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Artist: The Lumineers
Album: Cleopatra (2016)
No.: 4
Song: Gun Song
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JiqlJAZcQ
Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com
Tuning: standard
Capo: NO capo
Chords used:
G6/D:    3.x.0.2.3.x
G6:      3.x.0.0.3.x
G6/A:    3.x.2.0.3.x
G:       3.2.0.0.3.x
G9:      3.0.0.0.3.x
Cadd9:   x.3.2.0.3.x
Em7:     0.2.2.0.3.x
Dsus4:   x.x.0.2.3.x
D/F#:    2.x.0.2.3.x
Note:
G* =  G6/D   G6   G6/A   G6   G   G9   G   G9  G  
[Intro]
G*
G*
G
[Verse]
GI don't own a Cadd9single gGun.
GBut if I did you'd Cadd9be    the Gone.
GTo hold it, aim it, make all the Em7bad   Dsus4men   Grun.
GBut D/F#I don't Em7own Dsus4a     Cadd9sin-  Dsus4gle   Ggun.
[Break]
G*  x2
[Verse]
GAnd I don't haCadd9ve a sweGetheart yet.
GBut if I did I'd brCadd9eak my necGk.
GTo please her, make her wanna staEm7y, in Dsus4my armGs she'd rest.
GBut D/F#I don't Em7have Dsus4a sweCadd9ethearDsus4t yet.G  
[Bridge]
G*
I can't believe what I found in daddy's sock drawer, sock drawer today.
G*
It was a pistol, a Smith & Wesson, holy holy shit.
G*
La la la la la
G*
La la la la la
G*
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G*
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G*
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G*
La la la la la
[Break]
G
[Verse]
GThe things I kCadd9new when GI was young.
GSome were true and Cadd9some were Gwrong.
GAnd one day I'll pray I'll be morEm7e than Dsus4my faGthers son.
GBut D/F#I don't Em7own Dsus4a singCadd9le gunDsus4.G  
End
G*
La la la la la
G*
La la la la la
Note II:
If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write
them on the comments section, or send me a message,
or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.  
SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com

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Gun Song

by The Lumineers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Artist: The Lumineers

Album: Cleopatra (2016)

No.: 4

Song: Gun Song

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1JiqlJAZcQ

Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com

Tuning: standard

Capo: NO capo

Chords used:

G6/D: 3.x.0.2.3.x

G6: 3.x.0.0.3.x

G6/A: 3.x.2.0.3.x

G: 3.2.0.0.3.x

G9: 3.0.0.0.3.x

Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.x

Em7: 0.2.2.0.3.x

Dsus4: x.x.0.2.3.x

D/F#: 2.x.0.2.3.x

Note:

G G6/D G6 G6/A G6 G G9 G G9 G

* =

[Intro]

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

I don't own a single gun.

G Cadd9 G

But if I did you'd be the one.

G Em7 Dsus4 G

To hold it, aim it, make all the bad men run.

G D/F# Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 G

But I don't own a sin- gle gun.

[Break]

G* x2

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

And I don't have a sweetheart yet.

G Cadd9 G

But if I did I'd break my neck.

G Em7 Dsus4 G

To please her, make her wanna stay, in my arms she'd rest.

G D/F# Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 G

But I don't have a sweetheart yet.

[Bridge]

I can't believe what I found in daddy's sock drawer, sock drawer today.

It was a pistol, a Smith & Wesson, holy holy shit.

La la la la la

[Break]

[Verse]

G Cadd9 G

The things I knew when I was young.

G Cadd9 G

Some were true and some were wrong.

G Em7 Dsus4 G

And one day I'll pray I'll be more than my fathers son.

G D/F# Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 G

But I don't own a single gun.

End

La la la la la

Note II:

If you have any corrections or improvements to the tab write

them on the comments section, or send me a message,

or e-mail, so we can together make this tab even better.

SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com

About Gun Song Chords by The Lumineers

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