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You Can't Get A Man With A Gun chords by
Betty Hutton
Betty Hutton
Howard Keel
Howard Keel
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
B
B
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Ddim
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Oh, my mother was frightened
C#
C#
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F#sus4
F#sus4
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B
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by a shotgun, they say.

That's why I'm such a
C#
C#
4

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C#dim
C#dim
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wonderful shot.
F#
F#
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B
B
2

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Ddim
Ddim

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I'll be out in the cactus,
C#
C#
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F#sus4
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B
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2

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and I'll practice all day.
F#
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C#dim
C#dim
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And I'll tell me what
C#
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F#
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Em
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have I got.
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I'm quick on the trigger,
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with targets not much bigger
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Bm
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2

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than a pinpoint of number one
Edim
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D
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But my score with a feller
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Gm
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is lower than a seller,
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C#
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G
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oh you can't get a man with a gun
A
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D
D

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Put on with a pistol,
G
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A
A

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I sparkle like a crystal
D
D

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Bm
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E
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Em
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Yes, I shine like the morning sun
A
A

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D
D

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But I lose all my luster
G
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Gm
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when with a bronco buster
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A
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G
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Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
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D

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G
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With a gun, with a gun
Bm
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2

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E
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No, you can't get a man with a gun
D
D

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If I went to battle
G
G

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with someone's herd of cattle,
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Bm
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E
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you'd upstake when the job was done
D
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But if I shot the herder,
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they'd have a bloody murder
Em
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A
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An d you can't get a hug
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G
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from a mother with a slug
Edim
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Oh, you can't get a man with
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a gun
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I'm cool, brave and darin'
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To see a lion glarin'
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Bm
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When I'm out with my ram
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Eaug
Eaug
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Bbdim
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blin' top
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D
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But I look from a mister
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Gm
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Who'll raise a fever bluster
Edim
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Gm
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D
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C#
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Em
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Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
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A

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D
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To gals with umbrellas
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Who are always helpin' fellas
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Bm
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Em
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In the rain or the blazin' sun
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But a man never trifles
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Gm
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With girls who carry rifles
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No, you can't get a man with a gun
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With a gun, with a gun
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No, you can't get a man with a gun
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A torn dick or hairy
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Will build a house for Carrie
D
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When the preacher has
Bm
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made them one
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But he can't build your houses
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Gm
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with buckshot and his roses
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D
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And you can't shoot a male
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Em
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in the tail like a quail
Edim
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Oh, you can't get a male
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with a gun
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D
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A man's love is mighty,
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hell even by a nightie,
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Bm
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for a gal that he thinks is fine,
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but they don't buy pyjamas
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Ebdim
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for pistol -packin' mothers.
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For a man may be hot,
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but he's not when he's shot
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Oh, you can 't get a
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man with a gun
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • B

    2

  • Ddim

  • C#

    4

  • F#sus4

    2

  • C#dim

    4

  • F#

    2

  • Em

  • E

  • A

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Edim

  • Gm

    3

  • Eaug

    5

  • Bbdim

  • Ebdim

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of You Can't Get A Man With A Gun by Betty Hutton, Howard Keel is Eb major.

The primary chords used in You Can't Get A Man With A Gun are C, Ebdim, D, Gsus4, Ddim, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, Ebdim, D, Gsus4, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of You Can't Get A Man With A Gun is approximately 200 beats per minute.

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