Running Gun

I [D]rode out of Kansas City,going/ south[G7] to Mexico

I [A]was/ running dodging danger,left [G7]the/ girl that I loved [D]so

Fa[G7]r behind lay Kansas City and the/ past that I had earned

Tw[A]enty/ notches on my six gun marked th[G7]e/ lessons I had le[D]arned

Ma[G7]ny times I sold my fast gun for [D]a/ place to lay my head

Ti[G7]ll the/ nights began to haunt me b[D]y the/ men that I lay[A] dead

Co[D]uldn't/ stand it any longer wit[G7]h the/ life that I'd begun

So[A] I/ said good-bye to Jeannie and[G7]/ became a running [D]gun

I [G7]rode into Amarillo as the sun sank in the west

My[A] thoughts in Kansas City and the g[G7]irl that I love best   [D]

As[G7] I smiled and kissed her gently and then turned around to go

Sa[A]id I'd send for her to meet me whe[G7]n I reached old Me[D]xico

I [G7]had barely left the saddle and my foot [D]just touched the ground

Wh[G7]en a cold voice from the shadows told [D]me not to turn aroun[A]d

Sa[D]id he new about my fast gun,new t[G7]he price paid by the law

Ch[A]allenged by a bounty hun[G7]ter,so I turned around[D] to draw

I [D]knew someday I'd meet him for his han[G7]d like lightning flashed

My[A] own gun stayed in leather as his bu[G7]llet tore it's path [D]

As[G7] my strength was slowly fading,I could see him walk away

An[A]d I knew that where I lie today,he[G7] to must lie some day[D]

No[G7]w my strength is slowly fading and my eyes [D]are growing dim

An[G7]d my thoughts return to Jeannie

an[D]d the home that we had pla[A]nned

Oh[D] please tell her won't you mister

th[G7]at she's still the only one

Bu[A]t a woman's love is waisted when s[G7]he loves a running gu[D]n

Cheers!!!