Janie's Got A Gun chords by Aerosmith (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
G7sus4
Fm/Ab
Bbsus2
Ebsus2
Csus4
Dmadd9
Bbmaj7b5
Absus2
Gm6
C7
Db
Bbm

Intro 1
F 
 (F major) Dum, dum, dum
G7sus4 
Fm/Ab 
Bbsus2 
 (G7sus4) Honey     what  (F minor/Ab) have     you  (B flatsus2) done?
Ebsus2 
F 
 (E flatsus2) Dum,      dum, dum, it's the sound  (F major) of my gun
Dum, dum, dum
G7sus4 
Fm/Ab 
Bbsus2 
 (G7sus4) Honey     what  (F minor/Ab) have     you  (B flatsus2) done?
Ebsus2 
 (E flatsus2) Dum,      dum, dum, it's the sound
F 
G7sus4 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (G7sus4)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major)  (G7sus4)  (Csus4) 
F 
G7sus4 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (G7sus4)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Csus4 
 (F major)  (G7sus4)  (Csus4)  (Csus4) 

Verse 1
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Her  (F major) whole world's  (G7sus4) come      un (Csus4) done
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
From  (F major) lookin' straight  (G7sus4) at        the  (Csus4) sun
F 
Bbsus2 
Csus4 
 (F major) What did her  (B flatsus2) daddy     do?  (Csus4) 
F 
Bbsus2 
Csus4 
 (F major) What did he  (B flatsus2) put       you through?  (Csus4) 

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Pre-chorus 1

They said when Janie was arrested

They found him underneath a train

But man, he had it comin'

Now that Janie's got a gun

she ain't never gonna be the same

Verse 2
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Her  (F major) dog day's  (G7sus4) just      be (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Now every (F major) body is  (G7sus4) on        the  (Csus4) run
F 
Bbsus2 
Csus4 
 (F major) Tell me now  (B flatsus2) it's      untrue  (Csus4) 
F 
Bbsus2 
Csus4 
 (F major) What did her  (B flatsus2) daddy     do?  (Csus4) 

Pre-chorus 2
Dmadd9 
He jacked a  (D minoradd9) little    bitty baby
Bbmaj7b5 
The  (B flat minoraj7b5) man          has got to be insane
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Ebsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (E flatsus2) 
F 
Dmadd9 
They  (F major) say the  (D minoradd9) spell     that he was under
Bbmaj7b5 
The  (B flat minoraj7b5) lightning    and the thunder knew
Gm6 
C7 
that  (G minor6) someone had to stop the rain  (C7) 

Chorus 1
Db 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (D flat major) Run away, run  (E flatsus2) away from the  (F major) pain, yeah
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (E flatsus2) Yeah,  (A flatsus2) yeah,  (E flatsus2) yeah,  (F major) yeah
Db 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (D flat major) Run away, run  (E flatsus2) away from the  (F major) pain, yeah
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (E flatsus2) Yeah,     yeah,  (A flatsus2) yeah,  (E flatsus2) yeah,     ye (F major) ah
Db 
Ebsus2 
Bbm 
Csus4 
 (D flat major) Run away,  (E flatsus2) run       away,  (B flat minor) run,  run a (Csus4) way

Solo 1
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (B flatsus2) 
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Bbsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (B flatsus2) 
Csus4 
Csus4 
Csus4 
Csus4 
 (Csus4)  (Csus4)  (Csus4)  (Csus4) 

Verse 3
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Her  (F major) dog day's  (G7sus4) just      be (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Now every (F major) body is  (G7sus4) on        the  (Csus4) run
F 
Bbsus2 
Csus4 
 (F major) What did her  (B flatsus2) daddy     do?  (Csus4) 
F 
Bbsus2 
Csus4 
It's  (F major) Janie's last  (B flatsus2) I.O.      U  (Csus4) 

Pre-chorus 3
Dmadd9 
She had to  (D minoradd9) take      him down easy
Bbmaj7b5 
and  (B flat minoraj7b5) put          a bullet in his brain
F 
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Ebsus2 
 (F major)  (E flatsus2)  (A flatsus2)  (E flatsus2) 
F 
Dmadd9 
She  (F major) said, "Cause  (D minoradd9) nobody    believes me
Bbmaj7b5 
The  (B flat minoraj7b5) man          was such a sleaze
Gm6 
C7 
He ain't never  (G minor6) gonna be the same"  (C7) 

Chorus 2
Db 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (D flat major) Run away, run  (E flatsus2) away from the  (F major) pain, yeah
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (E flatsus2) Yeah,  (A flatsus2) yeah,  (E flatsus2) yeah,  (F major) yeah
Db 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (D flat major) Run away,  (E flatsus2) run       away from the  (F major) pain, yeah
Ebsus2 
Absus2 
Ebsus2 
F 
 (E flatsus2) Yeah,     yeah,  (A flatsus2) yeah,  (E flatsus2) yeah,     ye (F major) ah
Db 
Ebsus2 
Bbm 
Csus4 
 (D flat major) Run away,  (E flatsus2) run       away,  (B flat minor) run,  run a (Csus4) way

Verse 4
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Every (F major) body is  (G7sus4) on        the  (Csus4) run
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Her  (F major) dog day's  (G7sus4) just      be (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Now every (F major) body is  (G7sus4) on        the  (Csus4) run
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Because  (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun

Outro 1
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Her  (F major) dog day's  (G7sus4) just      be (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Now every (F major) body is  (G7sus4) on        the  (Csus4) run
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
 (F major) Janie's  (G7sus4) got       a  (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Her  (F major) dog day's  (G7sus4) just      be (Csus4) gun
F 
G7sus4 
Csus4 
Now every (F major) body is  (G7sus4) on        the  (Csus4) run
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F
G7sus4
Fm/Ab
Bbsus2
Ebsus2
Csus4
Dmadd9
Bbmaj7b5
Absus2
Gm6
C7
Db
Bbm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 115

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
Fm/Ab: 4-x-3-5-x-x
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
Dmadd9: x-5-7-7-6-0
Bbmaj7b5: 6-x-7-7-5-x
Absus2: 4-x-x-3-4-4
Gm6: 3-x-2-3-3-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x

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This is the definitive original version of Janie's Got A Gun by Aerosmith, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Aerosmith.