The Last Gunfighter Ballad Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
[D]

[Verse 1]
The [Em]old gunfighter on the porch
[D]Stared into the sun
[C]And relived the days of [G]living by the gun
[D]When dea[Em]dly games of pride were played
[D]And living was mistakes
not made
And the thought [G]of the smell
of the black [C]powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn [G]of a joke

[Verse 2]
[D]Ah, the smell of the black
[G]powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn of a [G]joke

[Verse 3]
[G]
[D]It's alw[Em]ays keep your back to the sun
He can [D]almost feel the weight of the gun
[G]And he's faster than snakes
or the blink of an eye
And it's a time for all slow men to die
And [D]his eye[Em]s get squinty
and his fingers twitch
[D]As he empties the gun at
the son of a bitch
And he's hit by [C]the smell of the black
powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn [G]of a joke

[Verse 4]
Hit [D]by the smell of the black
[G]powder smoke
And the stand [D]in the street
at the turn of a [G]joke

[Verse 5]
[G]
Now the burn [Em]of a bullet is only a scar
[D]He's back in his chair in front
of the bar
And the streets [Cm]are empty and
the blood's all dried
[G]And the dead are dust and
the whiskey's inside
[D]So buy him[Em] a drink and lend
him an ear
'Cause [D]he's nobody's fool
and the only one [G]here
Who remem[C]bers the smell of the black
powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn [G]of a joke

[Verse 6]
Re[D]member the smell of the black
[G]powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn of a [G]joke

[Verse 7]
[G]
He said I stood [Em]in that street
before it was paved
Learned to [D]shoot or be shot
before I could shave
And I [C]did it all for the money and fame
[G]Noble was nothing but feeling no shame
[D]And nothing[Em] was sacred
but stayin' alive
And all [D]that I learned from
a Colt 45
[C]Was to curse the smell of the black
powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn [G]of a joke

[Verse 8]
Curse [C]the smell of the black
[G]powder smoke
And the stand [D]in the street
at the turn of a [G]joke

[Verse 9]
[G]
He's just an [Em]old man, now,
that no one believes
That [D]says he's a gunfighter,
the last of the breed
And there are [C]ghosts
[G]in the street seeking revenge
[C]Calling[G] him out to the lunatic fringe
[D]Now he'[Em]s out in the traffic
checking the sun
[D]And he's killed by a car
as he goes for his [Em]gun
So [C]much for the smell of the black
powder smoke
[D]And the stand in the street
at the turn [G]of a joke

[Verse 10]
So much [C]for the smell of the black
[G]powder smoke
And the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke