Gene Pitney - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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the man who shot liberty valance chords ( ver . 1 )
gene pitney /Burt bacharach – hal david

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C

C F
when liberty valance rode to town
Em Am F G
the womenfolk would hide , they’d hide
C F
when liberty valance walked around
Em Am
the men would step aside
Em Gm
’cause the point of a gun was the only law
Em F G
that liberty understood
C Em Am
when it came to shooting straight and fast
F C
he was mighty good

C F
from out of the east a stranger came
Em Am F G
a law book in his hand , a man
C F
the kind of a man the west would need
Em Am
to tame a troubled land
Em Gm
but the point of a gun was the only law
Em F G
that liberty understood
C Em Am
when the final showdown came to pass
F C
a law book was no good

Am Em Am
many a man would face his gun
Em F G
and many a man would fall
C Em Am
the man who shot liberty valance
C Em Am
he shot liberty valance
F C
he was the bravest of them all

C F
the love of a girl can make a man stay on
Em Am F G
when he should go , stay on
C F
just trying to build a peaceful life
Em Am
where love is free to grow
Em Gm
but the point of a gun was the only law
Em F G
that liberty understood
C Em Am
when the final showdown came to pass
F C
a law book was no good

C F
alone and afraid , she prayed that he’d
Em Am F G
return that fateful night , oh that night
C F
when nothing she said could keep her man
Em Am
from going out to fight
Em Am
from the moment a girl gets to be full grown
Em F G
the very first thing she learns
C Em Am
when two men go out to face each other
F C
only one returns

Am Em Am
everyone heard two shots ring out
Em F G
the shot made liberty fall
C Em Am
the man who shot liberty valance
C Em Am
he shot liberty valance
F C
he was the bravest of them all

C Em Am
the man who shot liberty valance
C Em Am
he shot liberty valance
F C
he was the bravest of them all

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the man who shot liberty valance chords ( ver . 2 )
gene pitney /Burt bacharach – hal david

E A
when liberty valance rode to town
G#m C#m A B7
the womenfolk would hide , they’d hide
E A
when liberty valance walked around
G#m C#m
the men would step aside
G#m D#m
’cause the point of a gun was the only law
G#m A B7
that liberty understood
E G#m C#m
when it came to shooting straight and fast
A E
he was mighty good

E A
from out of the east a stranger came
G#m C#m A B7
a law book in his hand , a man
E A
the kind of a man the west would need
G#m C#m
to tame a troubled land
G#m D#m
but the point of a gun was the only law
G#m A B7
that liberty understood
E G#m C#m
when the final showdown came to pass
A E
a law book was no good

C#m G#m C#m
many a man would face his gun
G#m A B7
and many a man would fall
E G#m C#m
the man who shot liberty valance
E G#m C#m
he shot liberty valance
A E
he was the bravest of them all

E A
the love of a girl can make a man stay on
G#m C#m A B7
when he should go , stay on
E A
just trying to build a peaceful life
G#m C#m
where love is free to grow
G#m D#m
but the point of a gun was the only law
G#m A B7
that liberty understood
E G#m C#m
when the final showdown came to pass
A E
a law book was no good

E F A#
alone and afraid , she prayed that he’d
Am Dm A# C
return that fateful night , oh that night
F A#
when nothing she said could keep her man
Am Dm
from going out to fight
Am Em
from the moment a girl gets to be full grown
Am A# C
the very first thing she learns
F Am Dm
when two men go out to face each other
A# Dm
only one returns

Dm Am Dm
everyone heard two shots ring out
Am A# C
the shot made liberty fall
F Am Dm
the man who shot liberty valance
F Am Dm
he shot liberty valance
A# Dm
he was the bravest of them all

F Am Dm
the man who shot liberty valance
F Am Dm
he shot liberty valance
A# Dm
he was the bravest of them all

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