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Long Black Rifle

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        Kingston Trio  - Long Black Rifle      Rick in Macon
1ST VERSE
G               F                G       F
Come closer, my love, and you'll hear my tale.
       G       F           G        D
I'll make you cold. It'll turn you pale.
       D                     G
It's a tale of a man's never ending love
        F           G
and the long, black rifle.
Chorus:
G              F        G
He wed a woman sworn to another
G                   F     G
and, in a rage, the other man
G                    F           G
Shot him down with a long, black rifle,
G                 F       G
shot him down and away he ran.
2ND VERSE
  G       F           G    F
A prairie man loved a city maid.
        G       F              G        D
Was the love he took worth the price he paid,
       D                  G
When a man ends up at the smoky end
     F           G
of a long, black rifle?
(Chorus above)
3RD VERSE
    G     F       G         F
His dyin' words I repeat to you:
         G          F         G       D
"You can never kill love when love is true."
   D                   G                   F           G
It lives when only the rust is left of the long, black rifle.
(Chorus)
then repeat last line of chorus:
G                 F       G
Shot him down and away he ran.
Rick in Macon

Long Black Rifle chords and lyrics

Free chords for Long Black Rifle by The Kingston Trio. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Kingston Trio  - Long Black Rifle      Rick in Macon
1ST VERSE
Chorus:
2ND VERSE
(Chorus above)
3RD VERSE
(Chorus)
then repeat last line of chorus:
Rick in Macon

Long Black Rifle Chords by The Kingston Trio

Learn how to play Long Black Rifle by The Kingston Trio with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Long Black Rifle chords”, “Long Black Rifle guitar chords”, or “The Kingston Trio Long Black Rifle chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Long Black Rifle chords and for experienced players who want accurate Long Black Rifle lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, F, D, A.

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