Chords for The Man Who Shot LIBERTY VALANCE * Gene Pitney
Tempo:
88.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Dbm
Bb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb]
[E]
When [B] Liberty Valance rode to town, [E] the women folk would hide, they'd hide.
When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside.
Because the point of a [Eb] gun was the only [Abm] law that Liberty [A] [E] understood.
When it [Dbm] came to shooting straight and [A] fast, he was [E] mighty good.
[B] From [E] out of the east, a [A] stranger came, [Dbm] a law book in his hand, [A] a man.
[B] The [E] kind of a man the [A] West would need to [Dbm] tame a troubled land.
[Abm] Because the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty [A] understood.
[E] When it came to shooting straight [A] and fast, he was mighty [Dbm] good.
And then a young man would face his gun, and then a young man [B] would fall.
[E] The man who shot [N] Liberty Valance, he shot [A] Liberty Valance, he was [Gb] the bravest of [E] them [Dbm] all.
[A]
[E] [B] The love [E] of a girl can make [A] a man stay on [Dbm] when he should go, [A] stay on.
[B]
Just trying [E] to build a peaceful [A] life where love [Dbm] is free to grow.
But [Ab] the point of a gun was the only law that [Gbm] Liberty understood.
[Abm] When the final [Dbm] showdown came at [A] last, a law book was [Dbm] no good.
[Gm] A woman [F] afraid, she [Bb] prayed that he'd return [Dm] that fateful night, ah, [Bb] that night.
[C]
When nothing [F] she said could keep [Bb] her man from [Dm] going out to fight.
[Am] From the moment a girl [Em] gets a beef or roam, [Am] the very first thing [Bb] she [F] learned,
when two men go [Dm] out to face each [Bb] other, only [Em] one [Dm] returns.
Every one person who shot, swing out, was shot and made [Bb] Liberty [F] fall.
The man who shot [Dm] Liberty Valance, [Am] he shot [Dm] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the [Dm] bravest of them all.
[Am] The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot [D] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the bravest of them [G] all.
[E] [Dm]
[E]
When [B] Liberty Valance rode to town, [E] the women folk would hide, they'd hide.
When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside.
Because the point of a [Eb] gun was the only [Abm] law that Liberty [A] [E] understood.
When it [Dbm] came to shooting straight and [A] fast, he was [E] mighty good.
[B] From [E] out of the east, a [A] stranger came, [Dbm] a law book in his hand, [A] a man.
[B] The [E] kind of a man the [A] West would need to [Dbm] tame a troubled land.
[Abm] Because the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty [A] understood.
[E] When it came to shooting straight [A] and fast, he was mighty [Dbm] good.
And then a young man would face his gun, and then a young man [B] would fall.
[E] The man who shot [N] Liberty Valance, he shot [A] Liberty Valance, he was [Gb] the bravest of [E] them [Dbm] all.
[A]
[E] [B] The love [E] of a girl can make [A] a man stay on [Dbm] when he should go, [A] stay on.
[B]
Just trying [E] to build a peaceful [A] life where love [Dbm] is free to grow.
But [Ab] the point of a gun was the only law that [Gbm] Liberty understood.
[Abm] When the final [Dbm] showdown came at [A] last, a law book was [Dbm] no good.
[Gm] A woman [F] afraid, she [Bb] prayed that he'd return [Dm] that fateful night, ah, [Bb] that night.
[C]
When nothing [F] she said could keep [Bb] her man from [Dm] going out to fight.
[Am] From the moment a girl [Em] gets a beef or roam, [Am] the very first thing [Bb] she [F] learned,
when two men go [Dm] out to face each [Bb] other, only [Em] one [Dm] returns.
Every one person who shot, swing out, was shot and made [Bb] Liberty [F] fall.
The man who shot [Dm] Liberty Valance, [Am] he shot [Dm] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the [Dm] bravest of them all.
