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22-20s
Shoot your gun
It's a brilliant song, it takes a while to get used to the chords, but once you know the 
Chords:
E|--8----8----8----8----6----8----4---|
B|--8----8----9----9----6----10—--4---|
G|--8----8----8----8----7----10—--5---|
D|--10---8----10---10---8----10-—-6---|
A|--10---10---11---8----8----8----6---|
E|--8----8----8----8----6----8----4---|
      Cm  Cm*    Fm7  Fm7*     Bb      F  Ab  
Intro:
  Cm    Cm   Cm  Cm*
  Cm    Cm   Cm  Cm*
  Cm    Cm   Cm  Cm*
  Cm    Cm   Cm  Cm*
                 Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
Spin me some sad story
                Fm7  Fm7*               Fm  Fm7*
sell me some excuse
                Cm       Bb             F              Ab          Cm  Cm*                   Cm  Cm*
to help me understand the things you do
                                   Cm  Cm*             Cm  Cm*
'cause the way you treat your lovers
                 Fm7  Fm7*           Fm7  Fm7*
well I just can't relate
                       Cm           Bb                F             Ab          Cm  Cm*          Cm  
   Cm*
well where'd you learn to shoot your gun so straight?
   Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
oh baby won't you cry?
                                      Ab  Fm7*                          Cm  Cm*            Cm  
 Cm*
show me there are some tears behind your eyes
   Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
oh baby won't you cry?
                           Ab  Fm7*                   Cm  
show me there's a hurt behind your eyes
              Cm  Cm*             Cm  Cm*
once you had a reason
                   Fm7  Fm7*          Fm7  Fm7*
and once you had a place
            Cm          Bb         F       Ab         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
you had it all and laid it all to waste
                             Cm  Cm*               Cm  Cm*
and I know you hate to need us
                       Fm7  Fm7*             Fm7  Fm7*
but why'd you need to hate?
                      Cm           Bb                F          Ab         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
and where'd you learn to shoot without restraint?
   Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
oh baby won't you cry?
                               Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
you've cut yourself so let me see you bleed
   Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
oh baby won't you cry?
                  Ab  Fm7*                   Cm  
cry for all the things you'll never be
Cmdon't you see your father?
                      Fm7  Fm7*
don't you feel the love?
Cmdon't you see your brother?
                     Fm7  Fm7*
don't you feel the love?
Cmwell could you be a mother
Fm7could you ever find the love?
Cmthat you wBbould not place Fyourself aboveAb  Cm  
   Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
oh baby won't you cry?
                                      Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*             Cm  
Cm*
show me there are some tears behind your eyes
   Ab  Fm7*                         Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
oh baby won't you cry?
                         Ab  Fm7*                 Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
why'd you have to kill to feel alive?
                         Ab  Fm7*                 Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
why'd you have to kill to feel alive?
                         Ab  Fm7*                 Cm  Cm*              Cm  Cm*
why'd you have to kill to feel alive?
 Cm  Cm* Cm  
 Cm  Cm* Cm  
 Cm  Cm* Cm  
       Cm  Cm*       Cm  

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Shoot Your Gun

by 22-20s

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Fm7

22-20s

Shoot your gun

It's a brilliant song, it takes a while to get used to the chords, but once you know the

Chords:

E|--8----8----8----8----6----8----4---|

B|--8----8----9----9----6----10—--4---|

G|--8----8----8----8----7----10—--5---|

D|--10---8----10---10---8----10-—-6---|

A|--10---10---11---8----8----8----6---|

E|--8----8----8----8----6----8----4---|

Cm Cm Fm7 Fm7 Bb F Ab

* *

Intro:

Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

Spin me some sad story

Fm7 Fm7 Fm Fm7

* *

sell me some excuse

Cm Bb F Ab Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

to help me understand the things you do

Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

'cause the way you treat your lovers

Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7

* *

well I just can't relate

Cm Bb F Ab Cm Cm Cm

well where'd you learn to shoot your gun so straight?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

oh baby won't you cry?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm

* *

show me there are some tears behind your eyes

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

oh baby won't you cry?

Ab Fm7 Cm

show me there's a hurt behind your eyes

Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

once you had a reason

Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7

* *

and once you had a place

Cm Bb F Ab Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

you had it all and laid it all to waste

Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

and I know you hate to need us

Fm7 Fm7 Fm7 Fm7

* *

but why'd you need to hate?

Cm Bb F Ab Cm Cm Cm Cm

* *

and where'd you learn to shoot without restraint?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

oh baby won't you cry?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

you've cut yourself so let me see you bleed

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

oh baby won't you cry?

Ab Fm7 Cm

cry for all the things you'll never be

don't you see your father?

Fm7 Fm7

don't you feel the love?

don't you see your brother?

Fm7 Fm7

don't you feel the love?

well could you be a mother

Fm7

could you ever find the love?

Cm Bb F Ab Cm

that you would not place yourself above

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

oh baby won't you cry?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm

* *

show me there are some tears behind your eyes

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

oh baby won't you cry?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

why'd you have to kill to feel alive?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

why'd you have to kill to feel alive?

Ab Fm7 Cm Cm Cm Cm

* * *

why'd you have to kill to feel alive?

Cm Cm Cm

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