Don't Take Your Guns To Town
| Category: | Calm |
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| Category: | Ballad |
| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | A cautionary cowboy ballad by Johnny Cash about a young man who ignores his mother's warning, with tragic consequences. |
AA young cowboy named Billy Joe grew E7restless on the Afarm
A boy filled with wanderlust who E7really meant no Aharm
He Dchanged his clothes and shined his boots and combed his dark hair down
And his Amother cried as he walked out
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown son
DLeave your guns at Ahome Bill
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown
He laughed and kissed his mom and said E7your Billy Joe's a Aman
I can shoot as quick and straight as E7anybody Acan
But I'd Dwouldn't shoot without a cause
I'd gun nobody down but she E7cried again as he Arode away
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown son
DLeave your guns at Ahome Bill
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown
He sang a song as on he rode his E7guns hung at his Ahips
He rode into a cattle town a E7smile upon his Alips
He Dstopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down
But his Amother's words echoed again
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown son
DLeave your guns at Ahome Bill
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown
He drank his first strong liquor then to E7calm his shaking Ahand
And tried to tell himself at last he E7had become a Aman
A Ddusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he E7heard again his Amother's words
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown son
DLeave your guns at Ahome Bill
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown
Bill was raged and Billy Joe reached E7for his gun to Adraw
But the stranger drew his gun and fired E7before he even Asaw
As DBilly Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered around
And Awondered at his final words
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown son
DLeave your guns at Ahome Bill
Don't DTake Your Guns To ATown
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