Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
Bb Bb Eb Ebm
Verse 1:
Bb
Said you're gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river
Bb F
Shoot me down, put my body in the river
Ebm
While the whole world sings, sing it like a song
Ebm
The whole world sings like there's nothing going wrong
Verse 2:
Bb
He shot her down, he put her body in the river
Bb
He covered her up, but I went to get her
Ebm
And I said, "My girl, what happened to you now?"
Ebm
I said, "My girl, we gotta stop it somehow"
Bb Bb
Oooh Oooh
Eb Ebm
Chorus:
Bb
Oh, and tell me, what's a man with a rifle in his hand
Eb Ebm
Gonna do for a world that's so sick and sad?
Bb
Tell me, what's a man with a rifle in his hand
Eb Ebm
Gonna do for a world that's so gone mad?
Verse 3:
Bb
He's gonna shoot me down, put my body in the river
Bb
Cover me up with the leaves of September
Eb
Like an old sad song, you heard it all before
Ebm
Well, Delia's gone, but I'm settling the score
Bb Bb
Oooh Oooh
Eb Ebm
Chorus:
Bb
Oh, and tell me, what's a man with a rifle in his hand
Eb Ebm
Gonna do for a world that's just dying slow?
Bb
Tell me, what's a man with a rifle in his hand
Eb Ebm
Gonna do for his daughter when it's her turn to go?