Machine Gun Blues Chords by Social Distortion

Tempo:
86.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

E

D

A

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Social Distortion - "Machine Gun Blues" chords
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[G] .
[A] [D] .
I ain't [A] never seen [Ab] a pair of shoes this nice [Eb] before, mister.
I bet they cost you a fortune.
[A] .
[Bb] .
[Eb] [Gb] [Bb] [Eb] .
Hey, [Ab] pal, what time [A] is it anyway?.
[Bb] .
Look for yourself.
[Eb] [Bb] [G] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [D] .
[Eb] .
[A] [Bb] .
[Eb] [Gb] [Bb] [Eb] .
[A] [Bb] Wish I could afford a pair of silk socks like those.
Must feel like pretty girl's [Eb] hair.
[G] Oh, they do, boy.
You'll have a pair soon enough.
I think we're [Gb] done.
Shoes.
[D] [A] .
[D] [Bb] [Eb] Thank you, mister.
[Ab] Maybe I'll see you around, boy.
[Bb] Keep the change.
.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] .
[E] [Bm] [G] .
[D] [E] .
[G] .
[D] [Em] Well, [E] .
I'm a gangster, [G] 1934.
Junkies, winos, pension [D] whores, and all you men, women, and kids.
[E] That's what I'm playing.
[D] [E] I just love your town.
Look, all you [G] loot.
A pink carnation and a pinstripe [D] suit.
I'll drop me a bar [E] to get some two-tone shoes.
And I'm already [G] gone.
[D] I like the cool of my blood and sorrow.
[A] Not like the machine gun [E] blues.
[G] .
[Dm] [Em] [E] .
Get out of here.
From the brink of [G] joy.
Get the highway.
Go back to [D] God.
And bury the cash.
[E] And get some more.
That's something wrong.
Stay on the [G] mind.
That's making a cross.
That'll stay [D] alive.
I'm a hell of a venging bullet.
[E] Waiting them all day.
And I'm [G] already gone.
[D] I love the path of pure destruction.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
[G] Already gone.
.
[D] My life is so mid-flow.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
All the [G] colorful things [D] and genes we've crossed paths.
[E] It's nothing personal.
[G] .
[E] .
[Em] [E] [D] .
[G] [D] [E] .
[G] I'm already gone.
I [D] love the trail of devastation.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
Already [G] gone.
.
[D] My life is so mid-flow.
[A] I've got the machine [G] gun [E] blues.
[G] .
[D] [Em] [E] .
[G] .
[E] .
Get out of here.
[Em] From the brink of [G] joy.
It's a [D] long, long road.
That's [E] making [G] a cross.
That'll stay [D] alive.
I'm a hell of a venging bullet.
[E] Waiting them all day.
I'm already [G] gone.
[D] I love the path of pure destruction.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
Already [G] gone.
.
[D] My life is so mid-flow.
[A] I've got the machine gun blues.
[E] [G] [D] [Em] [E] .
[G] .
[Em] .
[E] [G] .
[A] [G] [A] .
[Em] .
[E] [N] .
[G] .
[A] [Am] .
[D] [A] [D] .
[Eb] .
[Cm] [Bb] .
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] .
[Eb] [Em] [E] .
[G] [D] .
[E] [D] [E] .
[G] [D] .
[E] .
Key:  
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Eb
12341116
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Social Distortion - Machine Gun Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - A, E, G, D and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 43 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 87. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ I ain't [A] never seen [Ab] a pair of shoes this nice [Eb] before, mister.
I bet they cost you a fortune.
_ _ [A] _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ .
Hey, [Ab] pal, what time [A] is it anyway?.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ .
Look for yourself.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] Wish I could afford a pair of silk socks like those.
Must feel like pretty girl's [Eb] hair.
[G] Oh, they do, boy.
You'll have a pair soon enough.
_ I think we're [Gb] done.
Shoes.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
[D] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ Thank _ you, mister.
[Ab] Maybe I'll see you around, boy.
[Bb] Keep the change.
_ .
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] Well, [E] _ .
I'm a gangster, _ [G] 1934.
Junkies, winos, pension [D] whores, and all you men, women, and kids.
[E] That's what I'm playing.
[D] [E] I just love your town.
Look, all you [G] loot.
A pink carnation and a pinstripe [D] suit.
I'll drop me a bar [E] to get some two-tone shoes.
And I'm already [G] _ gone.
[D] I like the cool of my blood and sorrow.
[A] Not like the machine gun [E] blues.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ .
_ Get out of here.
From the brink of [G] joy.
Get the highway.
Go back to [D] God.
And bury the cash.
[E] And get some more.
That's something wrong.
Stay on the [G] mind.
That's making a cross.
That'll stay [D] alive.
I'm a hell of a venging bullet.
[E] Waiting them all day.
And I'm _ [G] already gone.
[D] I love the path of pure destruction.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
_ _ [G] Already gone.
_ .
[D] My life is so mid-flow.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
All the _ _ [G] colorful things [D] and genes we've crossed paths.
[E] It's nothing personal.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
[Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm already gone.
I [D] love the trail of devastation.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
_ Already [G] gone.
_ .
[D] My life is so mid-flow.
[A] I've got the machine [G] gun [E] blues.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ .
Get out of here.
[Em] From the brink of [G] joy.
It's a [D] long, long road.
That's [E] _ making _ _ _ _ _ [G] a cross.
That'll stay [D] alive.
I'm a hell of a venging bullet.
[E] Waiting them all day.
I'm _ already [G] _ gone.
[D] I love the path of pure destruction.
[A] I've got the machine gun [E] blues.
_ Already [G] gone.
_ .
[D] My life is so mid-flow.
[A] I've got the machine gun blues.
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ .
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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