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Smoking Gun

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1/81

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 81Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Once again I'm not sure of chord names so this is what I have for "C/G","D/A", and "Esus". 
He plays with hammer-ons and pull-offs throughout the song, mostly in the intro and the outro..
Capo 3
E|--C/G0----D/A0----Esus0----
B|--1----3----0----
G|--0----0----2----
D|--2----4----2----
A|--3----5----2----
E|--3----5----0----
Intro x1
E|--G3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3--D2--2--2-22-2-----2----Am----------0-0-0-0000-Em---C/G---------------D/A-----------|
B|--1--1--1-111-1-3-1-3-3--3--3--3-33-3-----3----0h1-----0h1-1-1-1111----1--1--11-1111--33-33-3333-|
G|--0--0--0---------0h2p0--2--2--3-33-2h4p2 2p0--2-2-222 0h2-2-2-2222------------------------------|
D|--0-----------0h2------------------------------2-2-----0h2-2-2-2222----2--2--22-2222--44-44-4444-|
A|--2--2--2-222-------------------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|
E|--3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|
Verse 1
Well the verdicts Gout on this here Dtown
I like to Amdrink my inhiEmbitions downD  
I've done all I Gcan to deserve this thorny Dcrown
and this Amornery reputation EmthaC/Gt I'll never live downD/A  
Chorus
GI can't rewrite all the words that have Dset foot on my tongue
And AmI won't tell a thousand tales Emof C/Ghow I'm different from anD/Ayone
GWell you can fire all your bullets until what's Dleft is an empty gun
Cause AmI can't do one damn thing Emto C/Gchange the D/Aroads that I've run
G D Am Em C/G D/A
Verse 2
I come from a Glong line of lovers and Dlong line of saints
But it Amskipped a generation and I'm Emfine with all I ain'tD  
But the Gtears that I've caused dry on Dskin like war paint
And I've Amnever been strong enough Emto C/Gbreak my heart's D/Arestraint
Chorus x1
G D Am Em C/G D/A
Bridge 
EsusThere's a lot worse Dthings I Gcould be
like if I Esuswere anything Dless than the Gwreck that's meD  
Chorus x1 (Third line changes to "...what's left is a smoking gun")
 G   D   Am   Em   C/G   D/Ax2
Play this on the second time through the above set of chords:
E|--G3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3--D2--2--2-22-2-----2----Am----------0-0-0-0000-Em---C/G---------------D/A-----------|
B|--1--1--1-111-1-3-1-3-3--3--3--3-33-3-----3----0h1-----0h1-1-1-1111----1--1--11-1111--33-33-3333-|
G|--0--0--0---------0h2p0--2--2--3-33-2h4p2 2p0--2-2-222 0h2-2-2-2222------------------------------|
D|--0-----------0h2------------------------------2-2-----0h2-2-2-2222----2--2--22-2222--44-44-4444-|
A|--2--2--2-222-------------------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|
E|--3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|

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Smoking Gun

by Sundy Best

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

D/A

Esus

Once again I'm not sure of chord names so this is what I have for "C/G","D/A", and "Esus".

He plays with hammer-ons and pull-offs throughout the song, mostly in the intro and the outro..

Capo 3

C/G D/A Esus

E|--0----0----0----

B|--1----3----0----

G|--0----0----2----

D|--2----4----2----

A|--3----5----2----

E|--3----5----0----

Intro x1

G D Am Em C/G D/A

E|--3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2-22-2-----2--------------0-0-0-0000------------------------------|

B|--1--1--1-111-1-3-1-3-3--3--3--3-33-3-----3----0h1-----0h1-1-1-1111----1--1--11-1111--33-33-3333-|

G|--0--0--0---------0h2p0--2--2--3-33-2h4p2 2p0--2-2-222 0h2-2-2-2222------------------------------|

D|--0-----------0h2------------------------------2-2-----0h2-2-2-2222----2--2--22-2222--44-44-4444-|

A|--2--2--2-222-------------------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|

E|--3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|

Verse 1

G D

Well the verdicts out on this here town

Am Em D

I like to drink my inhibitions down

G D

I've done all I can to deserve this thorny crown

Am Em C/G D/A

and this ornery reputation that I'll never live down

Chorus

G D

I can't rewrite all the words that have set foot on my tongue

Am Em C/G D/A

And I won't tell a thousand tales of how I'm different from anyone

G D

Well you can fire all your bullets until what's left is an empty gun

Am Em C/G D/A

Cause I can't do one damn thing to change the roads that I've run

G D Am Em C/G D/A

Verse 2

G D

I come from a long line of lovers and long line of saints

Am Em D

But it skipped a generation and I'm fine with all I ain't

G D

But the tears that I've caused dry on skin like war paint

Am Em C/G D/A

And I've never been strong enough to break my heart's restraint

Chorus x1

G D Am Em C/G D/A

Bridge

Esus D G

There's a lot worse things I could be

Esus D G D

like if I were anything less than the wreck that's me

Chorus x1 (Third line changes to "...what's left is a smoking gun")

G D Am Em C/G D/A

Play this on the second time through the above set of chords:

G D Am Em C/G D/A

E|--3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3--2--2--2-22-2-----2--------------0-0-0-0000------------------------------|

B|--1--1--1-111-1-3-1-3-3--3--3--3-33-3-----3----0h1-----0h1-1-1-1111----1--1--11-1111--33-33-3333-|

G|--0--0--0---------0h2p0--2--2--3-33-2h4p2 2p0--2-2-222 0h2-2-2-2222------------------------------|

D|--0-----------0h2------------------------------2-2-----0h2-2-2-2222----2--2--22-2222--44-44-4444-|

A|--2--2--2-222-------------------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|

E|--3--3--3-333-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------22-3--3--33-3333--55-55-5555-|

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