Chords with lyrics
Guitar or a Gun by Will Hoge.
Transcribed by DWdrummer67
Tuning: Standard
Intro: E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2 Cadd9Cadd9 (2X)
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
A augmentedA cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
Two Hundred Dollars worth of summer yard mowin', that I just had to spend
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
I had my eye on two things, but I could only pick just one
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2 Cadd9Cadd9 E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2 Cadd9Cadd9
A augmentedA young man's first decision; is it a guitar or a gun?
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
I can still hear daddy's voice say "now think about it son?
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
?One of these will last forever, and the other's just for fun
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
One can feed your family, and one will end you up in jail"
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
And he seemed to know which one was which, but me, I couldn't tell
Chorus:
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run,
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
A augmentedA rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won,
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
I've thought about it long and hard, as I held 'em in my hand
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
Standin' at the crossroads, still decidin? who I am
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
They're both just wood and metal. Six bullets or six strings
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Whichever choice I make I'll leave here feeling like a king
Chorus:
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run,
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
A augmentedA rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
Bridge:
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2 Cadd9Cadd9 E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2 Cadd9Cadd9
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
A augmentedA cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
Two Hundred Dollars worth of summer yard mowin', that I just had to spend
Chorus:
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm
Should I learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run,
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
C majorC G+G Dsus2Dsus2 E minorEm D MajorD
A augmentedA rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
C majorC G+G D? E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2
When I walk out this door with a guitar???.. or a gun
Cadd9Cadd9 E minorEm G+G Dsus2Dsus2 Cadd9Cadd9 E minorEm
With a guitar or a gun