Chords for The Gun Song / The Ballad of Czolgosz
Tempo:
114.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
Ab
G
Fm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [D] [Ab]
[D] And who can make a gun?
[Ab] Hundreds, [Cm]
many men to make a [C] gun.
[Fm] It takes a [Cm] lot of men to make the iron,
[Fm] Men in the [Cm] mills to forge the steel,
Minute [Bb] machines to turn the barrel,
[A] Mold the trigger, shape the wheel.
[G] It takes a lot [Eb] of men to make a [D] gun.
[Eb] One [G]
[C] hand can [Em]
[Bb] [D]
[C] [A]
[F] change the [G] world.
[Am] Why should you be [C] blue [D] when
[Dm] [G] [C] [Cm]
[G] you change [C] the world?
[C]
What a wonder is a gun.
[G] What a versatile invention.
First of all, when you have a gun,
Everybody [Am] pays attention
[Dm] When you think what must be done.
Think of [F] all that it can do.
Remove a scoundrel,
[C] Unite a party,
[Gb] Preserve [Dm] the union,
[C] Promote the sales of my book,
Insure my [Cm] future,
My niche [C] in [A] history.
And then [Dm] the world will [D] see
That I [C] am not a man to overlook.
Ha-ha!
[F] And all you have to [G] do is
[C] Squeeze your little [Gm] finger,
[F] Ease your [Fm] little finger [C] back.
You can change [Em] the world,
[Am] Whatever else is true.
You [D] trust [Fm] your little finger,
[C] Just [Cm] a single little finger can [A] change [C]
[Db] the world.
I got this really [Bbm] great gun.
Shit, where is it?
[Fm] No, it's really [Ab] great.
Wait, shit, where is it?
[Dbm] Anyway, it's just a [Fm] .38.
But it's a gun.
[E] You can make state.
It's meant for the gun.
Even if you [G] fail,
[Bm] Tell them who [Gb] you are,
[D] Where you stand.
This one was [Am] on sale.
It, [Db] no, not the shoe.
Well, actually, the shoe was too.
[E] No, that's not it.
Shit, I [G] had it.
I got [Eb] it.
Shit!
[Ab]
[N] And [Eb]
[A] [G]
[C] your little [E] finger rounds.
[Fm] Shit, I shot it.
You can change the [Ab] world.
[A] [Bm]
[Am] Sam
[Em]
[Dm] [F]
[Ab] Wilson took his little finger now.
[G] [C]
You can [F] change the world.
[F] [C] [F]
[Cm] [D]
[C] [D] [Ab] There's many men [D] before it's done.
[Ab]
Hundreds [Cm] long before you shoot the [C] gun.
[Fm] Men in the mines and in the [F] steel mills.
Men at machines who [C] died for what?
Something [Abm] to buy or [Bb] what?
A shoe, a gun, [A] a thing to make the bosses rich.
A [G] butt, a gun, claims [Ab] many men before [Gm] it's done.
[Eb] [Abm]
[G] [Ab]
Joe Gosh, working man,
[Bb] Born in the middle [Bbm] of Michigan.
[Fm]
Woke with a [Cm] thought and away he ran
To [Ab] the Pan-American [Db] exposition in [Ab] Buffalo.
[Db] In Buffalo.
Saw of a sudden how things were run.
Shit, [Db] time's a waste and it's [Ab] 19-1.
Some men have everything and [Fm] some have none.
So rise [Eb] and shine.
[Ab] In the USA you can work your [Bbm] way to the head of the line.
[Fm] Sing the line, ladies and [Ab] gentlemen.
The line forms [Db] here to meet the President of the United States.
Sing the [C] line to shake hands with President [Ab] William McKinley.
Joe Gosh, [Db] quiet man,
Worked out a [Bbm] quiet and simple [Fm] plan.
Strolled of a morning [Ebm] off, spick and span,
To the [N] Temple of Music by the Temple.
[D] And who can make a gun?
[Ab] Hundreds, [Cm]
many men to make a [C] gun.
[Fm] It takes a [Cm] lot of men to make the iron,
[Fm] Men in the [Cm] mills to forge the steel,
Minute [Bb] machines to turn the barrel,
[A] Mold the trigger, shape the wheel.
[G] It takes a lot [Eb] of men to make a [D] gun.
[Eb] One [G]
[C] hand can [Em]
[Bb] [D]
[C] [A]
[F] change the [G] world.
[Am] Why should you be [C] blue [D] when
[Dm] [G] [C] [Cm]
[G] you change [C] the world?
[C]
What a wonder is a gun.
[G] What a versatile invention.
First of all, when you have a gun,
Everybody [Am] pays attention
[Dm] When you think what must be done.
Think of [F] all that it can do.
Remove a scoundrel,
[C] Unite a party,
[Gb] Preserve [Dm] the union,
[C] Promote the sales of my book,
Insure my [Cm] future,
My niche [C] in [A] history.
