Machine Gun Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][G][C][Bm][C][D]
[G][C][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Tell me what a young man,
mama, what's he [C]got to live [G]for
[C]Tossed in [G]the shuffles of
everyday [C]war[D]
Searchin' for some trouble, Lord,
which I'm [C]sure [G]he will find
[C]Spend your who[G]le life fightin',
son, meet your dy[D]in' time

[Verse 2]
It's a [G]shame, it's a [D]shame, Lord
The [F]trigger be his only [Em]friend
It's a [G]shame, [D]oh yeah
But it [A]ain't never gonna [G]end,
no, that's [C]right

[Verse 3]
He's a [D]pocketful [G]of hate that
[D]don't [G]give a damn
[C]What fate [A]awaits the ma
[C]chine- [G]gun man?
Well, he [D]ain't got [G]no future
and [D]he ain't got no [G]plan
[D]What fate [A]awaits the ma
[C]chine- [G]gun man?
The machine gun [D]man,

[Interlude 1]
yeah
[G][D][G][C][G]
[D]

[Verse 4]
[D]I can't see tomorrow and
I [C]don't see [G]today
[C]Trail [G]of confusion, Lord,
done leadin' [C]my way
[D]They say the only thing worth killin',
[C]Lord, be [G]killin' time
[C]Only sou[G]l worth savin' now, mama,
be a re- sav[C]in' [D]mine

[Verse 5]
It's a [G]shame, it's a [D]shame, Lord
The [F]trigger be his only [Em]friend
[D]It's a sha[G]me, oh [D]yeah
But it [A]ain't never gonna [G]end,
that's [C]right

[Verse 6]
He's a [D]pocketful of [G]hate that
[D]don't give a dam[G]n
[D]What fate [A]awaits the ma
[C]chine- [G]gun man?
Well, [D]he ain't got [G]no future and
[D]he ain't got no [G]plan[D]
What fate [A]awaits the ma[C]chine- [G]gun man?

[Verse 7]
[A]He kee[D]ps shootin'[A], oh mama
Like [G]any old [D]fool would do
[A]Lord, the life he be leadin'
Ain't the [G]one he [D]had to choose

[Verse 8]
[A]As he walks on out that door
[G]Mama breaks [D]down to cry
[A]Oh, as she waves the ma
[C]chine gun man
[G]Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye,
good[C]bye

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][D][G][D][A][D][C][G]
[D][G][D][G][D][A][C][D]
[G][D][F][Em][G][D]
[A][G]
[D]Yeah, he's a

[Verse 9]
pocket[G]ful of hate
that [D]don't [G]give a damn
Oh, [D]what fate [A]awaits the
ma[C]chine- [G]gun man?
Well, he [D]ain't got no fu[G]ture
and he [D]ain't got no [G]plan
[D]What fate [A]awaits the ma
[C]chine- [G]gun man?
The ma[C]chine, yeah, [G]gun man, the machine- gun [D]man,
yeah, [G]oh yeah

[Outro 1]
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[C][G][C][G][D]