Chords for Cars & Guns

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_ I was 19 when Shandy [Ab] came and no one seemed to like her name [Eb] when I heard it in a song
and I thought it sounded [Bb] so sweet. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Now she's nine years old and all arms and legs [Ab] follows me everywhere and always begs
[Eb] me to play.
_ [Bb] _ Come on [Eb] daddy let's play. _ _ _ _
[Ab] But I never gave a damn [Bb] about anything.
[Eb] All I ever wanted [Ab] to do was sing.
[Eb] My yard's overgrown and my roof leaks.
[Bb] Me and my neighbors we rarely [F] speak.
_ _ _ [Ab] And I never gave a damn [Bb] about cars and guns.
[Eb] Long as they'd shoot [Ab] and as long as they'd run.
[Eb] _ I guess [Bb] it's a good thing I never [Ab] had a son. _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] I was 21 when Jessica came.
[Ab] Heard the Allman Brothers song and I liked that name.
[Eb] And I thought it sounded so good with [Bb] Lemoyne.
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_ _ _ [Eb] Now she's eight years old and thinks I hung the moon.
[Ab] And I hope it don't hurt her when someday soon [Eb] she finds out I ain't nothing [Bb] special.
[Eb] I'm just a lonely man.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Cause I never was much good for anything.
_ [Eb] All I ever wanted to do was sing.
[Bb] The yard's overgrown and all the faucets leak.
[Ab] Me and my neighbors [Eb] we rarely speak. _ _
_ But [Ab] I never gave a [Bb] damn about cars and guns.
[Eb] Long as they'd [Ab] shoot and as long as they'd run.
_ [Eb] So I guess [Bb] it's a good thing I never [Ab] had a son. _ _
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[Eb] I was 24 when Cheyenne came.
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And the grievous angel left me her name.
[Eb] And the innocence in her eyes, it still [Bb] chills me.
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But I broke her heart so many [Ab] times.
Just out there trying to make sad words rhyme.
[Eb] Something down inside [Bb] me tells me, baby, it'll [Eb] be worthwhile.
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[Ab] I never was no good for anything. _
[Eb] All I ever wanted to do [Bb] was sing.
[Ab] The yard's overgrown and the faucets leak.
[Eb] Me and my family [Bb] we seldom speak.
_ _ _ [Ab] And I never gave a damn [Bb] about cars and guns.
[Eb] Long as they'd shoot [Ab] and as long as they'd run.
[Eb] _ I guess [Bb] it's a good thing I never [Eb] had a son.
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_ _ Ah, [Eb] but in the long run, [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ God [Eb] works in mysterious ways.
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