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*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Bbm)
Intro:
  Am7  G/A,  Dm7(x4)
Verse 1:
    Am   G/AJames, Dm7come on Amhome.G/A  Dm7  
 AmYou've G/Abeen gone Dm7too long, baby.
 AmWe G/Acan't let our Dm7hero Amdie a-G/Alone.Dm7  
We miss you Amday and G/Anight,Dm7  
 AmYou G/Aleft town to Dm7live by the rifle.
 AmYou G/Aleft us to Dm7fight,
But it E7just ain't right, to take away the light.
Bridge 1:
 FRemember CGenie, Gfrom the ca-Dmsino?
 FShe's still a-Cwaiting, in that Gbig brass bed.
 FThe boys from Cyour gang, Gare knocking Dmwhisky back,
 F'Till they get Cout of hand and Gwish they were dead.
 FThey're only Dmlonely for the Clife that they Gled, with their Fmaj7old friends.
Chorus 1:
 AmOoh..G.   Fwooh-E7hoo-ooh-Amhoo,G  F  
Wooh-hoo-E7hoo-hoo, hoo Amhoo,G  F  
               E7(C)
Wooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo.
      C         Dm              F         E7(Am)
 James, are you selling your soul to a cold gun?
Interlude:
  Am  G/A,  Dm7(x2)
Verse 2:
 AmWhere,     G/A   Dm7lies your Amheart?G/A  Dm7  
 AmIt's not G/Athere in the Dm7buckskin baby.
 AmIt's not G/Athere in the Dm7gin,
That makes you Amlaugh G/Along and Dm7loud.
You're a Amcoward, G/AJames;Dm7  
 AmYou're G/Arunning a-Dm7way from humanity.
 AmYou're G/Arunning Dm7out on reality.
 E7It won't be funny, when they rat-a-tat-tat you down.
Bridge 2:
 FRemember CGenie, Gfrom the ca-Dmsino?
 FShe's still a-Cwaiting, in that Gbig brass bed.
 FThe boys from Cyour gang, Gare knocking Dmwhiskey back,
 F'Till they get Cout of hand and Gwish they were dead.
 FThey're only Dmlonely for the Clife that they Gled, with their Fmaj7old friends.
Chorus 2:
 AmOoh..G.   Fwooh-E7hoo-ooh-Amhoo,G  F  
Wooh-hoo-E7hoo-hoo, hoo Amhoo,G  F  
               E7(C)
Wooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo.
      C         Dm              F       E7                 Dm     Am  G/A, Dm7  
 James, are you selling your soul... to... a cold... gun?
Outro:
  Am  G/A, Dm7  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am7     G/A     Dm7     E7      F       C       G       Dm     Fmaj7

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James And The Cold Gun

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Am7

G/A

Dm7

Fmaj7

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*CAPO 1st FRET*

Bbm

(Original Key: )

Intro:

Am7 G/A Dm7

, (x4)

Verse 1:

Am G/A Dm7 Am G/A Dm7

James, come on home.

Am G/A Dm7

You've been gone too long, baby.

Am G/A Dm7 Am G/A Dm7

We can't let our hero die a-lone.

Am G/A Dm7

We miss you day and night,

Am G/A Dm7

You left town to live by the rifle.

Am G/A Dm7

You left us to fight,

But it just ain't right, to take away the light.

Bridge 1:

F C G Dm

Remember Genie, from the ca-sino?

F C G

She's still a-waiting, in that big brass bed.

F C G Dm

The boys from your gang, are knocking whisky back,

F C G

'Till they get out of hand and wish they were dead.

F Dm C G Fmaj7

They're only lonely for the life that they led, with their old friends.

Chorus 1:

Am G F E7 Am G F

Ooh... wooh-hoo-ooh-hoo,

E7 Am G F

Wooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo hoo,

E7 C

()

Wooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo.

C Dm F E7 Am

()

James, are you selling your soul to a cold gun?

Interlude:

Am G/A Dm7

, (x2)

Verse 2:

Am G/A Dm7 Am G/A Dm7

Where, lies your heart?

Am G/A Dm7

It's not there in the buckskin baby.

Am G/A Dm7

It's not there in the gin,

Am G/A Dm7

That makes you laugh long and loud.

Am G/A Dm7

You're a coward, James;

Am G/A Dm7

You're running a-way from humanity.

Am G/A Dm7

You're running out on reality.

It won't be funny, when they rat-a-tat-tat you down.

Bridge 2:

F C G Dm

Remember Genie, from the ca-sino?

F C G

She's still a-waiting, in that big brass bed.

F C G Dm

The boys from your gang, are knocking whiskey back,

F C G

'Till they get out of hand and wish they were dead.

F Dm C G Fmaj7

They're only lonely for the life that they led, with their old friends.

Chorus 2:

Am G F E7 Am G F

Ooh... wooh-hoo-ooh-hoo,

E7 Am G F

Wooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo hoo,

E7 C

()

Wooh-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo.

C Dm F E7 Dm Am G/A Dm7

James, are you selling your soul... to... a cold... gun?

Outro:

Am G/A Dm7

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Am7 G/A Dm7 E7 F C G Dm Fmaj7

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