldier of fortune, is a man called --- Pal-a- din C F C Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam F C Paladin, Paladin, far, far from home C G C He travels on to where- ever he must G C A chess knight of silver is his badge of trust Am F C There are campfire legends that the plainsmen sing F C Of the man with the gun, of the man called --- Pal-a- din. C F C Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam F C Paladin, Paladin, far, far from home F C F C Far from home, far from home.