10000 Maniacs

Gun Shy(Ukulele chords)

10000 Maniacs

Key: G

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	        Intro Chords (same as first verse)
(G  G  G  G) 
(Am G  D  D) 

(G)I always knew that you would 
Take yourself far from home 
As (Am)soon as, as (G)far as 
You could go(D) 

By the (G)quarter inch cut of your hair 
And the army issued green 
For the (Am)past six weeks I can tell (G) 
Where you've been(D) 

For I knew,(G) I could see (D) It was (Am)all cut and dried to me (G) There was sold(Am)ier's blue blood (G)Streaming inside your veins (D)
There's a (G)world outside of this room (D) And when you (Am)meet it promise (G)me That (Am)you won't (G)meet it With your (D)gun For now,(G) you are one One of the brave few It's so (Am)awful sad that we need (G) Boys like you (D) I (G)hope the day never comes For here's your live round, son Stock and bar(Am)rel, safety trig(G)ger Here's your gun (D)
For I knew(G), I could see (D) It was all (Am) cut and dried to me (G) There was sold(Am)ier's blue blood (G)Streaming inside your veins (D)
There's a wor(G)ld outside of this room (D) And when you (Am)meet it promise me (G) That (Am)you won't (G)meet it With your (D) gun, taking aim For I don't (G)mean, to (Am)argue That they've (G)made a decent boy of you (Am) I don't (G)mean to spoil your home(D)coming, but (Am)Baby brother, you would expect me to (G) Instrumental for 4 bars, continue playing (G) Stock and (Am)barrel, safety trigger (G) Here's your gun (D) So now (G) does your heart pitter-pat With that patriotic sound When you (Am)see the stripes of (G)Old Glory (D)waving
For I knew(G), I could see (D) It was all (Am) cut and dried to me (G) There was sold(Am)ier's blue blood (G)Streaming inside your veins (D)
There's a wor(G)ld outside of this room (D) And when you (Am)meet it promise (G)me That (Am)you won't (G)meet it With your (D) gun, taking aim For I don't (G)mean, to (Am)argue That they've (G)made a decent boy of you (Am) I don't (G)mean to spoil your home(D)coming My (Am)baby brother (D)Jude And I don't (G)mean to (Am)hurt you By (G)saying these things a(Am)gain They're so (G)good at making sold(D)iers But they're (Am)not as good at making (G)Men

Written by Natalie Merchant

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