Chords with lyrics
verse 1
F#7F#7
BB
Where'd you come from?
Mississippi
And your parents?
F#7F#7
Very wealthy.
Where are they now?
Six feet under.
N.C.
But she was granted one more start
B/D#B/D# Ddim7Ddim7 F#7/C# F#7F#7
The convent of The Sacred Heart!
BB
When'd you get here?
Ninteteen-Twenty
How old were you?
E6E6
Don't remember
Em6Em6
Then what happened?
B/F#
I met Amos
F#7F#7 N.C.
And he stole my heart away
BB
Convinced me to elope one day
Interlude
BB F#7F#7 BB F#7F#7 BB F#7F#7 BB F#7F#7
"Oh you poor dear I can't believe what you have been through A augmentedA convent girl! A augmentedA run-away marriage!
F#7F#7
Now tell us roxie..."
verse 2
BB
Who's Fred Casely?
My ex-boyfriend.
Why'd you shoot him?
F#7F#7
I was leavin'.
Was he angry?
Like a madman
N.C.
Still I said, "Fred, move along."
B/D#B/D# Ddim7Ddim7 F#7F#7 F#7F#7
She knew that she was doin' wrong.
BB
Then describe it.
He came toward me.
With the pistol?
E6E6
From my bureau.
Em6Em6
Did you fight him?
B/F#
Like a tiger.
F#7F#7 N.C.
He had strength and she had none.
BB
And yet we both reached for the gun
Chorus 1
E MajorE
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both
Oh yes we both
B13B13
Oh yes, we both reached for
E MajorE
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached for the gun
B7B7 E MajorE
For the gun.
E MajorE
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
B13B13
Oh yes, they both reached for
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
B7B7 E MajorE
for the gun.
Refrain #1
Am7Am7 D7D7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 G6G6
Under-standable, understand able
Am7Am7 D7D7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 G/DG/D
Yes it's perfectly understandable
Am7Am7 D7D7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 G6G6
Compre-hensible, Compre-hensible
B/F# F#7F#7
Not a bit reprehensible
B7B7
It's so defensible
verse 3
C majorC
How're you feeling?
Very frightened
Are you sorry?
G7G7
Are you kidding?
What's your statement?
All I'd say is
N.C.
Though my choo-choo jumped the track
C/EC/E Ebdim7Ebdim7 G7/D G7G7
I'd give my life to bring him back
C majorC
And?
Stay away from...
What?
Jazz and liquor...
And?
And the men who...
F6F6
What?
Play for fun...
Fm6Fm6
And what?
That's the thought that...
C/GC/G
Yeah
F#m7-5
Came up-on me...
G7G7
When?
C majorC
When we both reached for the gun!
Refrain #2
Am7Am7 D7D7 G/DG/D
Under-standable, understandable
A minorAm D7D7 G+G
Yes, it's perfectly unders-tandable
A minorAm D7D7 G+G G/DG/D
Comprehensible, comprehensible
B/F# F#7F#7
Not a bit reprehensible
B7/F# B7B7
It's so defensible!
Chorus 2
E6E6
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
B13B13
Oh yes, they both reached for
Let me hear it!
E6E6
The gun, the gun, the gun,
The gun
Oh yes, they both reached
For the gun
B7B7 E6E6
For the Gun.
E6E6
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
B13B13
Oh yes, they both reached for
E6E6
the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun
Oh yes. They both reached
For the gun
B7B7 E6E6
For the gun.
FF
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
C13C13
Oh yes, they both reached for
FF
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
C7C7 FF
For the gun.
FF
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
C13C13
Oh yes, reached for
FF
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
C7#9C7#9 N.C.
Both reached for the...gun
FF F/E F/Eb F/E
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
FF F/E F/Eb
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
F/E FF
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
F/Eb F/D F/Db
The gun, the gun, the gun
C7#9C7#9 FF
Both reached for the gun