The Last Gunfighter Ballad
The Last Gunfighter Ballad

The Last Gunfighter Ballad easy guitar chords by Guy Clark

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    The old 
    gunfighter 
    on the 
    porch 

    Stared 
    into 
    the sun 

    And 
    relived 
    the days 
    of 
    living 
    by 
    the gun 

    When 
    deadly 
    games 
    of pride 
    were played 

    And 
    living 
    was 
    mistakes 
    not 
    made 

    Verse 2
    And the 
    thought 
    of the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 

    at the 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Ah, 
    the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 
    at the turn 

    of 
    a joke 


    Verse 3
    It's always 
    keep 
    your back 

    to the sun 

    And he can 
    almost feel the 

    weight of the gun 

    It's 
    faster 
    than snakes 
    or 

    the blink 
    of an eye 

    And it's 
    time 
    for 
    all 
    slow 
    men 
    to die 

    And 
    his eyes 
    get 
    squinty 

    and his 
    fingers 
    twitch 

    And 
    he empties 
    the 
    gun 

    at the son 
    of 
    a bitch 

    Verse 4
    And he's 
    hit by 
    the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the 
    street 

    at the 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Hit 
    by the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 

    at the turn 
    of a 
    joke 

    Verse 5
    Now 
    the 
    burn 
    of a bul
    let 
    is only 
    a scar 

    He's 
    back 
    in his chair 
    in 

    front of 
    the bar 

    And the 
    streets 
    are empty 
    and 

    the blood's 
    all 
    dried 

    And 
    the 
    dead 
    are dust 
    and 

    the whiskey's 
    inside 

    So 
    buy 
    him a drink 
    and 
    lend 
    him an ear 

    He's 
    nobody's 
    fool 
    and the 

    only 
    one 
    here 

    Verse 6
    Who re
    members 
    the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 

    at the 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Re
    member 
    the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 

    at the turn 
    of a 
    joke 

    Verse 7
    He 
    said I 
    stood 
    in that street 

    before 
    it was 
    paved 

    Learned 
    shoot 
    or be shot 

    before I 
    could shave 

    And 
    did it 
    all 
    for the 
    money 
    and fame 

    Noble 
    was 
    nothing 
    but feeling 
    no 
    shame 

    And 
    nothing 
    was sac
    red 

    but 
    stayin' 
    alive 

    And 
    all 
    that I 
    learned 
    from a Colt 
    45 

    Verse 8
    Was to 
    curse 
    the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the 
    street 

    at the 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Curse 
    the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 

    at the turn 
    of 
    a joke 

    Verse 9
    Now he's 
    just 
    an old 
    man 

    that 
    no one 
    believes 

    Says 
    he's a gunfighter, 

    the 
    last 
    of the breed 

    And there are ghost
    in the street 

    seeking 
    revenge 

    Calling 
    him 
    out to 
    the lunatic 
    fringe 

    Now 
    he's out 
    in the traffic 

    checking 
    the sun 

    And he's 
    killed 
    by 
    a car 

    as he 
    goes 
    for his 
    gun 

    Verse 10
    So 
    much 
    for the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the stand 
    in the street 

    at the 
    turn of 
    a joke 

    So 
    much 
    for the smell 
    of the black 

    powder 
    smoke 

    And the 
    stand 
    in the street 
    at the 
    turn 
    of a joke 

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