The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Gene PitneyVersion1
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Chords in this song
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When Liberty Valance rode to town
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around
The men would step aside
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When it came to shooting straight and fast
He was mighty good
From out of the East a stranger came
A law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need
To tame a troubled land
But the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown came to pass
A law book was no good
Many a man would face his gun
And many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all
The love of a girl can make a man stay on
When he should go, stay on
Just trying to build a peaceful life
Where love is free to grow
But the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown came to pass
A law book was no good
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd
Return that fateful night, oh that night
When nothing she said could keep her man
From going out to fight
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown
The very first thing she learns
When two men go out to face each other
Only one returns
Everyone heard two shots ring out
The shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance chords (ver. 2)
Gene Pitney /Burt Bacharach - Hal David
When Liberty Valance rode to town
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around
The men would step aside
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When it came to shooting straight and fast
He was mighty good
From out of the East a stranger came
A law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need
To tame a troubled land
But the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown came to pass
A law book was no good
Many a man would face his gun
And many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all
The love of a girl can make a man stay on
When he should go, stay on
Just trying to build a peaceful life
Where love is free to grow
But the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown came to pass
A law book was no good
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd
Return that fateful night, oh that night
When nothing she said could keep her man
From going out to fight
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown
The very first thing she learns
When two men go out to face each other
Only one returns
Everyone heard two shots ring out
The shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all
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Readable chord sheet for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by Gene Pitney
[C] When Liberty [C]Valance rode to [F]town The womenf[Em]olk would [Am]hide, they'd [F]hide [G] When Liberty V[C]alance walked a[F]round The men would [Em]step a[Am]side 'Cause the [Em]point of a gun was the [Gm]only law That [Em]Liberty under[F]stood[G] When it [C]came to [Em]shooting [Am]straight and fast He was [F]mighty [C]good From out of the [C]East a stranger [F]came A law book [Em]in his [Am]hand, a [F]man [G] The kind of a [C]man the West would [F]need To tame a [Em]troubled [Am]land But the [Em]point of a gun was the [Gm]only law That [Em]Liberty under[F]stood[G] When the [C]final [Em]showdown [Am]came to pass A law book [F]was no [C]good [Am]Many a [Em]man would [Am]face his gun And [Em]many a man would [F]fall [G] The [C]man who [Em]shot [Am]Liberty Valance [C]He [Em]shot [Am]Liberty Valance [F]He was the bravest of them [C]all The [C]love of a girl can make a [F]man stay on When [Em]he should [Am]go, stay [F]on [G] Just trying to [C]build a peaceful [F]life Where love is [Em]free to [Am]grow But the [Em]point of a gun was the [Gm]only law That [Em]Liberty under[F]stood[G] When the [C]final [Em]showdown [Am]came to pass A law book [F]was no [C]good Alone and a[C]fraid, she prayed that h[F]e'd Return that [Em]fateful [Am]night, oh that [F]night[G] When nothing she [C]said could keep her [F]man From going [Em]out to [Am]fight From the [Em]moment a girl gets to [Am]be full grown The [Em]very first thing she [F]learn[G]s When [C]two men [Em]go out to [Am]face each other [F]Only one re[C]turns [Am]Everyone [Em]heard two [Am]shots ring out The [Em]shot made Liberty [F]fall[G] The [C]man who [Em]shot [Am]Liberty Valance [C]He [Em]shot [Am]Liberty Valance [F]He was the bravest of them [C]all The [C]man who [Em]shot [Am]Liberty Valance [C]He [Em]shot [Am]Liberty Valance [F]He was the bravest of them [C]all The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance chords (ver. 2) Gene Pitney /Burt Bacharach - Hal David [E]When Liberty Valance rode to [A]town The womenfolk [Abm]would hide,[C#m] they'd hide [A] [B7] When Liberty Va[E]lance walked ar[A]ound The men would [Abm]step a[C#m]side 'Cause the [Abm]point of a gun was the [Ebm]only law That [Abm]Liberty under[A]stoo[B7]d When it [E]came to [Abm]shooting [C#m]straight and fast [A]He was mighty [E]good From [E]out of the East a stranger [A]came A law book [Abm]in his [C#m]hand, a [A]man [B7] The kind of a [E]man the West would [A]need To tame a [Abm]troubled [C#m]land But the [Abm]point of a gun was the [Ebm]only law That [Abm]Liberty under[A]stoo[B7]d When the [E]final [Abm]showdown [C#m]came to pass A law book [A]was no [E]good [C#m]Many a [Abm]man would [C#m]face his gun And [Abm]many a man would [A]fall [B7] The [E]man who [Abm]shot [C#m]Liberty Valance [E]He [Abm]shot [C#m]Liberty Valance [A]He was the bravest of them [E]all The [E]love of a girl can make a [A]man stay on When [Abm]he should [C#m]go, stay [A]on [B7] Just trying to [E]build a peaceful [A]life Where love is [Abm]free to [C#m]grow But the [Abm]point of a gun was the [Ebm]only law That [Abm]Liberty under[A]stoo[B7]d When the [E]final [Abm]showdown [C#m]came to pass A law book [A]was no [E]good A[E]lone and a[F]fraid, she prayed that [Bb]he'd Return that [Am]fateful [Dm]night, oh that [Bb]night[C] When nothing she s[F]aid could keep her [Bb]man From going [Am]out to [Dm]fight From the [Am]moment a girl gets to [Em]be full grown The [Am]very first thing she [Bb]learns[C] When [F]two men [Am]go out to [Dm]face each other [Bb]Only one re[Dm]turns [Dm]Everyone [Am]heard two [Dm]shots ring out The [Am]shot made Liberty [Bb]fall [C] The [F]man who [Am]shot [Dm]Liberty Valance [F]He [Am]shot [Dm]Liberty Valance [Bb]He was the bravest of them [Dm]all The [F]man who [Am]shot [Dm]Liberty Valance [F]He [Am]shot [Dm]Liberty Valance [Bb]He was the bravest of them [Dm]all