Pistol Packin' Mama chords by Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Vic Shoen & His Orchestra

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Intro 1

Chorus 1

Lay that pistol down, babe

Lay that pistol down

Pistol packing mama

Lay that pistol down

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Verse 1

Oh, drinking beer in a cabaret

Was I having fun

Until one night she caught me right

And now I'm on the run

Chorus 2
G 
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
D 
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packing mama
G 
Lay that pistol down
D 

Verse 2

Oh, I'll sing you every night Bing

And I'll woo you every day

I'll be your regular mama

And I'll put that gun away

Chorus 3
G 
Lay that pistol down, babe
D 
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that thing down
G 
Before it goes off
And hurts somebody
D 

Verse 3

Oh, she kicked out my windshield

And she hit me over the head

She cussed and cried and said I'd lied

And she wished that I was dead

Chorus 4

Lay that pistol down, babe

Lay that pistol down

Pistol packing mama

Lay that pistol down

Bridge 1
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We're three tough gals
G 
From deep down Texas way
D 
We got no pals
G 
They don't like the way we play
C 
We're a rough rooting tooting shooting trio
G 
E 
But you ought to see my sister Cleo
A 
She's a terror make no error
But there ain't no nicer terror
Am 
Eb 
Here's what we tell her

Chorus 5

Lay that pistol down, babe

Lay that pistol down

Pistol packing mama

Lay that pistol down

Solo 1

Verse 4
Ab 
Pappy made a batch of corn
Eb 
The revenuers came
The draugh was slow
So now they know
Ab 
You can't do that to Mame

Chorus 6
Ab 
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
Eb 
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packing mama
Ab 
Eb 
Lay that pistol down

Verse 5

Oh, singin' songs in a cabaret

Was I having fun

Until one night it didn't seem right

And now I'm on the run

Verse 6
A 
Oh, lay that pistol down, babe
E 
Lay that pistol down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol down
Bm 
Oh, pistol packing mama
E 
A 
Lay that pistol down
Bm 
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