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Gretchen Peters - If I Had A Gun
CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO: Am  
If I had a Ggun you'd be dDead
One to the Amheart, one to the hEmead
If I had a Ggun I'd wipe it clDean
My fingerAmprints, off on these Emsheets
They'd bury Dyou in the cold hard gEmround
Fist full of dDirt would hold you Emdown
They'd bury Dyou in the cold hard Emground
Today, the first Dnight I'd sleep Emsound
INSTRUMENTAL:   G    D    Em    D    Em  
If I had a gGun, no one would crDy
No one would Ammourn the day you Emdie
I'd leave you Gthere wearing your Dring
I'd leave your Amname, leave everythingEm  
They'd bury Dyou in the cold hard Emground
Fist full of dDirt would hold you Emdown
They'd bury Dyou in the cold hard Emground
Today, the first Dnight I'd sleep soundEm  
INSTRUMENTAL:   G    D    Em    D    Em  
If I had a gGun, I'd drive aDway
I'd drive aAmway, I'd drive awaEmy

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If I Had A Gun

by Gretchen Peters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Gretchen Peters - If I Had A Gun

CAPO: 1st Fret

INTRO:

G D

If I had a gun you'd be dead

Am Em

One to the heart, one to the head

G D

If I had a gun I'd wipe it clean

Am Em

My fingerprints, off on these sheets

D Em

They'd bury you in the cold hard ground

D Em

Fist full of dirt would hold you down

D Em

They'd bury you in the cold hard ground

D Em

Today, the first night I'd sleep sound

G D Em D Em

INSTRUMENTAL:

G D

If I had a gun, no one would cry

Am Em

No one would mourn the day you die

G D

I'd leave you there wearing your ring

Am Em

I'd leave your name, leave everything

D Em

They'd bury you in the cold hard ground

D Em

Fist full of dirt would hold you down

D Em

They'd bury you in the cold hard ground

D Em

Today, the first night I'd sleep sound

G D Em D Em

INSTRUMENTAL:

G D

If I had a gun, I'd drive away

Am Em

I'd drive away, I'd drive away

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