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Hired Gun

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Bm_________________________________A____________Bm  
From Houston to New Orleans to the badlands way out west
Bm__________A____________ Bm  
A high rider way beneath the sun
G__________D_____________F#m__A__Bm______
when my work is done theres no place im going to
G____F#m___________Bm  
thats the life of a hired gun
Bm______________________________A_____ Bm  
Sheriff and his possy they come riding after me
Bm______________________________A_____ Bm  
spend my time living on the run
G__________D_____________F#m__A__Bm______
aint no good waitin for me leapt up to adore me
G____F#m___________Bm  
thats the life of a hired gun
Gsometimes i think ill settlle down
Dtry to change my ways
G____F#m___________Bm  
but whats the use in dreaming
G____F#m___________Bm  
i'll just drift around
G____F#m___________Bm  
Go from town to town
(interlude)
Bm______________________________A_____ Bm  
Go were they require me fight for those who hire me
Bm______________________________A_____ Bm  
spend my time like the lonely one
 G_________________ D  
when the day is through
F#m__A__Bm______
and theres no place im goin to
G____F#m___________Bm  
thats the life of
Gsometimes i think ill settle down
Dtry to change my ways
whats the use in dreaming
G____F#m___________Bm  
i just drift around
G____F#m___________Bm  
float from town to town
Courtesy of charmingman

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Hired Gun

by Babyshambles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bm A Bm

_____________________________________________

From Houston to New Orleans to the badlands way out west

Bm A Bm

______________________

A high rider way beneath the sun

G D F#m A Bm

_________________________________

when my work is done theres no place im going to

G F#m Bm

_______________

thats the life of a hired gun

Bm A Bm

___________________________________

Sheriff and his possy they come riding after me

Bm A Bm

___________________________________

spend my time living on the run

G D F#m A Bm

_________________________________

aint no good waitin for me leapt up to adore me

G F#m Bm

_______________

thats the life of a hired gun

sometimes i think ill settlle down

try to change my ways

G F#m Bm

_______________

but whats the use in dreaming

G F#m Bm

_______________

i'll just drift around

G F#m Bm

_______________

Go from town to town

(interlude)

Bm A Bm

___________________________________

Go were they require me fight for those who hire me

Bm A Bm

___________________________________

spend my time like the lonely one

G D

_________________

when the day is through

F#m A Bm

__________

and theres no place im goin to

G F#m Bm

_______________

thats the life of

sometimes i think ill settle down

try to change my ways

whats the use in dreaming

G F#m Bm

_______________

i just drift around

G F#m Bm

_______________

float from town to town

Courtesy of charmingman

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