You Can't Get A Man With A Gun chords by
Betty Hutton

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Key: Db major•

Verse 1

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G

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F

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C

C

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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Oh,

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C

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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F

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C

C

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my mother was frightened by a shotgun, they say.

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G

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F

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C

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Am

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That's why I'm such a

Dm

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wonderful shot.

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C

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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I'd be out in the cactus and

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I'd practice all day.

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Am

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D

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But now tell me, what have I got?

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C

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I'm quick on the trigger,

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Am

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G

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with targets not much bigger than the pinpoint of number one.

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But my score with the feller

F

F

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is lower than a seller.

C

C

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Em

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Oh, you can't get a

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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D

D

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man with a gun.

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F

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C

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When I'm with the pistol, I sparkle like a crystal,

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Am

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G

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yes, I shine like the morning sun .

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G

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C

C

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But I lose all bluster when with a bronco buster,

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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F

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oh, you can't get a man with a gun.

C

C

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F

F

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With a gun!

C

C

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With a gun!

D

D

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G

G

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No, you can't get a man with a gun.

C

C

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If I went to battle with

F

F

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G

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someone's herd of cattle,

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C

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Am

Am

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you'd have steak when

G

G

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the job was done.

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Em

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C

C

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But if I shot the herder,

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they'd lock me up for murder

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C

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G

G

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cause you can't shoot a male

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C

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F

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in the tail like a quail.

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C

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Oh, can't get a man with a

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C

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Am

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C

C

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gun.

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C

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G

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If I shot a rabbit, some furrier would grab it

C

C

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Am

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C

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for a coat that would warm someone.

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C

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But you can't shoot lover

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Fm

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and use him for a cover.

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C

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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D

D

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Oh, you can't get a man with a gun.

F

F

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G

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C

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The gals with umbrellas are always out with

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fellers in the rain or the blazing sun.

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C

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But a man never trifles with gals who carry rifles,

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C

C

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G

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C

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F

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oh, you can't get a man with a gun .

C

C

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F

F

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With a gun!

C

C

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With a gun!

D

D

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G

G

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No, you can't get a man with a gun.

A

C

C

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Tom,

Dick, or

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Harry will build a house for

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Carrie

C

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Am

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when the preacher has made them one.

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C

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But he can't build you houses with

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F

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buckshot in his trousers

C

C

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G

G

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cause a man may be hot,

C

C

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but he's not when he's shot.

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C

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Oh, you can't get a man with a gun

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The original key of You Can't Get A Man With A Gun by Betty Hutton is Db major.

The primary chords used in You Can't Get A Man With A Gun are Ab, Gb, Db, Fbdim, Ebm, Bbm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Gb, Db, Fbdim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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