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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

by Johnny Horton

Written by: Bacharach & David

THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE Bacharach & David Johnny Horton C G C G | / / / / | / When Lib^er ty | C F C Am ||: Val ance rode to | town n^The wom^en nn | folk would hide ee | ee ee ee they'd | ||: girl can make a | man n^Stay on n^when nn | he should go oo | oo oo oo stay | F6 G F G C F | hide ee ee ee | ee When Lib^er ty | Val ance walked a | round d^The men would | | on nn nn nn | nn Just try^ing to | build a peace ful | life e^Where love is | C Am Em | ^step a ^side ee ee | ee ee ee Cause^the | point^of^a^gun nn was^the | | ^free to ^grow ww ww | ww ww ww But^the | point^of^a^gun nn was^the | Bm Em F C Em | ^on ly ^law ww ~ ^That | Lib^er ty un der | stoo oo dd When^it | came to^sho o^ot ing | | ^on ly ^law ww ~ ^That | Lib^er ty un der | stoo oo dd When^the | fi nal^show w^w down | Am F tacet C | straight and^fast t^t tt | tt tt He^was ss | migh hh ty yy | good dd dd / | | came at^last t^t tt | tt t^A law^book kk | was ss no oo | good dd dd / | G F G C F C Em | / From out of^the | East a stran ger | came e^A law^book kk | in his hand dd | | / A lone and^a | fraid she prayed that | he'd d^Re turn^that tt | fate ful night tt | F6 G F G C | dd dd dd a | man nn nn nn | nn The kind^of a | man the West would | | tt tt tt that | night tt tt tt | tt When noth^ing she | said could keep her | F C Am | need d^To tame a | ^trou bled ^land dd dd | dd dd dd Cause^the | | man n^From go ing | ^out to ^fight tt tt | tt tt tt From^the | Em Bm Em | point^of^a^gun nn was^the | ^on ly ^law ww ~ ^That | Li^ber ty un der | | mo^ment^a^girl ll gets^to | ^be full ^grown nn ~ ^The | ve^ry first thing she | F G C Em Am | stood dd dd When^it | came to^shoot t^t ing | straight and^fast t^t tt | | learns ss ss When^two | men go^out t^t to | face each^oth h^h er | F tacet Am | tt tt He^was ss | migh hh ty yy | good dd dd dd | | rr rr On^ly yy | one ee re ee | turns ss ss ss | Em Am Am7 Am Em F G | Ma^ny a man would | face his gun And | ma^ny a man would | fa ll ll ~ ^The | | Ev^ry one heard two | shots ring out One | shot made Li^ber ty | fa ll ll ~ ^The | C Em Am Em Am Em Am Em | Man Who Shot / | Li^ber ty Val ance | / He shot / | Li^ber ty Val ance | | Man Who Shot / | Li^ber ty Val ance | / He shot / | Li^ber ty Val ance | F G C G F G 1. | / He was the | brav est of them | all ll ll ll | ll ll / / | / / / / | / The love of^a :|| F C 2. | / He was the | brav vv vv vv | est tt tt tt | of ff ff ff | ff ff them mm | all ll ll ll | | ll ll ll / | / / / / | / / / / ||

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