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...I'M GONNA GET ME A GUN... by Cat Stevens
----------------------------...............
*from 'Matthew & Son' (1967)*
Intro:
E  D
Verse 1:
 EI've been de-Dmoralized, Etoo many Dtimes,
 EBut now I Drealize, ah ah; Gno more.D  
Interlude:
  E   A(x3), E  
Chorus 1:
 AI'm gonna get me a Dgun, AI'm gonna get me a Ggun.
 DAnd all those people who Eput me down; you Abetter get ready to Drun.
'Cos AI'm gonna get me a Ggun.D  E  
Interlude:
A,   D   E(x3)  E  
Verse 1:
 EI know my Ddestiny, Eis like the Dsun,
            E                   D           G    D(E)
 You see the best of me when I, have got, my gun.
Interlude:
  E   A(x3), E  
Chorus 2:
 AI'm gonna get me a Dgun, AI'm gonna get me a Ggun.
 DAnd all those people who Eput me down; you Abetter get ready to Drun.
'Cos AI'm gonna get me a Ggun.D  E  
Interlude:
A,   D   E(x3) E  
Bridge:
 DSo you think you can Epush me around?
 DAnd make me Erun?
 DWell I'm gonna Etell you now...
Chorus 2:
 AI'm gonna get me a Dgun, AI'm gonna get me a Ggun.
 DAnd all those people who Eput me down; you Abetter get ready to Drun.
'Cos AI'm gonna get me a Ggun.D  E  
Outro:
A,   D  E  
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   E       D       G       A
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022100  xx0232  320003  x02220
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Im Gonna Get Me A Gun

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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...I'M GONNA GET ME A GUN... by Cat Stevens

----------------------------...............

*from 'Matthew & Son' (1967)*

Intro:

E D

Verse 1:

E D E D

I've been de-moralized, too many times,

E D G D

But now I realize, ah ah; no more.

Interlude:

E A E

(x3),

Chorus 1:

A D A G

I'm gonna get me a gun, I'm gonna get me a gun.

D E A D

And all those people who put me down; you better get ready to run.

A G D E

'Cos I'm gonna get me a gun.

Interlude:

A D E E

, (x3)

Verse 1:

E D E D

I know my destiny, is like the sun,

E D G D E

()

You see the best of me when I, have got, my gun.

Interlude:

E A E

(x3),

Chorus 2:

A D A G

I'm gonna get me a gun, I'm gonna get me a gun.

D E A D

And all those people who put me down; you better get ready to run.

A G D E

'Cos I'm gonna get me a gun.

Interlude:

A D E E

, (x3)

Bridge:

D E

So you think you can push me around?

D E

And make me run?

D E

Well I'm gonna tell you now...

Chorus 2:

A D A G

I'm gonna get me a gun, I'm gonna get me a gun.

D E A D

And all those people who put me down; you better get ready to run.

A G D E

'Cos I'm gonna get me a gun.

Outro:

A D E

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

E D G A

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

022100 xx0232 320003 x02220

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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