[Am] The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot [D] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the bravest of them [G] all.
[E] [Dm]
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[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When [B] Liberty Valance rode to town, [E] the women folk would hide, they'd hide.
When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside.
Because the point of a [Eb] gun was the only [Abm] law that Liberty [A] [E] understood.
When it [Dbm] came to shooting straight and [A] fast, he was [E] mighty good.
[B] From [E] out of the east, a [A] stranger came, [Dbm] a law book in his hand, [A] a man.
[B] The [E] kind of a man the [A] West would need to [Dbm] tame a troubled land.
[Abm] Because the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty [A] understood.
[E] When it came to shooting straight [A] and fast, he was mighty [Dbm] _ good.
And then a young man would face his gun, and then a young man [B] would fall.
[E] The man who shot [N] Liberty Valance, he shot [A] Liberty Valance, he was [Gb] the bravest of [E] them [Dbm] all.
_ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] The love [E] of a girl can make [A] a man stay on [Dbm] when he should go, [A] stay on.
[B]
Just trying [E] to build a peaceful [A] life where love [Dbm] is free to grow.
But [Ab] the point of a gun was the only law that [Gbm] Liberty understood.
[Abm] When the final [Dbm] showdown came at [A] last, a law book was [Dbm] no good.
[Gm] A woman [F] afraid, she [Bb] prayed that he'd return [Dm] that fateful night, ah, [Bb] that night.
[C]
When nothing [F] she said could keep [Bb] her man from [Dm] going out to fight. _
[Am] From the moment a girl [Em] gets a beef or roam, [Am] the very first thing [Bb] she [F] learned,
when two men go [Dm] out to face each [Bb] other, only [Em] one [Dm] returns.
Every one person who shot, swing out, was shot and made [Bb] Liberty [F] fall.
The man who shot [Dm] Liberty Valance, [Am] he shot [Dm] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the [Dm] bravest of them all.
_ [Am] The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot [D] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the bravest of them [G] all.
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When [B] Liberty Valance rode to town, [E] the women folk would hide, they'd hide.
When Liberty Valance walked around, the men would step aside.
Because the point of a [Eb] gun was the only [Abm] law that Liberty [A] [E] understood.
When it [Dbm] came to shooting straight and [A] fast, he was [E] mighty good.
[B] From [E] out of the east, a [A] stranger came, [Dbm] a law book in his hand, [A] a man.
[B] The [E] kind of a man the [A] West would need to [Dbm] tame a troubled land.
[Abm] Because the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty [A] understood.
[E] When it came to shooting straight [A] and fast, he was mighty [Dbm] _ good.
And then a young man would face his gun, and then a young man [B] would fall.
[E] The man who shot [N] Liberty Valance, he shot [A] Liberty Valance, he was [Gb] the bravest of [E] them [Dbm] all.
_ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] The love [E] of a girl can make [A] a man stay on [Dbm] when he should go, [A] stay on.
[B]
Just trying [E] to build a peaceful [A] life where love [Dbm] is free to grow.
But [Ab] the point of a gun was the only law that [Gbm] Liberty understood.
[Abm] When the final [Dbm] showdown came at [A] last, a law book was [Dbm] no good.
[Gm] A woman [F] afraid, she [Bb] prayed that he'd return [Dm] that fateful night, ah, [Bb] that night.
[C]
When nothing [F] she said could keep [Bb] her man from [Dm] going out to fight. _
[Am] From the moment a girl [Em] gets a beef or roam, [Am] the very first thing [Bb] she [F] learned,
when two men go [Dm] out to face each [Bb] other, only [Em] one [Dm] returns.
Every one person who shot, swing out, was shot and made [Bb] Liberty [F] fall.
The man who shot [Dm] Liberty Valance, [Am] he shot [Dm] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the [Dm] bravest of them all.
_ [Am] The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot [D] Liberty [Bb] Valance, he was the bravest of them [G] all.
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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