Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Intro: G Verse 1: G (C) Line of limousines leaves one by one G The prayers been prayed, the hymns been sung C Black mascara's already run G But the tears keep flowin' G You can blame it on hate or blame it on guns
But mama's ain't supposed to bury their sons C Left a hole in her heart and it still ain't done G The bullet keeps on goin' Chorus: C Through every branch of his family tree Every birthday that he'll never see G Every chance to live a good life that was stolen C Through the son he'll never get to raise His daughter on her wedding day Em D C Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin' Em D C 'Till every heart that's left to break is broken G The bullet keeps on goin' Verse 2: G The grass grows back around the stone And friends stop checkin' in on the phone C The camera crews have all moved on G But the wound's still open D The bullet keeps on goin' Chorus: C Through every branch of his family tree Every birthday that he'll never see G Every chance to live a good life that was stolen C Through the son he'll never get to raise His daughter on her wedding day Em D C Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin' Em D C 'Till every heart that's left to break is broken Em D C Em D C The bullet keeps on goooiiiin', yeah Bridge: G Line of limousines leaving one by one The prayers been prayed, the hymns been sung C Oh, mama's ain't supposed to bury their sons G The bullet keeps on goin' Partial Chorus: C Through the son he'll never get to raise His daughter on her wedding day Em D C Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin' Em D C 'Till every heart that's left to break is broken G The bullet keeps on goin', the bullet keeps on goin' End on G