Running Gun Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][D]

[Verse 1]
I rode [D]out of Kansas City,
going [G]south to Mexico
I was [A]running dodging danger,
left the [G]girl that I loved [D]so
Far behind lay Kansas City
and the [G]past that I had earned
Twenty [A]notches on my six gun
marked the [G]lessons I had [D]learned

[Chorus 1]
Many [G]times I sold my fast gun
for a [D]place to lay my head
Till the [G]nights began to haunt me
by the [D]men that I lay [A]dead
Couldn't [D]stand it any longer
with this [G]life that I'd begun
So I [A]said good-bye to Jeannie
and be[G]come a running [D]gun

[Verse 2]
I rode [D]in to Amarillo
as the [G]sun sank in the west
My [A]thoughts in Kansas City
and the [G]girl that I love [D]best
As I smiled and kissed her gently
and then [G]turned away to go
Said I'd [A]send for her to meet me
when I [G]reached old Mexi[D]co

[Chorus 2]
I had [G]barely left the saddle
and my [D]foot just touched the ground
When a [G]cold voice from the shadows
told me [D]not to turn a[A]round
Said he [D]knew about my fast gun,
knew the [G]price paid by the law
Challenged [A]by a bounty hunter,
so I [G]turned around to [D]draw

[Verse 3]
I [D]knew someday I'd meet him
for his [G]hand like lightning flashed
My [A]own gun stayed in leather
as his [G]bullet tore its [D]path
As my strength was slowly fading,
I could [G]see him walk away
And I [A]knew that where I lie tonight,
he [G]too must lie some [D]day

[Chorus 3]
Now a [G]crowd is slowly gathering
but my [D]eyes are growing dim
And my [G]thoughts return to Jeannie
and the [D]home that we had [A]planned
Oh please [D]tell her won't you mister
that she's [G]still the only one
But a [A]woman's love is waisted
when she [G]loves a running [D]gun

[Outro 1]
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