Chords for Marty Robbins... "Running Gun" 1959 (with Lyrics)
Tempo:
114.25 bpm
Chords used:
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A
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
I rode out of Kansas City going [A] south to Mexico I [B] was running, dodging danger, left [A] the girl that I [E] loved so
Far behind lay Kansas City and [A] the past that I had earned Twenty [B] notches on my six-gun marked [A] the lessons [E] I had learned
Many [A] times I sold my fast gun for [E] a place to lay my head Till [Am] the nights began to haunt me by [E] the men that I [B] left dead
[E] Couldn't stand it any longer with this [A] life that I'd begun So [B] I said goodbye to D.D. and [A] became a [E] running gun
I rode into Amarillo as [Am] the sun sank in [A] the west [B] My thoughts in Kansas City and [Gbm] the girl that I [E] loved best
As I smiled and kissed her gently and [Am] then turned away to [A] go [Eb] Said [B] I'd send for her to meet me when [A] I'd reached old [E] Mexico
I had barely [Am] left the saddle and [E] my foot just touched the ground When [Am] a cold voice from the shadows told [E] me not to turn [B] around
[Eb] Said [E] he knew about my fast gun, knew the price paid by [Em] the law [B] Challenged by a bounty hunter so [E] I turned around to draw
I knew someday I'd meet him for [A] his hand like lightning flashed [B] My own gun still in leather as his bullet tore [E] its path
As my strength was slowly fading I [A] could see him walk away And [B] I knew that where I lie tonight [A] he too must lie [E] someday
Now the crowd is slowly gathering but my eyes are growing dim And [A] my thoughts return to Jeannie [Em] and the home that [B] we had planned
[E] Oh please tell her won't you mister that [A] she's still the only one But [B] a woman's love is wasted [E] when she loves a running gun Running gun Running gun
I rode out of Kansas City going [A] south to Mexico I [B] was running, dodging danger, left [A] the girl that I [E] loved so
Far behind lay Kansas City and [A] the past that I had earned Twenty [B] notches on my six-gun marked [A] the lessons [E] I had learned
Many [A] times I sold my fast gun for [E] a place to lay my head Till [Am] the nights began to haunt me by [E] the men that I [B] left dead
[E] Couldn't stand it any longer with this [A] life that I'd begun So [B] I said goodbye to D.D. and [A] became a [E] running gun
I rode into Amarillo as [Am] the sun sank in [A] the west [B] My thoughts in Kansas City and [Gbm] the girl that I [E] loved best
As I smiled and kissed her gently and [Am] then turned away to [A] go [Eb] Said [B] I'd send for her to meet me when [A] I'd reached old [E] Mexico
I had barely [Am] left the saddle and [E] my foot just touched the ground When [Am] a cold voice from the shadows told [E] me not to turn [B] around
[Eb] Said [E] he knew about my fast gun, knew the price paid by [Em] the law [B] Challenged by a bounty hunter so [E] I turned around to draw
I knew someday I'd meet him for [A] his hand like lightning flashed [B] My own gun still in leather as his bullet tore [E] its path
As my strength was slowly fading I [A] could see him walk away And [B] I knew that where I lie tonight [A] he too must lie [E] someday
Now the crowd is slowly gathering but my eyes are growing dim And [A] my thoughts return to Jeannie [Em] and the home that [B] we had planned
[E] Oh please tell her won't you mister that [A] she's still the only one But [B] a woman's love is wasted [E] when she loves a running gun Running gun Running gun
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_ I rode out of Kansas City going [A] south to Mexico I [B] was running, dodging danger, left [A] the girl that I [E] loved so
_ Far behind lay Kansas City and [A] the past that I had earned Twenty [B] notches on my six-gun marked [A] the lessons [E] I had learned
_ Many [A] times I sold my fast gun for [E] a place to lay my head Till [Am] the nights began to haunt me by [E] the men that I [B] left dead
[E] Couldn't stand it any longer with this [A] life that I'd begun So [B] I said goodbye to D.D. and [A] became a [E] running gun
_ I rode into Amarillo as [Am] the sun sank in [A] the west [B] My thoughts in Kansas City and [Gbm] the girl that I [E] loved best
As I smiled and kissed her gently and [Am] then turned away to [A] go [Eb] Said [B] I'd send for her to meet me when [A] I'd reached old [E] Mexico
_ I had barely [Am] left the saddle and [E] my foot just touched the ground When [Am] a cold voice from the shadows told [E] me not to turn [B] around
[Eb] Said [E] he knew about my fast gun, knew the price paid by [Em] the law [B] Challenged by a bounty hunter so [E] I turned around to draw
_ _ I knew someday I'd meet him for [A] his hand like lightning flashed [B] My own gun still in leather as his bullet tore [E] its path
As my strength was slowly fading I [A] could see him walk away And [B] I knew that where I lie tonight [A] he too must lie [E] someday
_ Now the crowd is slowly gathering but my eyes are growing dim And [A] my thoughts return to Jeannie [Em] and the home that [B] we had planned
[E] Oh please tell her won't you mister that [A] she's still the only one But [B] a woman's love is wasted [E] when she loves a running gun _ Running _ gun _ _ _ _ Running gun _
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_ I rode out of Kansas City going [A] south to Mexico I [B] was running, dodging danger, left [A] the girl that I [E] loved so
_ Far behind lay Kansas City and [A] the past that I had earned Twenty [B] notches on my six-gun marked [A] the lessons [E] I had learned
_ Many [A] times I sold my fast gun for [E] a place to lay my head Till [Am] the nights began to haunt me by [E] the men that I [B] left dead
[E] Couldn't stand it any longer with this [A] life that I'd begun So [B] I said goodbye to D.D. and [A] became a [E] running gun
_ I rode into Amarillo as [Am] the sun sank in [A] the west [B] My thoughts in Kansas City and [Gbm] the girl that I [E] loved best
As I smiled and kissed her gently and [Am] then turned away to [A] go [Eb] Said [B] I'd send for her to meet me when [A] I'd reached old [E] Mexico
_ I had barely [Am] left the saddle and [E] my foot just touched the ground When [Am] a cold voice from the shadows told [E] me not to turn [B] around
[Eb] Said [E] he knew about my fast gun, knew the price paid by [Em] the law [B] Challenged by a bounty hunter so [E] I turned around to draw
_ _ I knew someday I'd meet him for [A] his hand like lightning flashed [B] My own gun still in leather as his bullet tore [E] its path
As my strength was slowly fading I [A] could see him walk away And [B] I knew that where I lie tonight [A] he too must lie [E] someday
_ Now the crowd is slowly gathering but my eyes are growing dim And [A] my thoughts return to Jeannie [Em] and the home that [B] we had planned
[E] Oh please tell her won't you mister that [A] she's still the only one But [B] a woman's love is wasted [E] when she loves a running gun _ Running _ gun _ _ _ _ Running gun _
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