The Man Who Shot Himself Chords by Tom T. Hall

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He did not seem much like a man with a problem.
He was small, he was quiet, he dressed [G] neat and shaved.
[A] His job was five days in a brick-making plant, and he drank a few beers on his other [D] two days.
[G] His music was [D] country, his faith was in Jesus.
In fact, he had pictures of Christ [A] in his house.
[G] He never once questioned [D] his daily existence, nor wondered aloud [A] what his [D] life was about. _
_ _ He was fond of his pistol, and he cleaned it too often.
He'd go down by the river, shoot driftwood [G] all day.
_ [A]
Stare out the window and sip on a cold beer.
Sometimes he was happy, like [D] children who play.
[G]
His music was [D] country, his faith was in Jesus.
In fact, he had pictures of Christ [A] in his house.
[G] He never once questioned [D] his daily existence, nor wondered aloud what [A] his [D] life was about.
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[D] And one Saturday morning, he came to my father and he said,
Virgil, would you cut my hair for me, [G] please?
_ [A] And my father was handy with razors and scissors.
Sometimes he'd cut hair with a [D] gas on our street.
[G] His music was [D] country, his faith was in Jesus.
In fact, he had pictures of Christ in [A] his house.
[G] He never once questioned [D] his daily existence, nor wondered aloud what [A] his [D] life was about. _
_ _ As small boys will do, I sat watching my father.
Dad kidded him some about [G] his jealous [Em] wife.
_ [G] [A] A man thanked my father, and he offered to pay him.
Went back to his house, and he took his [D] own life.
[G]
His music was country, [D] his faith was in Jesus.
In fact, he had pictures of [A] Christ in his house.
And [G] he never once questioned [D] his daily existence, nor wondered aloud what [A] his [D] life was about.
[G] His music was country, [D] his faith was in Jesus.
In fact, he had pictures of [A] Christ in his house.
_ [G] He never once questioned [D] his daily existence. _