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The Last Gunfighter Ballad

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Capo 4
The Bmold gunfighter stood on the porch and Astared into sun
And Grelived all the old days back when he was Dlivin' by the gun
When dBmeadly games of pride were played and Alivin' was mistakes not made
Chorus 1:
And the Gthought of the smell of the black powder smoke
And the Astand in the street at the Dturn of a joke
The Gthought of the smell of the Dblack powder smoke
And the Astand in the street at the Dturn of a joke
And it's always keep your back to the sun And you can almost feel the weight of that gun
It's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye and it's a time for all slow men to die
His eyes get squinty and he's straight as log as he empties his gun at the dirty dog
Chorus 2:
And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar and he's back in his chair in front of a bar
And the streets're empty and the blood's all dried, the dead 're dust and and the 
inside
So buy him a drink and lend him an ear he's nobody's fool and he's the only one here
Chorus 3:
Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Remember the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Said I stood in that street before it was paved, I learned the shoot or be shot before I 
shave
And I did it all for the money and the fame, noble was nothing but feelin' no shame
And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive and all that I learned from a Colt 45
Chorus 4:
Was to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Cuss the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
Now he's just an old man that nobody believes says he's a gunfighter the last of his breed
And there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge, callin' him out to the lunatic fringe
He's out in the traffic now checking the sun and he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun
Chorus 5:
So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke
So much for the smell of the black powder smoke
And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

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The Last Gunfighter Ballad

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

Bm A

The old gunfighter stood on the porch and stared into sun

G D

And relived all the old days back when he was livin' by the gun

Bm A

When deadly games of pride were played and livin' was mistakes not made

Chorus 1:

And the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke

A D

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

G D

The thought of the smell of the black powder smoke

A D

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

And it's always keep your back to the sun And you can almost feel the weight of that gun

It's faster than snakes or a blink of the eye and it's a time for all slow men to die

His eyes get squinty and he's straight as log as he empties his gun at the dirty dog

Chorus 2:

And he's hit by the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Hit by the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar and he's back in his chair in front of a bar

And the streets're empty and the blood's all dried, the dead 're dust and and the

inside

So buy him a drink and lend him an ear he's nobody's fool and he's the only one here

Chorus 3:

Who remembers the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Remember the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Said I stood in that street before it was paved, I learned the shoot or be shot before I

shave

And I did it all for the money and the fame, noble was nothing but feelin' no shame

And nothing was sacred but stayin' alive and all that I learned from a Colt 45

Chorus 4:

Was to cuss the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Cuss the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

Now he's just an old man that nobody believes says he's a gunfighter the last of his breed

And there's ghosts in the street seekin' revenge, callin' him out to the lunatic fringe

He's out in the traffic now checking the sun and he's killed by a car as he goes for his gun

Chorus 5:

So much for the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

So much for the smell of the black powder smoke

And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

About The Last Gunfighter Ballad Chords by Johnny Cash

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