The Boy With The Gun
David SylvianVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | (Twice)
He knows well his... wicked ways, a... course of bitter - ness,
A grudge held from his... childhood days, as if...life had loved him less,
Reading down his... list of names, he... ticks them, one by one,
He points the barrel at the sky, firing shots off... at the sun,
Emsus2 D
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | I am the law, and I am the king-------------,
I am the wisdom, listen to me sing!
He carves out the... victims names, in the wooden butt of the... gun,
He leans well back a - gainst the tree, he knows his kingdoms come,
He'll... breath a sigh, self - satisfied, the... work is in good hands,
He shoots the coins in - to the air, and...follows where the...money lands,
Emsus2 D
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | I am the law, and I am the king-------------,
I am the wisdom, listen to me sing!
He pauses at the... city's edge, of hellfire and of stone,
He summons up the... devil there, to give him... courage of his own,
He'll... free the sinners... of deceit, they'll... hear his name and run,
His justice is his own reward, measured out be - neath the sun!
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ |
Dsus2
I am the law, and I am the king--------------,
(My name, my name's------ on the gun----!)
Dsus2
I am the wisdom, listen--- to me-- sing!
(My name, my name's------ on the gun----!)
I am the law, and I am the king-----------------,
I am the wisdom, listen to me sing!| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ |
||: /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ :||(Three times)
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | The work has just--- begun,
The boy with the gun! | /_/_/ /_/_/ |
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ |
||: /__/__/ /__/__/ | /__/__/ /__/__/ :|| / ||
= 022000 = 133111
= xx0232 = 355333
= x35500 = 466544
= x20202 = 688766
= x21202 = 022200
= 022030 Emsus2 = 022002
= xx0230
= x32020
= x02210
= x02212
= x02213
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Readable chord sheet for The Boy With The Gun by David Sylvian
| [Em]/_/_/ /_/_/ | [D]/_/_/ /_/_/ |[Cmaj7] /_/_/ /_/_/ | [Bm7]/_/_/ /[B7]_/_/ | (Twice)
[Em] He knows [Em7]well his.[Dsus2].. wicked ways, a.[Cmaj7].. course of bitter - [Cadd9]ness,
[Em] A grudge held f[Em7]rom his[Dsus2]... childhood days, as if[Cmaj7]...life had loved him[Cadd9] less,
[Am] Reading down his.[Am6].. list of names, he..[Am7]. ticks them, one by o[D]ne,
[Fm] He points the barrel [Gm]at the sky,[Ab] firing shots off.[Bb].. at the sun,
[Esus4] [Em] [D] [Cmaj7] [Bm7] [B7] Emsus2 [Em] [D]
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | I am the law, and I am the king-------------,
[Cmaj7] I am the wisdom, li[B7]sten to me s[Em]ing!
[Em] He carves [Em7]out the.[Dsus2].. victims names, in the [Cmaj7]wooden butt of the[Cadd9]... gun,
[Em] He leans well [Em7]back a[Dsus2] - gainst the tree, he [Cmaj7]knows his kingdoms [Cadd9]come,
He'll.[Am].. breath a sigh, self -[Am6] satisfied, the.[Am7].. work is in good ha[D]nds,
[Fm] He shoots the coins in - [Gm]to the air, and[Ab]...follows where the[Bb]...money lands,
[Esus4] [Em] [D] [Cmaj7] [Bm7] [B7] Emsus2 [Em] [D]
| /_/_/ /_/_/ | /_/_/ /_/_/ | I am the law, and I am the king-------------,
[Cmaj7] I am the wisdom, li[B7]sten to me s[Em]ing!
[Em] He pauses [Em7]at the.[Dsus2].. city's edge, of he[Cmaj7]llfire and of [Cadd9]stone,
[Em] He summons [Em7]up the.[Dsus2].. devil there, to give him.[Cmaj7].. courage of his[Cadd9] own,
He'll.[Am].. free the sinners.[Am6].. of deceit, they'll.[Am7].. hear his name and r[D]un,
[Fm] His justice is his [Gm]own reward, [Ab] measured out be - n[Bb]eath the sun!
|[Esus4] /_/_/ [Em]/_/_/ | [Dsus2]/_/_/ /_/_/ |
[Cmaj7] [Bm7] [B7] [Em] [Dsus2]
I am the law, and I am the king--------------,
(My name, my name's------ on the gun----!)
[Cmaj7] [Bm7] [B7] [Em] [Dsus2]
I am the wisdom, listen--- to me-- sing!
(My name, my name's------ on the gun----!)
[Cmaj7] [Bm7] [B7] [Em] [Dsus2]
I am the law, and I am the king-----------------,
[Cmaj7] I am the wisdom, l[Bm7]isten [B7]to me s[Em]ing!|[Dsus2] /_/_/ /_/_/ |[Cmaj7] /_/_/ /_/_/ | [Bm7]/_/_/ [B7]/_/_/ |
||: [Em]/_/_/ /_/_/ |[Dsus2] /_/_/ /_/_/ |[Cmaj7] /_/_/ /_/_/ | [Bm7]/_/_/ /[B7]_/_/ :||(Three times)
| /[Em]_/_/ /_/_/ |[Dsus2] /_/_/ /_/_/ | [Cmaj7] [Bm7] The w[B7]ork has j[Em]ust--- begun,
[Dsus2] The boy with the [Cmaj7]gun! | [Bm7]/_/_/ [B7]/_/_/ |
| /[Em]_/_/ /_/_/ | [D]/_/_/ /_/_/ |[Cmaj7] /_/_/ /_/_/ | [Bm7]/_/_/ /[B7]_/_/ |
||: [Em]/__/__/ /__/__/ | [D]/_[Dsus2]_/__/ [Am]/__/__/ :|| [Em]/ ||
[Em] = 022000 [Fm] = 133111
[D] = xx0232 [Gm] = 355333
[Cmaj7] = x35500 [Ab] = 466544
[Bm7] = x20202 [Bb] = 688766
[B7] = x21202 [Esus4] = 022200
[Em7] = 022030 Emsus2 = 022002
[Dsus2] = xx0230
[Cadd9] = x32020
[Am] = x02210
[Am6] = x02212
[Am7] = x02213