Lightnin' Hopkins ~ Bring Me My Shotgun Chords

Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lightnin' Hopkins ~ Bring Me My Shotgun chords
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[D]
Whoa, go bring me my [Dm] shotgun.
[Gm] [Dm] Oh, I ain't gonna start a [D] shooting again.
Go bring me my [G] shotgun.
[Dm] You know I just gotta start [D] shooting again.
[Dm] You know I'm [A] gonna shoot my woman
[G]
[D] cause she's fooling around with too many men.
[A] [D] [Ab]
[A] [Gb] [D]
Yes, [Dm] bring me my shotgun.
[D] [G] [D] Yes, man in a pocket full of shells.
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] Yes, go [G] bring me my shotgun.
[D] Yes, man in a pocket full of shells.
[Am]
[D]
Yeah, you know I'm gonna [A] kill [G] that woman.
[A]
[D] [G] [Dm] I'm gonna throw her in [D] that old deep-dug well.
[A] Hide [D] her from everybody, they won't know what she had.
[Gm]
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[F] [A]
[Bb] [G] [D]
[A] [D] That woman said, Lighten, you can't shoot me.
[Dm] [G]
She [D] said, Now you is dare to try.
I don't take [G] a dare from nobody.
[D] She said, Lighten, you can't [Gm] shoot me.
She said, [D] Yes, and you dare to try.
[G]
[D] I said, The only [A] reason I don't shoot you, little woman,
[G]
[Ab] My double-barreled shotgun, it [D] just won't fire.
I said, [G] Lighten, you can't shoot me.
[D] [Abm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Lightnin Hopkins - Bring Me My Shotgun chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, G, Dm, D, A, Gm, D, G and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 101 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Whoa, go bring me my [Dm] shotgun. _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Oh, I ain't gonna start a [D] shooting again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Go bring me my [G] shotgun. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] You know I just gotta start [D] shooting again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] You know I'm [A] gonna shoot my woman
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] cause she's fooling around with too many men. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yes, [Dm] bring me my shotgun. _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Yes, man in a pocket full of shells.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] Yes, go [G] bring me my shotgun. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Yes, man in a pocket full of shells.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, you know I'm gonna [A] kill [G] that woman.
_ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ I'm gonna throw her in [D] that old deep-dug well.
_ _ _ [A] _ Hide [D] her from everybody, they won't know what she had. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] That woman said, Lighten, you can't shoot me.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ She [D] said, Now you is dare to try.
_ _ _ I don't take [G] a dare from nobody.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ She said, Lighten, you can't [Gm] shoot me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She said, [D] Yes, and you dare to try.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ I said, The only [A] reason I don't shoot you, little woman,
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] My double-barreled shotgun, it [D] just won't fire.
I said, [G] Lighten, you can't shoot me.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Mojo Hand Anthology album includes this song.

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