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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Gene Pitney
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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

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