Biography:
Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and successful country and western singers for most of his nearly four-decade career, which spanned from the late 1940s to the early 1980s.
Born in Glendale, Arizona, Robbins taught himself guitar while serving in the United States Navy during World War II
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- El Paso
- They're Hanging Me Tonight
- 18 Yellow Roses
- A Hundred And Sixty Acres
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- A White Sport Coat
- Aint I Right
- Aint Life A Crying Shame
- All Around Cowboy
- April Fools Day
- At The End Of A Long Lonely Day
- Ballad Of The Alamo
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- Begging To You
- Beginning Of Goodbye
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- Devil Woman
- Dont Worry
- Eighteen Yellow Roses
- El Paso City
- End Of A Long Lonely Road
- Eyes
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- Foggy Foggy Dew
- Hands Youre Holding Now
- Honkytonk Man
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- I Never Let You Cross My Mind
- I Walk Alone
- Ill Go On Alone
- Im Gonna Be A Cowboy
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- Little Rich Girl
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- My Woman My Woman My Wife
- No One Will Ever Know
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- Paper Face
- Red River Valley
- Ribbon Of Darkness
- Ride Cowboy Ride
- Ruby Ann
- Running Gun
- Saddle Tramp
- San Angelo
- She Was Only Seventeen
- Singing The Blues
- Some Memories Just Wont Die
- Spanish Lullaby
- Tennessee Border
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Master's Call
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* written by Marty Robbins
* as performed by Marty Robbins on the "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail
Songs" album
* Lyrics typed by Charlie Berube
* transcribed by Greg Vaughn
I D Bm
When I was but a young man,I was wild and full of fire
D Bm
A youth within my teens, but full of challenge and desire
D Bm
I ran away from home and left my mother and my dad
G A Bm
I know it grieved them so to think their only boy went bad
I
I fell in with an outlaw band, their names were known quite well
How many times we robbed and plundered, I could never tell
This kind of sinful living, leads only to a fall
I learned that much and more the night I heard my Master's call
II G D G D
One night we rustled cattle, a thousand head or so
G D Bm
And started then out on the trail that leads to Mexico
G A D G
When a norther started blowing and lightning flashed about
D G A D
I thought someone was calling me, I thought I heard a shout
III D F#m
Then at that moment lightning struck not twenty yards from me
G D
And left there was a giant cross where once there was a tree
Bm Em
This time I knew I heard a voice, a voice so sweet and strange
F#m Bm
A voice that came from everywhere, a voice that called my name
I So frightened I was thinking of sinful deeds I'd done
I failed to see the thousand head of cattle start to run
The cattle they stampeded, were running all around
My pony ran but stumbled and it threw me to the ground
II I felt the end was near, that death would be the price
When another bolt of lightning showed the face of Jesus Christ
And I cried oh Lord forgive me, don't let it happen now
I want to live for you alone, Oh God these words I vow
III My wicked past unfolded and I thought of wasted years
When another bolt of lightning killed a hundred head of steers
And the others rushed on by me and I was left to live
The Master had a reason,life is his to take or give
I A miracle performed that night, I wasn't meant to die
The dead ones formed a barricade nearly six or seven high
And right behind it there was I, afraid but safe and sound
I cried in vain for mercy kneeling there upon the ground
I A pardon I was granted, my sinful soul set free
No more to fear the angry waves upon life's stormy seas
Forgiven by the love of God, a love that will remain
I learned that much and more the night the Saviour called my name
The Roman Numerals correspond to the particular chord progression for
that verse.
Since the melody line raises at the end of the second verse and then
lowers during the third verse, I like playing various barre forms of
the chords to correspond to this melody line like so:
II
G D G D G D Bm
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|o|||| |||o|o |o|||| |||o|o |o|||| |||o|o |ooooo
o||||o ||||o| o||||o ||||o| o||||o ||||o| ||||o|
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G A D G D G A D
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|o|||| ||ooo| |||o|o |||||| |||||| 7|||ooo 9|||ooo 10oooooo
o||||o |||||| ||||o| oooooo 5|ooooo ||||o| ||||o| |||o||
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III
D F#m G D Bm Em F#m Bm
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10oooooo 9|ooooo 7|||ooo |||||| |ooooo ||oooo oooooo |ooooo
|||o|| ||||o| ||||o| 5|ooooo ||||o| |||||o |||||| ||||o|
|oo||| ||oo|| ||o||| |||||| ||oo|| |||o|| |oo||| ||oo||
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Master's Call
-------------
* written by Marty Robbins
* as performed by Marty Robbins on the "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail
Songs" album
* Lyrics typed by Charlie Berube
* transcribed by Greg Vaughn
I D Bm
When I was but a young man,I was wild and full of fire
D Bm
A youth within my teens, but full of challenge and desire
D Bm
I ran away from home and left my mother and my dad
G A Bm
I know it grieved them so to think their only boy went bad
I
I fell in with an outlaw band, their names were known quite well
How many times we robbed and plundered, I could never tell
This kind of sinful living, leads only to a fall
I learned that much and more the night I heard my Master's call
II G D G D
One night we rustled cattle, a thousand head or so
G D Bm
And started then out on the trail that leads to Mexico
G A D G
When a norther started blowing and lightning flashed about
D G A D
I thought someone was calling me, I thought I heard a shout
III D F#m
Then at that moment lightning struck not twenty yards from me
G D
And left there was a giant cross where once there was a tree
Bm Em
This time I knew I heard a voice, a voice so sweet and strange
F#m Bm
A voice that came from everywhere, a voice that called my name
I So frightened I was thinking of sinful deeds I'd done
I failed to see the thousand head of cattle start to run
The cattle they stampeded, were running all around
My pony ran but stumbled and it threw me to the ground
II I felt the end was near, that death would be the price
When another bolt of lightning showed the face of Jesus Christ
And I cried oh Lord forgive me, don't let it happen now
I want to live for you alone, Oh God these words I vow
III My wicked past unfolded and I thought of wasted years
When another bolt of lightning killed a hundred head of steers
And the others rushed on by me and I was left to live
The Master had a reason,life is his to take or give
I A miracle performed that night, I wasn't meant to die
The dead ones formed a barricade nearly six or seven high
And right behind it there was I, afraid but safe and sound
I cried in vain for mercy kneeling there upon the ground
I A pardon I was granted, my sinful soul set free
No more to fear the angry waves upon life's stormy seas
Forgiven by the love of God, a love that will remain
I learned that much and more the night the Saviour called my name
The Roman Numerals correspond to the particular chord progression for
that verse.
Since the melody line raises at the end of the second verse and then
lowers during the third verse, I like playing various barre forms of
the chords to correspond to this melody line like so:
II
G D G D G D Bm
|||||| xx|||| |||||| xx|||| |||||| xx|||| x|||||
|o|||| |||o|o |o|||| |||o|o |o|||| |||o|o |ooooo
o||||o ||||o| o||||o ||||o| o||||o ||||o| ||||o|
|||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||oo||
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G A D G D G A D
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|o|||| ||ooo| |||o|o |||||| |||||| 7|||ooo 9|||ooo 10oooooo
o||||o |||||| ||||o| oooooo 5|ooooo ||||o| ||||o| |||o||
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III
D F#m G D Bm Em F#m Bm
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10oooooo 9|ooooo 7|||ooo |||||| |ooooo ||oooo oooooo |ooooo
|||o|| ||||o| ||||o| 5|ooooo ||||o| |||||o |||||| ||||o|
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