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Tab4
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro + Main theme
e|----------------------------------0-------------------------1--| B|--1-----1---------2-----2-1-------1-----2-1---------------1----| G|------1---3---1---3---3-------3---3---------3-1-0-------1------| D|----3-------------3-3-------------2---2---------------3--------| A|----------------------------------3-3---------------3----------| E|--------------------------------------------------1------------|
I was
Verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------1--------------| G|-----------------------------1-------------1--------------| D|-----------------------------2-------------1--------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
five and he was six, we rode on horses made of sticks.
e|--3----------------------------------0------------------------------| B|--4----------------------------------1------------------------------| G|--3----------------------------------0------------------------------| D|--5----------------------------------2------------------------------| A|--6----------------------------------3------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
He wore black and I wore white. He would always win the fight
Chorus
e|---------------------1---------------------------1----------| B|--------------------1---------------------------1-----------| G|-------------------1---------------------------1------------| D|------------------3---------------------------3-------------| A|-----------------3---------------------------3--------------| E|---------8\1-1-------------------------8\1-1----------------|
Bang bang. He shot me down, bang bang. I hit the ground,
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------4--------------------------------5---------| G|----------------3-------------------------------3-----------| D|--------------5-------------------------------5-------------| A|---------8-6-----------------------------6\3----------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
bang bang. That awful sound Bang bang. My baby shot me
e|------------------------------------------------------------1--| B|--1-----1---------2-----2-1-------1-----2-1---------------1----| G|------1---3---1---3---3-------3---3---------3-1-0-------1------| D|----3-------------3-3-------------2---2---------------3--------| A|----------------------------------3-3---------------3----------| E|--------------------------------------------------1------------|
down.
Verse 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------(1)---------------1-----------------------1--| G|----------------------1-----------------1-----------------------1------| D|------------------2-----------------1--------------------0-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Seasons came and changed the time. When I grew up I called him mine.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--4----------------------------------------------5----------------| G|--3--------------------------------------------3------------------| D|--5------------------------------------------5--------------------| A|--6------------------------------------5\3-3----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
He would always laugh and say, "Remember when we used to play
Chorus 2
e|-------------------------1------------------------------1-----| B|-----------------------1------------------------------1-------| G|---------------------1------------------------------1---------| D|-------------------3------------------------------3-----------| A|-----------------3------------------------------3-------------| E|---------8\1-1--------------------------8\1-1-----------------|
bang bang?" I shot you down, bang bang. You hit the ground,
e|--------------------2-----------------------------------------| B|------------------3-------------------------------5-----------| G|----------------2-------------------------------3-------------| D|----------------------------------------------5---------------| A|---------8\6-6-------------------------6\3-3------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
bang bang. That awful sound, bang bang. I used to shoot you
e|--------------------------------------------------1--| B|--1------1-------2---2-1-----1-----2-1-----------1---| G|-------1---3-1---3--3----3---3---------3-1-0----1----| D|-----3-----------3-3---------2---2-------------3-----| A|-----------------------------3-3--------------3------| E|---------------------------------------------1-------|
down.
Bridge
e|-----------------------------1---------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------1--4------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------1--3------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------3--5------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------3--6------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Music played and people sang. Just for me the church bells rang.
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e|------------------------------1---------------------------0--| If you are having B|--2---2---2---4-------2---4---2---2-------1---2---4---2---1--| trouble playing G|--1---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1-------0---0---0---0---0--| this section, I D|--3---3---------------3-------3-----------2---3---5---3---2--| have tabbed an A|-------------------------------------------------------------| easier method at E|-------------------------------------------------------------| the end of my tab.
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Verse 3
e|------------1------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1-------------------------------1------------1----------------1-----| G|----------1-----------------------------1------------1----------------1--------| D|---------3---------------------------2------------1----------------0-----------| A|--------3----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--8\1-1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now he's gone, I don't know why, and 'til this day sometimes I cry.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--4-------------------------------------------5-----------------| G|--3-----------------------------------------3-------------------| D|--5---------------------------------------5---------------------| A|--6---------------------------------6\3-3-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
He didn't even say goodbye, he didn't take the time to lie.
Chorus 3
e|--------------------1----------------------------------1-----------| B|-------------------1----------------------------------1------------| G|------------------1----------------------------------1-------------| D|-----------------3----------------------------------3--------------| A|----------------3----------------------------------3---------------| E|---------8\1-1-------------------------------8\1-1-----------------|
Bang bang. He shot me down, bang bang. I hit the ground,
e|-----------------2---------------------------------------0----------------| B|---------------3--------------------------------------1-------------------| G|--------------2------------------------------------3----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------2-------------------------| A|---------8\6---------------------------------3----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bang bang. That awful sound, bang bang. My baby shot me
e|---------------------------------------------------------1----------------| B|---1------1-------2---2-1-----1-----2--1-----------------1----------------| G|--------1---3-1---3--3----3---3------------3---1----0----1----------------| D|------3-----------3-3---------2---2----------------------3----------------| A|------------------------------3-3------------------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------1----------------|
down. (Play, bend down a
half step w/ bar,
then release bend)
End of Song.
Alternate version of starred section
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e|----------------------------------------------------------0--| B|------------------------------6-----------1---2---4---2---1--| G|--6---6---6---8-------6---8---6---6-------0---0---0---0---0--| D|--6---6---6---6-------6---6---6---6-------2---3---5---3---2--| A|--8---8---------------8-------8------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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(1) - Ghost note. Play very faintly.
\ - Slide. You all know how this works.
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