ballad of well known gun
Elton John
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Tom : D
Intro: | D G/D | D |
D G
I pulled out my Stage Coach Times and I read the latest news.
A D G A7 D G G/A
I tapped my feet in dumb surprise and of course I saw they knew.
D G D G
The Pinkertons pulled out my bags and asked me for my name.
A D A * D D7 * G/A D D7 *
I stuttered out my answer and hung my head in shame.
G/A D A7
Now they've found me. At last they've found me.
G D
It's hard to run from a starving family.
G/A
D * G D G * G/D
Now they've found me. Well I won't run.
* D Bm A/C# G D
I'm tired of hearing "There goes a well-known gun".
D Em7/A D G
Now I've seen this chain gang - Lord, I say let me see my priest.
A D G A7 D G G/A
I couldn't have faced your desert sand-old burning brown-backed beast.
D G D G
The poor house they hit me for my kin and claimed my crumbling walls.
A D A * D D7 * G/A D D7 *
Now I know how Reno felt when he ran from the law.
Chorus
D
Oh, the well-known gun
D
(Now they've found me) There goes the well-known gun
D
(I said found me) There goes the well-known gun
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