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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Chords by Gene Pitney

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance chords by Gene Pitney

Guitar chords with lyrics

"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance"
                      (Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

Intro:

	(solo fiddle [implies C#m])

	E
	/ / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	               E              A
	When Liberty ....
	         G#m        C#m           A    B
	The womenfolk would ...
	               E              A
	When Liberty Valance ...
	              G#m   C#m
	The men would ...
Chorus 1:

	            G#m                   D#m
	'Cause the point of a gun ...
	     G#m            A     B
	That Liberty ...
	         E        G#m     C#m
	When it came to shooting ...
	A [N.C.]      [1: E  2: C#m, to bridge]
	  He was ...

Verse 2:

	From out of the East a ....

[repeat chorus 1]

Bridge 1:

	C#m    G#m       C#m
	Many a man would ...
	    G#m               A    B
	And many a man ...
	     E      G#m  C#m
	The man who ....
	E    G#m  C#m
	  He shot ...
	A [N.C.]                     (E)
	  He was the ....

	E  C#m            A        E
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 3:

	The love of a girl can make ...

Chorus 3:

	But the point of a gun ...
	That Liberty u...
	When the final ..
	                   E      C7
	A law book ...

[key change to F]

Verse 4:

	             F                     Bb
	Alone and afraid, she ...
	             Am      Dm             Bb    C
	Return that fateful night...
	                  F                  Bb
	When nothing she said ...
	           Am      Dm
	From going out ...

Chorus 4:

	         Am                    Em
	From the moment a ....
	     Am                    Bb    C
	The very first ...
	      F      Am         Dm
	When two men go out to ...
	Bb [N.C.]      Dm
	   Only one ...

Bridge 2:

	Dm       Am         Dm
	Everyone heard ...
	     Am                Bb   C
	The shot made .....
	     F       Am  Dm
	The man who shot ...
	F     Am  Dm
	  He shot ...
	Bb [N.C.]                     (Dm)
	   He was the bravest ...

	Dm           C
	/ / / /  / / / /

Coda:

	     F       Am  Dm
	The man who shot ....
	F     Am  Dm
	  He shot ...
	Bb [N.C.]                     Dm
	   He was the ....

	(solo fiddle [Dm] and drums to fade)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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