Don't Take Your Guns To Town

Don't Take Your Guns To Town easy guitar chords by Johnny Cash

1958Country
Guitar
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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    young 
    cowboy 
    named 
    Billy 
    Joe 
    grew 

    restless 
    on 
    the 
    farm 

    boy 
    filled 
    with 
    wonderlust 
    who 

    really 
    meant 
    no 
    harm 

    He 
    changed 
    his 
    clothes 
    and 
    shined 
    his 
    boots 

    And 
    combed 
    his 
    dark 
    hair 
    down 

    And 
    his 
    mother 
    cried 
    as 
    he 
    walked 
    out 

    Chorus 1
    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 
    son 

    Leave 
    your 
    guns 
    at 
    home 
    Bill 

    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 

    Verse 2
    He 
    laughed 
    and 
    kissed 
    his 
    mom 

    And 
    said 
    your 
    Billy 
    Joe's 
    man 

    can 
    shoot 
    as 
    quick 
    and 
    straight 
    as 

    anybody 
    can 

    But 
    wouldn't 
    shoot 
    without 
    cause 

    I'd 
    gun 
    nobody 
    down 

    But 
    she 
    cried 
    again 
    as 
    he 
    rode 
    away 

    Chorus 2
    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 
    son 

    Leave 
    your 
    guns 
    at 
    home 
    Bill 

    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 

    Verse 3
    He 
    sang 
    song 
    as 
    on 
    he 
    rode 

    His 
    guns 
    hung 
    at 
    his 
    hips 

    He 
    rode 
    into 
    cattle 
    town 

    smile 
    upon 
    his 
    lips 

    He 
    stopped 
    and 
    walked 
    into 
    bar 

    And 
    laid 
    his 
    money 
    down 

    But 
    his 
    mother's 
    words 
    echoed 
    again 

    Chorus 3
    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 
    son 

    Leave 
    your 
    guns 
    at 
    home 
    Bill 

    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 

    Verse 4
    He 
    drank 
    his 
    first 
    strong 
    strong 
    liquor 
    then 

    to 
    calm 
    his 
    shaking 
    hand 

    And 
    tried 
    to 
    tell 
    himself 
    he 
    had 

    at 
    last 
    he 
    had 
    become 
    man 

    dusty 
    cowpoke 
    at 
    his 
    side 

    began 
    to 
    laugh 
    him 
    down 

    And 
    he 
    heard 
    again 
    his 
    mothers 
    words 

    Chorus 4
    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 
    son 

    Leave 
    your 
    guns 
    at 
    home 
    Bill 

    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 

    Verse 5
    Fill
    ed 
    with 
    rage 
    then 

    Billy 
    Joe 
    reached 
    for 
    his 
    gun 
    to 
    draw 

    But 
    the 
    stranger 
    drew 
    his 
    gun 
    and 
    fired 

    Before 
    he 
    even 
    saw 

    As 
    Billy 
    Joe 
    fell 
    to 
    the 
    floor 

    The 
    crowd 
    all 
    gathered 
    'round 

    And 
    wondered 
    at 
    his 
    final 
    words 

    Outro 1
    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 
    son 

    Leave 
    your 
    guns 
    at 
    home 
    Bill 

    Don't 
    take 
    your 
    guns 
    to 
    town 

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