The Last Gunfighter Ballad

The Last Gunfighter Ballad easy guitar chords by Johnny Cash

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Fret 5

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1

    The old 
    gunfighter 
    stood 
    on the 

    Porch 
    and stared 
    into 
    sun 

    And relived 
    all the 
    old 
    days 
    back 
    when 

    He was 
    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 

    The 
    thought 
    of the smell 
    of 

    The 
    black powder 
    smoke 

    And the 
    stand 
    in the 
    street 
    at 

    The 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    And 
    it's always 
    keep 

    your back 
    to the 
    sun 

    And you 
    can almost 
    feel 
    the 

    Weight 
    of that 
    gun 

    And 
    it's 
    faster 
    than snakes 
    or 

    A blink 
    of the 
    eye 

    And it's 
    time 
    for 
    all slow 
    men to die 

    His 
    eyes 
    get squinty 
    and 

    He's straight 
    as 
    log 

    And 
    he 
    empties 
    his gun 
    at 

    the dirty 
    dog 

    Verse 3
    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 4

    Now 
    the burn 
    of a bullet 

    is only 
    scar 

    And he's 
    back 
    in his chair 

    in front 
    of a bar 

    And the streets 
    are empty 
    and 

    The 
    blood's 
    all dried 
    the 

    dead 
    are dust 
    and 

    And the 
    whiskey's 
    inside 

    So 
    buy him 
    a drink 
    and lend 

    him an ear 

    He's nobody's 
    fool 
    but 
    he's 

    The 
    only 
    one here 

    Verse 5
    Who re
    members 
    the smell 
    of 

    The 
    black 
    powder 
    smoke 

    And the 
    stand 
    in the 
    street 
    at 

    The 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Re
    members 
    the smell 
    of the 

    black powder 
    smoke 

    And the 
    stand 
    in the 
    street 
    at 

    The 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Verse 6

    Son I 
    stood in 
    that street 

    Before 
    it 
    was paved 

    I learned 
    the 
    shoot 
    or be 

    Shot 
    before 
    I could shave 

    And I 
    did it 
    all 
    for 
    the money 

    and the 
    fame 

    Noble 
    was 
    nothing but 
    feeling 
    no 
    shame 

    And 
    nothing 
    was sacred 

    but 
    staying 
    alive 

    And all 
    that 
    I learned 
    from 
    a Colt 
    45 

    Verse 7
    Was to 
    cuss 
    the smell 
    of 

    The 
    black 
    powder 
    smoke 

    And the 
    stand 
    in the 
    street 
    at 

    The 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    To 
    cuss 
    the smell 
    of the 

    black powder 
    smoke 

    And the 
    stand 
    in the 
    street 
    at 

    The 
    turn 
    of a joke 

    Verse 8

    Now 
    he's just 
    an old 

    Man that 
    nobody 
    believes 

    Says he's 
    a gunfighter 

    The 
    last 
    of this breed 

    And 
    there's 
    ghosts 
    in the 

    Street 
    seeking 
    revenge 

    Calling 
    him out 
    to 
    the lunatic 
    fringe 

    He's 
    out in the 
    traffic 
    now 

    checking 
    the sun 

    And 
    he's killed 
    by 
    a car 
    as 

    He 
    goes 
    for his gun 

    Verse 9
    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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