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Title: Shot 'em Dead
Artist: Reina del Cid
Album: Candy Apple Red
[Intro]
D
G Em C D
G Em C D
G Em C D
G Em C D D
[Verse 1]
   GNumber EmOne was a yoCung girl’s dDream
  Ghigh school Emcaptain on the fCootball tDeam
  Gand he was Emsweet, baby sCweet, he was swDeet on mGeEm  C  D  
  GSenior Emyear, oh I wCore his rinDg
  Gand I was mEmaking him my CeverythDing
  Gtill I Emcaught him in his Ccar
  with the hDomecoming queGenEm  C  D  
[Chorus 1]
  N.C              C     Em  D  
  I shot him dead
  I shot him deaCdEm  D  
  I shot him deaB7dEm  D  A  
  CBang Cbang, Cbang Cbang
[Break]
 G Em C D
 G Em C D D
[Verse 2]
          GN.C
  Number Two was a man of the law
  Ga million Emplaques hanging Con his Dwall
  Ghis name was EmRob, drove a SCaab
  was a Dknow-it-aGllEm  C  D  
  GOne day he tEmook his little mCagnifying Dglass
  Gand started Emwaving it all Cover my Dpast
  Ghe asked qEmuestions that he nCever
  Dshould have askeGdEm  C  D  
[Chorus 2]
  N.C                 C     Em  D  
  So I shot him dead
  Did it agaiCnEm  D  
  I shot him deB7adEm  D  A  
  CBang Cbang, Cbang Cbang
[Break]
 G Em C D
 G Em C D D
[Verse 3]
  GNumber EmThree was a gCuy named DFred
  GBy now I’m Emsure you’ll see how Cthis one Dends
[Chorus 3]
  I shot him deaCdEm  D  
  I got a taste for CitEm  D  
  I shot him deB7adEm  D  A  
  CBang Cbang, Cbang Cbang, Cbang Cbang
[Break]
 G Em C D
 G Em C D D
[Verse 4]
  GNumber EmFour was a Cgirl named JDane
  Gher hair was Emred and her Cface was plaDin
  Gwe read booEmks and we cooCked
  and she keDpt me sanGeEm  C  D  
  GWe were hEmappy for the rCest of our livDes
  Guntil the Emnursing home, aCge 9D9
  GI stole her aEmpplesauce,
  I tChought that sheD’d gone blinGdEm  C  D  
  N.C
  Nope.
[Chorus 4]
  She shot me deaCdEm  D  
  She shot me deaCd
  It was jEmust bad lDuck
  She shot me deB7adEm  D  A  
  CBang Cbang, Cbang Cbang

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Shot ‘Em Dead

by Reina del Cid

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Chords in this song · guitar

Title: Shot 'em Dead

Artist: Reina del Cid

Album: Candy Apple Red

[Intro]

G Em C D

G Em C D D

[Verse 1]

G Em C D

Number One was a young girl’s dream

G Em C D

high school captain on the football team

G Em C D G Em C D

and he was sweet, baby sweet, he was sweet on me

G Em C D

Senior year, oh I wore his ring

G Em C D

and I was making him my everything

G Em C

till I caught him in his car

D G Em C D

with the homecoming queen

[Chorus 1]

C Em D

N.C

I shot him dead

C Em D

I shot him dead

B7 Em D A

I shot him dead

C C C C

Bang bang, bang bang

[Break]

G Em C D

G Em C D D

[Verse 2]

N.C

Number Two was a man of the law

G Em C D

a million plaques hanging on his wall

G Em C

his name was Rob, drove a Saab

D G Em C D

was a know-it-all

G Em C D

One day he took his little magnifying glass

G Em C D

and started waving it all over my past

G Em C

he asked questions that he never

D G Em C D

should have asked

[Chorus 2]

C Em D

N.C

So I shot him dead

C Em D

Did it again

B7 Em D A

I shot him dead

C C C C

Bang bang, bang bang

[Break]

G Em C D

G Em C D D

[Verse 3]

G Em C D

Number Three was a guy named Fred

G Em C D

By now I’m sure you’ll see how this one ends

[Chorus 3]

C Em D

I shot him dead

C Em D

I got a taste for it

B7 Em D A

I shot him dead

C C C C C C

Bang bang, bang bang, bang bang

[Break]

G Em C D

G Em C D D

[Verse 4]

G Em C D

Number Four was a girl named Jane

G Em C D

her hair was red and her face was plain

G Em C

we read books and we cooked

D G Em C D

and she kept me sane

G Em C D

We were happy for the rest of our lives

G Em C D

until the nursing home, age 99

G Em

I stole her applesauce,

C D G Em C D

I thought that she’d gone blind

N.C

Nope.

[Chorus 4]

C Em D

She shot me dead

Em D

It was just bad luck

B7 Em D A

She shot me dead

C C C C

Bang bang, bang bang

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