Pistol Packin' Mama Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][D]

[Chorus 1]
[G]Lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [D]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol [G]down[D]

[Verse 1]
Oh, [G]drinking beer in a cabaret
Was I having [D]fun
Until one night she caught me right
And now I'm on the [G]run

[Chorus 2]
Oh, [G]lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [D]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol [G]down
[D]

[Verse 2]
Oh, I'll [G]sing you every night Bing
And I'll woo you every [D]day
I'll be your regular mama
And I'll put that gun [G]away

[Chorus 3]
[G]Lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [D]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that thing down
Before it [G]goes off
And hurts somebody
[D]

[Verse 3]
Oh, she [G]kicked out my windshield
And she hit me over the [D]head
She cussed and cried and said I'd lied
And she wished that I was [G]dead

[Chorus 4]
[G]Lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [D]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol [G]down

[Bridge 1]
We're three tough [D]gals
From deep down [G]Texas way
We got no [D]pals
They don't like the [G]way we play
We're a [C]rough rooting tooting shooting trio
But you [G]ought to see my sister [E]Cleo
She's a [A]terror make no error
But there ain't no nicer terror
[Am]Here's what we tell [Eb]her

[Chorus 5]
[Ab]Lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [Eb]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol [Ab]down

[Solo 1]
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[Ab][Eb][Eb][Ab]

[Verse 4]
[Ab]Pappy made a batch of corn
The revenuers [Eb]came
The draugh was slow
So now they know
You can't do that to [Ab]Mame

[Chorus 6]
Oh, [Ab]lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [Eb]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol [Ab]down[Eb]

[Verse 5]
[Ab]Oh, singin' songs in a cabaret
Was I having [Eb]fun
Until one night it didn't seem right
And now I'm on the [Ab]run

[Verse 6]
Oh, [A]lay that pistol down, babe
Lay that pistol [E]down
Pistol packing mama
Lay that pistol down
Oh, [Bm]pistol packing mama
[E]Lay that pistol [A]down
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