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Gun Shy (10,000 Maniacs) ===================================================================== this is my rendition of the version that's on the In My Tribe album ===================================================================== [Intro Chords] G G G G Am G D D G I always knew that you would take yourself far from home Am G D As soon as, as far as you could go G By the quarter inch cut of your hair and the army issued Am G D green For the past six weeks I can tell Where you've been [Chorus #1] G D C For I knew, I could see it was all cut and dried G Am G to me There was soldier's blue blood streaming inside D G D your veins There is a world outside of this room C G Am G And when you meet it promise me that you won't meet D It with your gun G Am now, you are one, one of the brave few It's awful sad we G D G need Boys like you I hope the day never comes for here’s Am G your live round, son Stock and barrel, safety trigger D Here's your gun [Chorus #2] G D C For I knew, I could see it was all cut and dried G Am G to me There was soldier's blue blood streaming inside D G D your veins There is a world outside of this room [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/numeric/10000-maniacs/208343.html ] C G Am G And when you meet it promise me you won't meet D G C It with your gun taking aim no I don’t mean to argue G C That they've made a decent boy of you I don't G D C mean to spoil your home coming, but Baby brother you G would expect me to. [4 bars of G] Am G D Stock and barrel, safety trigger here’s your gun G So now does your heart pitter-pat with that patriotic sound Am G D When you see the stripes of Old Glory waving [Chorus #3] G D C G For I knew I could see It was all cut and dried to me Am G There was soldier's blue blood Streaming inside your D G D veins There's a world outside of this room And when C G Am G you meet it promise me you won't meet it With D G C your gun, taking aim For I don't mean, to argue That G C G they've made a decent boy of you I don't mean to spoil D C D your home coming My baby brother Jude G C G C No I don't mean to hurt you By saying this again G D C They're so good at making soldiers But they're not G as good at making Men |