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Runrig - The Everlasting Gun
CAPO: 2nd fret
INTRO:   G    C    G    C    Am   D  
So Ghere you Cgo, you're Gon your own
The Cflower blooms so Dfreely
For Gfortune, Cmusket, Gfife and drum
Your Cfaking days won't Dleave you
'Cause Cyoung man Amnow you Dnurse the gun
You're Cnervous Amin the Dmorning
'Neath Gshattered Amskies your Gbody Clies
On the Amdark side of CreaDsonG  D  C  D  
The Gblood is Clusting Gin your heart
Your Cflesh red hot and Dlonely
And Gvengeance Cgulps the Gbitter cup
That Conce held wine so Dsweetly
But Cyoung man, Amlegends Dstill unfold
For CregiAmment, for Dglory
You Gsearch for Amgold, like Gyou've been Ctold
And the Amlight of day won't Cleave Dyou
CHORUS:
But Grun
You'll Cnever Dturn and Grun
The CeverDlasting Ggun
Your Cday will Dsurely Gcome
You'll Cnever rDun 
INTERLUDE:   G    C    Am    D    G    C    Am  D  
For Gfickle Ckings, you Gclick the heels
Where a Cbleak moon leans so Dweary
ForGgotten Cnames on Gfaceless graves
Your Cfather's home aDwaits Gyou
COh, the Amwarrior is Dnot the fool
The CrefuAmgee of Dfreedom
But the Goutlawed Amman who Gholds no Cgun
On the Amdark side of CreaDson
CHORUS:
But Grun
You'll Cnever Dturn and Grun
The CeverDlasting Ggun
Your Cday will Dsurely Gcome
You'll Cnever rDun 
CHORUS:
But Grun
You'll Cnever Dturn and Grun
The CeverDlasting Ggun
Your Cday will Dsurely Gcome
You'll Cnever ruDn
OUTRO:   (## fade to end ##)
       G  C  D  G  C  D  G

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The Everlasting Gun

by Runrig

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Runrig - The Everlasting Gun

CAPO: 2nd fret

G C G C Am D

INTRO:

G C G

So here you go, you're on your own

C D

The flower blooms so freely

G C G

For fortune, musket, fife and drum

C D

Your faking days won't leave you

C Am D

'Cause young man now you nurse the gun

C Am D

You're nervous in the morning

G Am G C

'Neath shattered skies your body lies

Am C D G D C D

On the dark side of reason

G C G

The blood is lusting in your heart

C D

Your flesh red hot and lonely

G C G

And vengeance gulps the bitter cup

C D

That once held wine so sweetly

C Am D

But young man, legends still unfold

C Am D

For regiment, for glory

G Am G C

You search for gold, like you've been told

Am C D

And the light of day won't leave you

CHORUS:

But run

C D G

You'll never turn and run

C D G

The everlasting gun

C D G

Your day will surely come

C D

You'll never run

G C Am D G C Am D

INTERLUDE:

G C G

For fickle kings, you click the heels

C D

Where a bleak moon leans so weary

G C G

Forgotten names on faceless graves

C D G

Your father's home awaits you

C Am D

Oh, the warrior is not the fool

C Am D

The refugee of freedom

G Am G C

But the outlawed man who holds no gun

Am C D

On the dark side of reason

CHORUS:

But run

C D G

You'll never turn and run

C D G

The everlasting gun

C D G

Your day will surely come

C D

You'll never run

CHORUS:

But run

C D G

You'll never turn and run

C D G

The everlasting gun

C D G

Your day will surely come

C D

You'll never run

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

G C D G C D G

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