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The Hunter

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Lyrics and Music by Stephen Cropper and Booker T. Jones and Al Jackson and Donald Dunn and Carl Wells
Moderately (Tempo 134) in Swing
[Intro]
A            A   C D
A            A   G E
AN.C.         AN.C.C  D  
[Verse 1]
AThey call Gme Athe hunAter,  C    D    Athat's Gmy Aname.A  G  E  
A Apretty womGan Alike Ayou,  C    D  Ais my onGly Agame.A  G  E  
I Dbought me Ca  D  Dlove gun,   F    G  Djust the othCer  D  Dday.G  E  
  AAnd GI Aaim      A    C    D   Ato aim Git Ayour Away.C  D  
[Chorus]
EAin't no use to Ehide, Dain't no need to Drun.
F'Cause I've Agot you in  G  Athe Asights Cof Dmy   Elove gun.E  
[Verse 2]
The Afirst timGe I Asaw Ayou,  C    D  Astanding oGn  Athe streeAt,G  E  
I Asays to GmyAself,   A    C    D    A"Woo, ainG't Ashe AsweetG"?E  
I Dgot my lovCe Dgun Dloaded,  F    G    Dwith hugCs Dand kisDses.G  E  
And Awhen I pulGl Athe trigAger,   C    D  Athere will be Gno   A  Amisses.C  D  
[Chorus]
EAin't no need to Ehide, Dain't no use to Drun.
F'Cause I've Agot you in  G  Athe Asights Cof Dmy   Elove gun.E  
[Solo]
   A7sus4         A7X8
    Dsus4         D7X2
   D7sus4         D7X2
   A7sus4         A7X4
[Chorus]
EAin't no need to Ehide, Dain't no need to Drun.
 FN.C.               A   G     A        A    C    D              E  E  
'Cause I've got you in  the sights of my   love gun.
[Outro] (Repeat And Fade Out)
  A7sus4I'm the A7big bad hunter A7sus4baby.A7  
  A7sus4How  A7can I miss when I've A7sus4got dead A7aim?
   A7sus4     A7…

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The Hunter

by Albert King

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A7sus4

Dsus4

D7sus4

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Lyrics and Music by Stephen Cropper and Booker T. Jones and Al Jackson and Donald Dunn and Carl Wells

Moderately (Tempo 134) in Swing

[Intro]

A A C D

A A G E

A A C D

N.C. N.C.

[Verse 1]

A G A A C D A G A A G E

They call me the hunter, that's my name.

A G A A C D A G A A G E

A pretty woman like you, is my only game.

D C D D F G D C D D G E

I bought me a love gun, just the other day.

A G A A C D A G A A C D

And I aim to aim it your way.

[Chorus]

E E D D

Ain't no use to hide, ain't no need to run.

F A G A A C D E E

'Cause I've got you in the sights of my love gun.

[Verse 2]

A G A A C D A G A A G E

The first time I saw you, standing on the street,

A G A A C D A G A A G E

I says to myself, "Woo, ain't she sweet"?

D C D D F G D C D D G E

I got my love gun loaded, with hugs and kisses.

A G A A C D A G A A C D

And when I pull the trigger, there will be no misses.

[Chorus]

E E D D

Ain't no need to hide, ain't no use to run.

F A G A A C D E E

'Cause I've got you in the sights of my love gun.

[Solo]

A7sus4 A7

Dsus4 D7

D7sus4 D7

A7sus4 A7

[Chorus]

E E D D

Ain't no need to hide, ain't no need to run.

F A G A A C D E E

N.C.

'Cause I've got you in the sights of my love gun.

[Outro] (Repeat And Fade Out)

A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7

I'm the big bad hunter baby.

A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7

How can I miss when I've got dead aim?

A7sus4 A7

…

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