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Cleaning My Gun

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Notes:
Essentially, Chris walks down chord bass notes in the verses/choruses  
Example in verse its: G, G maj7 (1/2 step down on E low E string),
Em (with a pull off/hammer on the D string), C, C maj7 (1/2 step down on A string)
to A sus2 (with pull off/hammer on G string).
NOTE: UG's highlights chords Gmaj7 and Cmaj7 do not jive. It begins with a G, walk 6th string
finger to an F#, Em (with pulloff) to C, walk 5th string finger to B to Asus2
[Verse 1]
GYoGmaj7u and I went Emdeeply you Dand I went fCar aCmaj7nd wideAsus2  
GYoGmaj7u and I went Emgently you Dand I went fCor a Cmaj7rideAsus2  
CBuCmaj7t somewhere in the Asus2ashes oGf this burning FlovEmers DgameC  
GSoGmaj7mewhere you Emdecided thDat you would Cfind Cmaj7another fAsus2lame
[Chorus]
CAnd as you lay Gsleeping with youBbr eyes softly Fshut
GI Gmaj7will be, cleaning my Emgun, CcleCmaj7aning my Asus2gun
CWhen heaven or hell takes this EmlifDe, I’ll be Adone
[Verse 2]
GYoGmaj7u never lied to Emme never Dsaid you’d be CarouCmaj7nd for lAsus2ong
GSoGmaj7mehow I bEmelieved that yoDu would bCe my oCmaj7nly onAsus2e
CCaCmaj7use you know where I’m Asus2going yGou know where IF’m Emcoming DfroCm
GBuGmaj7t now this train Emis slowly Dcoming to its CfinCmaj7al destinationAsus2  
[Chorus]
CAnd as you lay Gsleeping with Bbyour eye softly Fshut
GI Gmaj7will be cleaning my Emgun, CcleaCmaj7ning my Asus2gun
CWhen heaven or hell takes this EmlifDe, I’ll be Adone
GClGmaj7eaning my Emgun, CcleaCmaj7ning my Asus2gun
CWhen heaven or hell takes this EmlifDe I’ll be dAone
[Bridge]
CAs you lay Gsleeping with your Bbeyes softly Fshut
AI know it ain’t Eme that you’re Bdreaming F#of
[Outro]
GMaGmaj7ma always Emtold me lovDe would save Cme Cmaj7from myAsus2self
GDaGmaj7ddy always Emtold me lovDe would take Cme Cmaj7straight to hAsus2ell
CSoCmaj7metimes they were Asus2righteous Gsometimes they Fwere oh Emso wDrongC..... 
GCaGmaj7use I’m, Cleaning my Emgun, CcleaCmaj7ning my Asus2gun
CWhen heaven or hell takes this EmlifDe I’ll be Asus2done
GClGmaj7eaning my Emgun, CcleaCmaj7ning my Asus2gun
CWhen heaven or hell takes this EmlifDe I'll be Asus2done
CWhen heaven or hell takes this EmlifDe I'll be Asus2done
  Asus2sus4  A  G  
I’ll be done

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Cleaning My Gun

by Chris Cornell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Cmaj7

Asus2

Notes:

Essentially, Chris walks down chord bass notes in the verses/choruses

Example in verse its: G, G maj7 (1/2 step down on E low E string),

Em (with a pull off/hammer on the D string), C, C maj7 (1/2 step down on A string)

to A sus2 (with pull off/hammer on G string).

NOTE: UG's highlights chords Gmaj7 and Cmaj7 do not jive. It begins with a G, walk 6th string

finger to an F#, Em (with pulloff) to C, walk 5th string finger to B to Asus2

[Verse 1]

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

You and I went deeply you and I went far and wide

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

You and I went gently you and I went for a ride

C Cmaj7 Asus2 G F Em D C

But somewhere in the ashes of this burning lovers game

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

Somewhere you decided that you would find another flame

[Chorus]

C G Bb F

And as you lay sleeping with your eyes softly shut

G Gmaj7 Em C Cmaj7 Asus2

I will be, cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun

C Em D A

When heaven or hell takes this life, I’ll be done

[Verse 2]

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

You never lied to me never said you’d be around for long

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

Somehow I believed that you would be my only one

C Cmaj7 Asus2 G F Em D C

Cause you know where I’m going you know where I’m coming from

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

But now this train is slowly coming to its final destination

[Chorus]

C G Bb F

And as you lay sleeping with your eye softly shut

G Gmaj7 Em C Cmaj7 Asus2

I will be cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun

C Em D A

When heaven or hell takes this life, I’ll be done

G Gmaj7 Em C Cmaj7 Asus2

Cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun

C Em D A

When heaven or hell takes this life I’ll be done

[Bridge]

C G Bb F

As you lay sleeping with your eyes softly shut

A E B F#

I know it ain’t me that you’re dreaming of

[Outro]

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

Mama always told me love would save me from myself

G Gmaj7 Em D C Cmaj7 Asus2

Daddy always told me love would take me straight to hell

C Cmaj7 Asus2 G F Em D C

Sometimes they were righteous sometimes they were oh so wrong.....

G Gmaj7 Em C Cmaj7 Asus2

Cause I’m, Cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun

C Em D Asus2

When heaven or hell takes this life I’ll be done

G Gmaj7 Em C Cmaj7 Asus2

Cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun

C Em D Asus2

When heaven or hell takes this life I'll be done

C Em D Asus2

When heaven or hell takes this life I'll be done

Asus2 A G

sus4

I’ll be done

About Cleaning My Gun Chords by Chris Cornell

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