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Guns Are The Tongues chords by
Richard Thompson
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Key: E minor•
Verse 1
Em
Em

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Carrie ran a murderous crew

Dedicated through and through

And the chance to prove
Bm
Bm
2

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They nev er squandered

And they liked to kill so clean

Save the innocent, kill the mean

But from time to time,
Verse 2

A bullet wandered
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Carrie kept her souvenirs

Kept her scrapbook down the years
A
A

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Of her brave boys,
Em
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how she cried to read it

And a few fell by the way

Or lost the stomach for the fray
A
A

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So young blood was always
Interlude 1

needed
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Bm
Bm
2

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Esus4
Esus4

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Verse 3
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Carrie noticed him right away

The way his whole body would sway
A
A

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G

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Like a trawler boy
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Finding his legs ashore

They said he was just nineteen

A head case but his record was clean
A
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Just the kind
Em
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They were looking for
Verse 4
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Carrie watched him through

the crack

As they teased him behind his back
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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They called him Little Joe
A
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Em
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'Cos he scraped the ceiling

And when he was the worse for wear

She took him up the stair
A
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And soon he fell
Em
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For her brand of healing
Verse 5
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2

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She said, I'll lie like a rose on
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C

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your pillow
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Let me twine the laurel in your hair
C
C

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D
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Bm
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I want to smell my love on your fingers
Verse 6
C
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D
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If you want to be mine, Little Joe
C
C

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You must harden your mind,
D
D

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Little Joe
C
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We've got to fight for what is ours
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D

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Bring peace to the grave of my brother
C
C

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D

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Bring peace to the grave of my father
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D
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Dry the old eyes of my mother
Asus4
Asus4

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Little Joe
Interlude 2
A
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Verse 7
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There's a roadblock down the way

Thick with soldiers night and day
A
A

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They'll hear the noise
Em
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All the way to Glengarry

If you show you've got the

stuff

That you're sworn and brave enough
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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Then you'll stand tall
Em
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In the eyes of your Carrie
Verse 8
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2

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And I will lie like a rose on your pillow
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Bm
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2

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And I'll twine the laurel
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C

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in your hair
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D

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2

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I want to smell revenge on your fingers
Verse 9
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Guns are the Tongues, Little Joe
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Em
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D
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C
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The only words we know
D
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C
C

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The only sound that'll reach their ears
D
D

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Bring peace to the grave of my brother
C
C

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D
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Bring peace to the grave of my father
C
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D
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Asus4
Asus4

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Dry the old eyes of my mother
A
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Little Joe
Interlude 3
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Bm
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Verse 10
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Now Little Joe would've jumped clear

But for the awful fear
A
A

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Of scraping his knees there
Em
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on the gravel

The car was a rolling bomb

Blew all to Kingdom Come
A
A

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They marvelled how far
Em
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His boots had travelled
Verse 11
C
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D
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Bm
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Another hero snatched from my pillow
C
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Bm
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C
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I used to twine the laurel in his hair
D
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Bm
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I want to smell sacrifice on my fingers
Verse 12
C
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D
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Guns are the Tongues, Little Joe
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D
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The only words we know
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The only sound that'll reach their ears
D
D

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Bring peace to the grave of my brother
C
C

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D
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Bring peace to the grave of my father
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D
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Asus4
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A
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C
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D
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Dry the old
C
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Em
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D
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eyes of
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Asus4
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my mother
A
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Little Joe
Outro 1
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Em
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Asus4
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Esus4

  • G

  • Asus4

  • C

  • D

Capo: 0

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The original key of Guns Are The Tongues by Richard Thompson is E minor.

The primary chords used in Guns Are The Tongues are Em, Bm, A, Esus4, G, Asus4.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Em, Bm, A, Esus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Guns Are The Tongues is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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