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Smoking Gun

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Eminor

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[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
EmI get a constant busy signal
EmWhen I call you on the phone
EmI get a strong uneasy feeling
EmYou're not sitting there alone
I'm having Amnasty, nasty visions
And baby Emyou're in every one, yeah
And I'Amm so afraid I'm gonna find you with
A B7so called smokin' gunEm  
[Instrumentl]
 Am  Em  Am  Em  Am  Em  Am  Em
[Verse 2]
EmMaybe you want to end it
EmYou've had your fill of my kind of fun
EmBut you don't know how to tell me
EmAnd you know that I'm not that dumb
I put Am2 and 1 together
And Emyou know that's not an even sum
And I know Amjust where to catch you with
That B7well known smokin' Emgun
[Verse 3]
I'm Emstanding here bewildered
EmI can't remember just what I've done
EmI can hear the sirens whining
EmMy eyes blinded by the sun
I kAmnow that I should be running
My heart's Embeating just like a drum
Now they've Amknocked me down and takin' it
TB7hat still hot smokin' gunEm  
[Outro]
EmYeah, yeah . . . still hot smokin' gun
EmThey've taken it
EmStill hot smokin gun
EmOh they've taken it
EmStill hot smokin' gun
EmThey knocked me down and taken it

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Smoking Gun

by Robert Cray

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I get a constant busy signal

When I call you on the phone

I get a strong uneasy feeling

You're not sitting there alone

I'm having nasty, nasty visions

And baby you're in every one, yeah

And I'm so afraid I'm gonna find you with

B7 Em

A so called smokin' gun

[Instrumentl]

Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em

[Verse 2]

Maybe you want to end it

You've had your fill of my kind of fun

But you don't know how to tell me

And you know that I'm not that dumb

I put 2 and 1 together

And you know that's not an even sum

And I know just where to catch you with

B7 Em

That well known smokin' gun

[Verse 3]

I'm standing here bewildered

I can't remember just what I've done

I can hear the sirens whining

My eyes blinded by the sun

I know that I should be running

My heart's beating just like a drum

Now they've knocked me down and takin' it

B7 Em

That still hot smokin' gun

[Outro]

Yeah, yeah . . . still hot smokin' gun

They've taken it

Still hot smokin gun

Oh they've taken it

Still hot smokin' gun

They knocked me down and taken it

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