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Machine Gun Blues

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 42Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
E, G, D,  E(x2)
[Intro riff]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10/12-10-8-10-~8-------------|
G|-----9-7-(x6)-~9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-7-(x4)-~9-9-------------------9----------|
D|-7/9-----------------------7/9--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EWell I'm a gangster 1934 
GJunkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores, And all you 
Dmen, women and kids best get oEut the way 
EI just left your town, took all your loot, 
Gbought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,
Da hopped-up V8 Ford and some tEwo-tone shoes 
[Chorus]
EAnd I'm already Ggone, I left a Dpool of blood and sorrow
AI've got the Machine Gun Blues 
[break]
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10/12-10-8-10-~8-------------|
G|-----9-7-(x4)-~9-9-------------------9----------|
D|-7/9--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
EI'll be out of here for the break of dawn, 
GI'll hit the highway, smoke a big cigar, 
Dgot to stop and bury the cash, and Eget some more 
EThere's only one thing on my mind, that's 
Gmaking it across that ol' state line, Without
Da hail of avenging bullets, 
Ewaiting there for me
[Chorus]
EAnd I'm already Ggone, I've left a Dpath of pure destruction, 
AI've got the Machine Gun Blues 
EAlready Ggone, mDy life will soon be through, 
AI've got the Machine Gun Blues 
EI'm public enemy #1 
GI'm sorry for the things that I've done 
DIf indeed we do cross path, it's nothing Epersonal 
[Solo] 
E, G, D,  E(x2)
[Chorus]
EAnd I’m already Ggone, I've left a Dtrail of devastation, 
AI've got the Machine Gun Blues 
EAlready Ggone, Dmy life will soon be through, 
AI've got the Machine Gun Blues 
[Solo 2]
E, G, D,  E(x3)
[Outro]
E

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Machine Gun Blues

by Social Distortion

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E G D E

, , , (x2)

[Intro riff]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------10/12-10-8-10-~8-------------|

G|-----9-7-(x6)-~9-9-9-9-9-9-----9-7-(x4)-~9-9-------------------9----------|

D|-7/9-----------------------7/9--------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Well I'm a gangster 1934

Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores, And all you

D E

men, women and kids best get out the way

I just left your town, took all your loot,

bought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,

D E

a hopped-up V8 Ford and some two-tone shoes

[Chorus]

E G D

And I'm already gone, I left a pool of blood and sorrow

I've got the Machine Gun Blues

[break]

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------10/12-10-8-10-~8-------------|

G|-----9-7-(x4)-~9-9-------------------9----------|

D|-7/9--------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

I'll be out of here for the break of dawn,

I'll hit the highway, smoke a big cigar,

D E

got to stop and bury the cash, and get some more

There's only one thing on my mind, that's

making it across that ol' state line, Without

a hail of avenging bullets,

waiting there for me

[Chorus]

E G D

And I'm already gone, I've left a path of pure destruction,

I've got the Machine Gun Blues

E G D

Already gone, my life will soon be through,

I've got the Machine Gun Blues

I'm public enemy #1

I'm sorry for the things that I've done

D E

If indeed we do cross path, it's nothing personal

[Solo]

E G D E

, , , (x2)

[Chorus]

E G D

And I’m already gone, I've left a trail of devastation,

I've got the Machine Gun Blues

E G D

Already gone, my life will soon be through,

I've got the Machine Gun Blues

[Solo 2]

E G D E

, , , (x3)

[Outro]

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