Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: Gm
πΈ Intro:
Gm F Bb C
Gm C Bb
πΈ Verse :
Gm
Awoke when the light hit me right in the temple
Gm
Felt something cold
F Bb C
Touch my toes as it passed
Gm
Might not be the face you'd expect but he's clearly insane
F C
Got me pegged in the back
πΈ Chorus:
Gm
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
F Bb
Point the gun at the eyes
Gm
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
C
Gonna take out the gunman
Gm
Bit of luck, get 'em up
F Bb
Made a run for our lives
Gm
Take out the knees, had to choose, had to fight
C
Gonna take out the gunman
πΈ Interlude:
Gm
πΈ Verse 2:
Gm
Eyes huge, so little left, if something
Cm Bb
Cracks and clues, he's crazy as a straw
Gm
Why denied, does no one care or nothing?
Cm Bb
How, you ask
I ever last so long
Gm Cm
'Cause I
I went blind, a blinding riot
Bb
He's regretting every word
Gm
Those empty lies
Cm
One more tonight, a blinding riot
Bb
As I summon every nerve
πΈ Chorus 2:
Gm
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
F Bb
Point the gun at the eyes
Gm
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
C
Gonna take out the gunman
Gm
Bit of luck, get 'em up
F Bb
Made a run for our lives
Gm
Take out the knees, had to choose, had to fight
C Gm
Gonna take out the gunman
F C Gm
Gonna take out the gunman
C
Gonna take out the gunman
πΈ Interlude:
Gm
πΈ Bridge:
Gm F Bb
I'm gonna take out
Gm C
I'm gonna take out
Gm F Bb
I'm gonna take out
Gm C
I'm gonna take out
πΈ Chorus 3:
Gm
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
F Bb
Point the gun at the eyes
Gm
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
C
Gonna take out the gunman
Gm
Bit of luck, get 'em up
F Bb
Made a run for our lives
Gm
I'm so amazed at the way we televise
C Gm
Gonna take out the gunman
F C Gm
Gonna take out the gunman
C Gm
Gonna take out the gunman
F C Gm C Bb Gm
I'm gonna take out the gunman
Other versions of this song
- Take Out The Gunman (Tabs)
Song History
Published: June 9, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025