And then [Dm] the world will [D] see
That I [C] am not a man to overlook.
Ha-ha!
[F] And all you have to [G] do is
[C] Squeeze your little [Gm] finger,
[F] Ease your [Fm] little finger [C] back.
You can change [Em] the world,
[Am] Whatever else is true.
You [D] trust [Fm] your little finger,
[C] Just [Cm] a single little finger can [A] change [C]
[Db] the world.
I got this really [Bbm] great gun.
Shit, where is it?
[Fm] No, it's really [Ab] great.
Wait, shit, where is it?
[Dbm] Anyway, it's just a [Fm] .38.
But it's a gun.
[E] You can make state.
It's meant for the gun.
Even if you [G] fail,
[Bm] Tell them who [Gb] you are,
[D] Where you stand.
This one was [Am] on sale.
It, [Db] no, not the shoe.
Well, actually, the shoe was too.
[E] No, that's not it.
Shit, I [G] had it.
I got [Eb] it.
Shit!
[Ab]
[N] And [Eb]
[A] [G]
[C] your little [E] finger rounds.
[Fm] Shit, I shot it.
You can change the [Ab] world.
[A] [Bm]
[Am] Sam
[Em]
[Dm] [F]
[Ab] Wilson took his little finger now.
[G] [C]
You can [F] change the world.
[F] [C] [F]
[Cm] [D]
[C] [D] [Ab] There's many men [D] before it's done.
[Ab]
Hundreds [Cm] long before you shoot the [C] gun.
[Fm] Men in the mines and in the [F] steel mills.
Men at machines who [C] died for what?
Something [Abm] to buy or [Bb] what?
A shoe, a gun, [A] a thing to make the bosses rich.
A [G] butt, a gun, claims [Ab] many men before [Gm] it's done.
[Eb] [Abm]
[G] [Ab]
Joe Gosh, working man,
[Bb] Born in the middle [Bbm] of Michigan.
[Fm]
Woke with a [Cm] thought and away he ran
To [Ab] the Pan-American [Db] exposition in [Ab] Buffalo.
[Db] In Buffalo.
Saw of a sudden how things were run.
Shit, [Db] time's a waste and it's [Ab] 19-1.
Some men have everything and [Fm] some have none.
So rise [Eb] and shine.
[Ab] In the USA you can work your [Bbm] way to the head of the line.
[Fm] Sing the line, ladies and [Ab] gentlemen.
The line forms [Db] here to meet the President of the United States.
Sing the [C] line to shake hands with President [Ab] William McKinley.
Joe Gosh, [Db] quiet man,
Worked out a [Bbm] quiet and simple [Fm] plan.
Strolled of a morning [Ebm] off, spick and span,
To the [N] Temple of Music by the Temple.
Key:
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Fm
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_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ And who can make a gun?
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Hundreds, [Cm]
many men to make a [C] gun. _ _ _
[Fm] It takes a [Cm] lot of men to make the iron,
[Fm] Men in the [Cm] mills to forge the steel,
Minute [Bb] machines to turn the barrel,
[A] Mold the trigger, shape the wheel.
[G] It takes a lot [Eb] of men to make a [D] gun.
_ _ _ [Eb] One _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] hand can _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F] _ _ change the [G] _ world.
[Am] Why should you be [C] blue [D] when _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ you change [C] the world?
_ _ _ _ [C] _
What a wonder is a gun.
[G] What a versatile invention.
First of all, when you have a gun, _ _ _ _ _
Everybody [Am] pays attention
[Dm] When you think what must be done.
Think of [F] all that it can do.
_ Remove a scoundrel,
[C] Unite a party,
[Gb] Preserve [Dm] the union,
[C] Promote the sales of my book, _
_ Insure my [Cm] future,
My niche [C] in [A] history.
_ _ _ And then [Dm] the world will [D] see
That I [C] am not a man to overlook.
Ha-ha! _
_ [F] And all you have to [G] do is
[C] Squeeze your little [Gm] finger,
[F] Ease your [Fm] little finger [C] back.
You can change [Em] the world,
_ _ [Am] _ Whatever else is true.
You [D] trust [Fm] your little finger, _
[C] _ Just [Cm] a single little finger can [A] change _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ the world.
I got this really [Bbm] great gun.
Shit, where is it?
[Fm] No, it's really [Ab] great.
Wait, shit, where is it?
[Dbm] Anyway, it's just a [Fm] .38.
But it's a gun.
[E] You can make state.
It's meant for the gun.
Even if you [G] fail,
[Bm] Tell them who [Gb] you are,
[D] Where you stand.
This one was [Am] on sale.
It, [Db] no, not the shoe.
Well, actually, the shoe was too.
[E] No, that's not it.
Shit, I [G] had it.
I got [Eb] it.
_ _ Shit!
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ And [Eb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ your little [E] finger rounds.
[Fm] Shit, I shot it.
