Big Guns chords by Rory Gallagher

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Riff:
e |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |-------------------|
D |-------------------|
A |-0-1-0-1-0-1-0---1-|
E |---------------3---|


♫ Intro:
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)

♫ Verse 1:
            C                                     Bb                  C
Well, you think you're sitting pretty but you're sitting on a powder keg
                                                   Bb                   C
Well, you think you're standing steady but you're weak as a matchstick leg
                                               Bb                C
Well, there's a rumble in the city, there's a call out for your head
                            Bb                      C
Now isn't it a pity - your future's just a lump of lead


♫ Chorus:
     G
But now you're running scared, you've got no place to run, you're caught between the law and the Big Guns


♫ Instrumental:
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)


♫ Verse 2:
              C                                         Bb                     C
Well, it's a long way from the pool halls, through the rackets and the petty crime
                                                   Bb                       C
Well, you thought you were a tough one but you've bitten off too much this time
                                       Bb               C
You've stepped on the wrong toes, now look who you've upset
                                               Bb                      C
You walked on the wrong toes, you've got your picture on the police gazette


♫ Chorus:
      G
Well now you're running scared, you've got no place to run, you're caught between the law and the Big Guns


♫ Instrumental:
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)


♫ Instrumental:
C   Bb C
C   Bb C
C   Bb C
C   Bb C
C   Bb C
C   Bb C


♫ Bridge:
G F                              F G
     Your back's against a wall,      you don't like it there at all
G F                                  F G
     Now your world's about to fall,      you got no friends you can call


♫ Verse 3:
           C                         Bb                        C
Well, you never felt so gritty, the sweat's pouring down your back
                                           Bb                  C
You're like a tiger in the jungle and you can't find your way back
                                         Bb              C
You hadn't played your cards right, you hadn't seen the signs,
                                                   Bb                     C
Well, you tried to run the whole game, now you've come to the end of the line


♫ Chorus:
     G
But now you're running scared, you've got no place to run, cause now you're face to face with the Big Guns


Coda:
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)
C Bb C    Bb C   Bb Ab Bb   (Riff)