{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":785517,"song":"Dont Take Your Guns To Town","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/785517-dont-take-your-guns-to-town-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/785517?type=chord","rating":4.96998,"votes":814,"content":"Johnny Cash - Don't Take Your Guns To Town\r\n\r\n(Capo 1st fret)\r\n\r\nVideo here - https://youtu.be/CoxQWFtqaYM\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n                                                                                     \r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                     \r\na boy filled with wanderlust, who really meant no harm.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHe changed his clothes and shined his boots and combed his dark hair down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd his mother cried as he walked out,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Don't take your guns to town, son.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave your guns at home, Bill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't take your guns to town.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe laughed and kissed his mom and said, \"your Billy Joe's a man.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     \r\nI can shoot as quick and straight as  anybody can[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I wouldn't shoot without a cause, I'd gun nobody down.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut she cried again as he rode away,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Don't take your guns to town, son.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave your guns at home, Bill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't take your guns to town.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe sang a song as on he rode, his guns hung at his hips.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe rode into a cattle town, a smile upon his lips.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe stopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut his mother's words echoed again:[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Don't take your guns to town, son.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave your guns at home, Bill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't take your guns to town.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nHe drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand tried to tell himself at last he had become a man.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nA dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he heard again his mother's words:[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Don't take your guns to town, son.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave your guns at home, Bill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't take your guns to town.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFilled with rage the Billy Joe reached for his gun to Draw[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nbut the stranger drew his gun and fired before he even saw.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs Billy Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered 'round[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand wondered at his final words:[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\"Don't take your guns to town, son.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLeave your guns at home, Bill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDon't take your guns to town.\"[/tab]","plain_text":"Johnny Cash - Don't Take Your Guns To Town\n\n(Capo 1st fret)\n\nVideo here - https://youtu.be/CoxQWFtqaYM\n\n[Intro]\n\nA   A \n\n\n[Verse 1]\n                                                                                     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}