You can change the [Ab] world.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Sam _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Wilson took his little finger now. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
You can [F] change _ the _ _ world.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] There's many men [D] before it's done.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Hundreds [Cm] long before you shoot the [C] gun. _
_ _ _ [Fm] Men in the mines and in the [F] steel mills.
Men at machines who [C] died for what?
Something [Abm] to buy or [Bb] what?
A shoe, a gun, [A] a thing to make the bosses rich.
A [G] butt, a gun, claims [Ab] many men before [Gm] it's done. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Joe Gosh, working man,
[Bb] Born in the middle [Bbm] of Michigan.
[Fm]
Woke with a [Cm] thought and away he ran
To [Ab] the Pan-American [Db] exposition in [Ab] Buffalo.
_ [Db] _ In Buffalo. _
_ _ _ Saw of a sudden how things were run.
Shit, [Db] time's a waste and it's [Ab] 19-1.
Some men have everything and [Fm] some have none.
So rise [Eb] and shine.
[Ab] In the USA you can work your [Bbm] way to the head of the line.
[Fm] Sing the line, ladies and [Ab] gentlemen.
The line forms [Db] here to meet the President of the United States.
Sing the [C] line to shake hands with President [Ab] William McKinley. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Joe Gosh, [Db] quiet man,
Worked out a [Bbm] quiet and simple [Fm] plan.
Strolled of a morning [Ebm] off, spick and span,
To the [N] Temple of Music by the Temple. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [D] _ _ _ And who can make a gun?
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Hundreds, [Cm]
many men to make a [C] gun. _ _ _
[Fm] It takes a [Cm] lot of men to make the iron,
[Fm] Men in the [Cm] mills to forge the steel,
Minute [Bb] machines to turn the barrel,
[A] Mold the trigger, shape the wheel.
[G] It takes a lot [Eb] of men to make a [D] gun.
_ _ _ [Eb] One _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] hand can _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F] _ _ change the [G] _ world.
[Am] Why should you be [C] blue [D] when _ _
[Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ you change [C] the world?
_ _ _ _ [C] _
What a wonder is a gun.
[G] What a versatile invention.
First of all, when you have a gun, _ _ _ _ _
Everybody [Am] pays attention
[Dm] When you think what must be done.
Think of [F] all that it can do.
_ Remove a scoundrel,
[C] Unite a party,
[Gb] Preserve [Dm] the union,
[C] Promote the sales of my book, _
_ Insure my [Cm] future,
My niche [C] in [A] history.
_ _ _ And then [Dm] the world will [D] see
That I [C] am not a man to overlook.
Ha-ha! _
_ [F] And all you have to [G] do is
[C] Squeeze your little [Gm] finger,
[F] Ease your [Fm] little finger [C] back.
You can change [Em] the world,
_ _ [Am] _ Whatever else is true.
You [D] trust [Fm] your little finger, _
[C] _ Just [Cm] a single little finger can [A] change _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ the world.
I got this really [Bbm] great gun.
Shit, where is it?
[Fm] No, it's really [Ab] great.
Wait, shit, where is it?
[Dbm] Anyway, it's just a [Fm] .38.
But it's a gun.
[E] You can make state.
It's meant for the gun.
Even if you [G] fail,
[Bm] Tell them who [Gb] you are,
[D] Where you stand.
This one was [Am] on sale.
It, [Db] no, not the shoe.
Well, actually, the shoe was too.
[E] No, that's not it.
Shit, I [G] had it.
I got [Eb] it.
_ _ Shit!
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ And [Eb] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ your little [E] finger rounds.
[Fm] Shit, I shot it.
You can change the [Ab] world.
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Sam _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Wilson took his little finger now. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
You can [F] change _ the _ _ world.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Ab] There's many men [D] before it's done.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Hundreds [Cm] long before you shoot the [C] gun. _
_ _ _ [Fm] Men in the mines and in the [F] steel mills.
Men at machines who [C] died for what?
Something [Abm] to buy or [Bb] what?
A shoe, a gun, [A] a thing to make the bosses rich.
A [G] butt, a gun, claims [Ab] many men before [Gm] it's done. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Joe Gosh, working man,
[Bb] Born in the middle [Bbm] of Michigan.
[Fm]
Woke with a [Cm] thought and away he ran
To [Ab] the Pan-American [Db] exposition in [Ab] Buffalo.
_ [Db] _ In Buffalo. _
_ _ _ Saw of a sudden how things were run.
Shit, [Db] time's a waste and it's [Ab] 19-1.
Some men have everything and [Fm] some have none.
So rise [Eb] and shine.
[Ab] In the USA you can work your [Bbm] way to the head of the line.
[Fm] Sing the line, ladies and [Ab] gentlemen.
The line forms [Db] here to meet the President of the United States.
Sing the [C] line to shake hands with President [Ab] William McKinley. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Joe Gosh, [Db] quiet man,
Worked out a [Bbm] quiet and simple [Fm] plan.
Strolled of a morning [Ebm] off, spick and span,
To the [N] Temple of Music by the Temple. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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