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Hairtrigger Colts 44

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  E   B   A(x6)
[Verse 1]
EI'm a man who's goin' to Bhell with heaven's Ablessin'
EThe judge said I'm not fBit to live with Amen
EThey're buildin' me a gaBllows in the coAurtyard
ETo make sure I don't paBss this way Aagain
[Verse 2]
EMy first taste of kiBllin' was at VAicksburg
EI must have shBot me a hundred mAen
EI learned to make my liBvin' with a sAix-gun
EI'm an outlaw now, bBut I was a hero tAhen
[Chorus]
ELord, if I had onBly known the mAis'ry
EThat glory's somethin' nBot worth killin' fAor
EI wish now I had neBver touched the hAandle
EOf a hair-trigger BColt .A44
 E   B   A(x2)
[Verse 3]
EI was a hBunted despeArado
EA wanted man wBith a price on my heAad
EI thought that I could stBeal a taste of freAedom
EI got me a hangBman's noose insAtead
[Chorus]
ELord, if I had onBly known the mAis'ry
EThat glory's somethin' nBot worth killin' fAor
EI wish now I had neBver touched the hAandle
EOf a hair-trigger BColt .A44
[Bridge]
EUndertaker wrBite on my tombAstone
E"A killer finally kilBled" and nothin' mAore
EBut I wouldn't be here if it haBdn't been for ProvAidence
EAnd that hair-trigger CoBlt .4A4
[Chorus]
ELord, if I had onBly known the mAis'ry
EThat glory's somethin' nBot worth killin' fAor
EI wish now I had neBver touched the hAandle
EOf a hair-trigger BColt .A44
[Chorus]
ELord, if I had onBly known the mAis'ry
EThat glory's somethin' nBot worth killin' fAor
EI wish now I had neBver touched the hAandle
EOf a hair-trigger BColt .A44

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Hairtrigger Colts 44

by Chris LeDoux

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E B A

(x6)

[Verse 1]

E B A

I'm a man who's goin' to hell with heaven's blessin'

E B A

The judge said I'm not fit to live with men

E B A

They're buildin' me a gallows in the courtyard

E B A

To make sure I don't pass this way again

[Verse 2]

E B A

My first taste of killin' was at Vicksburg

E B A

I must have shot me a hundred men

E B A

I learned to make my livin' with a six-gun

E B A

I'm an outlaw now, but I was a hero then

[Chorus]

E B A

Lord, if I had only known the mis'ry

E B A

That glory's somethin' not worth killin' for

E B A

I wish now I had never touched the handle

E B A

Of a hair-trigger Colt .44

E B A

(x2)

[Verse 3]

E B A

I was a hunted desperado

E B A

A wanted man with a price on my head

E B A

I thought that I could steal a taste of freedom

E B A

I got me a hangman's noose instead

[Chorus]

E B A

Lord, if I had only known the mis'ry

E B A

That glory's somethin' not worth killin' for

E B A

I wish now I had never touched the handle

E B A

Of a hair-trigger Colt .44

[Bridge]

E B A

Undertaker write on my tombstone

E B A

"A killer finally killed" and nothin' more

E B A

But I wouldn't be here if it hadn't been for Providence

E B A

And that hair-trigger Colt .44

[Chorus]

E B A

Lord, if I had only known the mis'ry

E B A

That glory's somethin' not worth killin' for

E B A

I wish now I had never touched the handle

E B A

Of a hair-trigger Colt .44

[Chorus]

E B A

Lord, if I had only known the mis'ry

E B A

That glory's somethin' not worth killin' for

E B A

I wish now I had never touched the handle

E B A

Of a hair-trigger Colt .44

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