Shotgun Song

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Note: For the B7 chords, use 021240 for B7*, the second voicing in the refrain. Intro: Em Verse 1: Em Well I wish I had a shotgun Em I'd tie it to my side C Never be without the power G To make a man do right C Steady on my shoulders G Standing in the wind B7 Well I've been down before B7* Em But I won't be down again

Verse 2: Em And if I had a pony Em How fast I would ride C Yippie-tiy-iy-ay G With the shotgun at my side C An outlaw to my foes G A hero to my friends B7 I've been down before B7* Em But I won't be down again Verse 3: Em Well the days would be so easy Em The nights would be so slow C I'd turn my pony south, boys G And ride to Mexico C My pockets full of silver G To gamble or to lay B7 Cause I've been down before B7* Em But I won't be down again Verse 4: Em But I ain't got no silver Em No pony, no gun C All I got's this hammer G Like old John Henry swung C Been ten years on this chain gang G One more day, and then B7 I've been down before B7* Em But I won't be down again Verse 5: C Now standing on this rock pile G Of four and twenty men B7 Well I've been down before B7* Em But I won't be down again B7 I've been down before B7* Em But I won't be down again