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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":834050,"song":"The Last Gunfighter Ballad","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/834050-the-last-gunfighter-ballad-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/834050?type=chord","rating":4.64778,"votes":11,"content":"Capo 4\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe old gunfighter stood on the porch and stared into sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd relived all the old days back when he was livin' by the gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen deadly games of pride were played and livin' was mistakes not made[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 1:\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe thought of the smell of the black powder smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd it's always keep your back to the sun And you can almost feel the weight of that gun\r\nIt's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye and it's a time for all slow men to die\r\nHis eyes get squinty and he's straight as log as he empties his gun at the dirty dog\r\n\r\nChorus 2:\r\nAnd he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\nHit by the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\n\r\nNow the burn of a bullet is only a scar and he's back in his chair in front of a bar\r\nAnd the streets're empty and the blood's all dried, the dead 're dust and and the \r\ninside\r\nSo buy him a drink and lend him an ear he's nobody's fool and he's the only one here\r\n\r\nChorus 3:\r\nWho remembers the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\nRemember the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\n\r\nSaid I stood in that street before it was paved, I learned the shoot or be shot before I \r\nshave\r\nAnd I did it all for the money and the fame, noble was nothing but feelin' no shame\r\nAnd nothing was sacred but stayin' alive and all that I learned from a Colt 45\r\n\r\nChorus 4:\r\nWas to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\nCuss the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\n\r\nNow he's just an old man that nobody believes says he's a gunfighter the last of his breed\r\nAnd there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge, callin' him out to the lunatic fringe\r\nHe's out in the traffic now checking the sun and he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun\r\n\r\nChorus 5:\r\nSo much for the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\r\nSo much for the smell of the black powder smoke\r\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke","plain_text":"Capo 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd it's always keep your back to the sun And you can almost feel the weight of that gun\nIt's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye and it's a time for all slow men to die\nHis eyes get squinty and he's straight as log as he empties his gun at the dirty dog\n\nChorus 2:\nAnd he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\nHit by the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\n\nNow the burn of a bullet is only a scar and he's back in his chair in front of a bar\nAnd the streets're empty and the blood's all dried, the dead 're dust and and the \ninside\nSo buy him a drink and lend him an ear he's nobody's fool and he's the only one here\n\nChorus 3:\nWho remembers the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\nRemember the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\n\nSaid I stood in that street before it was paved, I learned the shoot or be shot before I \nshave\nAnd I did it all for the money and the fame, noble was nothing but feelin' no shame\nAnd nothing was sacred but stayin' alive and all that I learned from a Colt 45\n\nChorus 4:\nWas to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\nCuss the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\n\nNow he's just an old man that nobody believes says he's a gunfighter the last of his breed\nAnd there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge, callin' him out to the lunatic fringe\nHe's out in the traffic now checking the sun and he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun\n\nChorus 5:\nSo much for the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke\nSo much for the smell of the black powder smoke\nAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke","chords":["Bm","A","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}