The Last Gunfighter Ballad chords by
Guy Clark
Guy Clark

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Key: G major
Intro 1
G
G

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Verse 1
Em
Em

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The old gunfighter on the porch
D
D

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Stared into the sun
C
C

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G
G

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And relived the days of living by the gun
Em
Em

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E
E

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Em
Em

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When deadly games of pride were played
D
D

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And living was mistakes not made
Verse 2
C
C

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And the thought of the smell of the black
powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
G
G

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at the turn of a joke
C
C

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Ah, the smell of the black
G
G

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powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street at the turn
G
G

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of a joke
Em
Em

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E
E

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Em
Em

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Verse 3
D
D

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It's always keep your back
to the sun
And he can almost feel the
weight of the gun
C
C

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It's faster than snakes or
the blink of an eye
G
G

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And it's a time for all slow men to die
Em
Em

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E
E

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And his eyes get squinty
Em
Em

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and his fingers twitch
D
D

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And he empties the gun
at the son of a bitch
Verse 4
C
C

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And he's hit by the smell of the black
powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
G
G

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at the turn of a joke
C
C

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Hit by the smell of the black
G
G

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powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
G
G

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at the turn of a joke
Verse 5
Em
Em

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E
E

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Now the burn of a bullet is only a scar
Em
Em

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D
D

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He's back in his chair in
front of the bar
C
C

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And the streets are empty and
the blood's all dried
G
G

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And the dead are dust and
the whiskey's inside
Em
Em

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E
E

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Em
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So buy him a drink and lend him an ear
D
D

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He's nobody's fool and the
only one here
Verse 6
C
C

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Who remembers the smell of the black
powder smoke
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D

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And the stand in the street
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G

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at the turn of a joke
C
C

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Remember the smell of the black
G
G

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powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
G
G

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at the turn of a joke
Verse 7
Em
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E
E

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He said I stood in that street
Em
Em

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before it was paved
D
D

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Learned shoot or be shot
before I could shave
C
C

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And I did it all for the money and fame
G
G

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Noble was nothing but feeling no shame
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E
E

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And nothing was sacred
Em
Em

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but stayin' alive
D
D

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And all that I learned from a Colt 45
Verse 8
C
C

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Was to curse the smell of the black
powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
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G

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at the turn of a joke
C
C

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Curse the smell of the black
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G

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powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
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G

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at the turn of a joke
Verse 9
Em
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Now he's just an old man
that no one believes
D
D

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Says he's a gunfighter,
the last of the breed
C
C

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And there are ghosts in the street
seeking revenge
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G

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Calling him out to the lunatic fringe
Em
Em

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Now he's out in the traffic
checking the sun
D
D

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And he's killed by a car
as he goes for his gun
Verse 10
C
C

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So much for the smell of the black
powder smoke
D
D

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And the stand in the street
G
G

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at the turn of a joke
C
C

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So much for the smell of the black
G
G

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powder smoke
D
D

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G
G

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

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Em D C E