God is a Bullet

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(intro) Em  D  C  Em

               Em
There's a green plaid jacket on the back of the chair
                D
It's like a moment frozen forever there
                 C                                                           Em
Mom and dad had a lot of big plans for their little man
           D
"...So proud."

Em
Mama's gone crazy 'cause her baby's shot down
                D
By some teenage car chase war out of bounds
                  C                                                             Em    D
It was the wrong place wrong time wrong end of a gun.

Em
Shoot straight   - from the hip

Gone forever in a trigger slip
                        D
You know, it could have been
                                        C
It could have been your brother.

Em
Shoot straight - shoot to kill
 D
Blame each other, blame yourselves
C                                D                   C              Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

             Em
They're gonna call me sir they'll all stop picking on me
                 D
Well I'm a high school grad I'm over 5 foot 3
               C                                                       Em
I'll get a badge and a gun and I'll join the P.D.
            D
They'll see
      Em
He didn't have to use the gun they put in his hand
                       D
But when the guy came at him, well he panicked and ran
                 C                                                                       Em
And it's thirty long years before they give him another chance
              D
And it's sad sad sad

Em
Shoot straight   - from the hip

Gone forever in a trigger slip
                        D
You know, it could have been
                                        C
It could have been your brother.

Em
Shoot straight - shoot to kill
 D
Blame each other, blame yourselves
C                                D                   C              Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

(solo 2x)
Em Em  D D C C Em D

Em
Shoot straight   - from the hip
Gone forever in a trigger slip
                        D
You know, it could have been
                                        C
It could have been your brother.

Em                                        D
John Lennon, Doctor King, Harvey Milk
all for goddamn nothing
C                                D                    C              Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

(solo)
 Em  (8 compassos)

C                                D                    C              Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

(solo)
 Em  (8 compassos)

(solo)

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