Chords with lyrics
Capo 1
G+G C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
e|-3--3--3--2-|
BB|-3--3--3--3-|
G+G|-0--0--0--2-|
D MajorD|-0--2--2--0-|
A augmentedA|-2--3--2--x-|
E MajorE|-3--0--0--x-|
Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G
Well hes been collecting since the age of nine
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Every shiny bullet that he could find
G+G C majorC G+G
Built himself a house with the wooden floors
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Put the shiny bullets in a chest of drawers
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G
Well his wifes long gone and the kids have grown
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And trees they fall down on their own
G+G C majorC G+G
Memories fade like an old slideshow
E minorEm C majorC G+G
But the bullets still shine like coins in the snow
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Well one day took himself into town
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
The men with a truck well they came around
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Took the television and the gun from the war
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And almost every bullet from the chest of drawers
Verse 4:
G+G C majorC G+G
Well he came back home and found the house in a mess
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Run into the bedroom and the old brown chest
G+G C majorC G+G
Didnt care much for the VCR
E minorEm C majorC G+G
But he cried for the space where the bullets were
Verse 5:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
The men drove the truck down into town
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And sold all the silver they had found
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
But they couldnt sell the bullets cos they werent live rounds
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
So they dug a big hole put the bullets in the ground
Instrumental:
G+G C majorC G+G
E minorEm C majorC G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Verse 6:
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Now he doesnt leave the house much anymore
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Cos the men are gonna come like they did before
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And hell hold onto the three or four
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Bullets that they left in the chest of drawers
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Oh yeah the bullets that they left in the chest of drawers