The Last Gunfighter Ballad chords by
Steve Earle

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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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
D D 
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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
G G 
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And the thought of the smell
C C 
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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

Verse 2

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Ah, the smell of the black

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powder smoke

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And the stand in the street

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at the turn of a joke

Verse 3
G G 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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It's always keep your back to the sun
D D 
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He can almost feel the weight of the gun
G G 
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And he's faster than snakes
or the blink of an eye
And it's a time for all slow men to die
D D 
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Em Em 
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And his eyes get squinty
and his fingers twitch
D D 
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As he empties the gun at
the son of a bitch
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

Verse 4

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Hit by the smell of the black

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powder smoke

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And the stand in the street

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at the turn of a joke

Verse 5
G G 
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Em Em 
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Now the burn of  a bullet is only a scar
D D 
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He's back in his chair in front
of the bar
Cm Cm 3
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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
D D 
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Em Em 
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So buy him a drink and lend
him an ear
D D 
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'Cause he's nobody's fool
G G 
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and the only one here
C C 
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Who remembers 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

Verse 6

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Remember the smell of the black

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powder smoke

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And the stand in the street

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at the turn of a joke

Verse 7
G G 
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Em Em 
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He said I stood in  that street
before it was paved
D D 
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Learned to 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
D D 
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Em Em 
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And nothing was sacred
but stayin' alive
D D 
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And all that I learned from
a Colt 45
C C 
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Was to curse the smell of the black
powder smoke
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And the stand in the street
G G 
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at the turn of a joke

Verse 8

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Curse the smell of the black

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powder smoke

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And the stand in the street

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at the turn of a joke

Verse 9
G G 
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Em Em 
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He's just an old man, now,
that no one believes
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That says he's a gunfighter,
the last of the breed
C C 
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And there are ghosts
G G 
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in the street seeking revenge
C C 
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G G 
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Calling him out to the lunatic fringe
D D 
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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
Em Em 
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as he goes for his gun
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

Verse 10

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So much for the smell of the black

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powder smoke

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

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