When The Chips Are Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Well I [C]ain't one for runnin'
when I see trouble comin' an' the [Bb]chips are down
Well I [C]ain't one for runnin' when the bad
guys are comin an' [Bb]the chips are down

[Verse 2]
I gotta [F]snappy trigger finger
thats a- [Ab]ready [G]to squeeze
I got an [C]icy cold stare that'll [D]make you freeze
I [C]ain't scared of [G]nothin' an' I ain't one for
bluffin' when the [C]chips are [Eb]down

[Verse 3]
When [C]the Rat Packs are hidin' an' the
lawmen are ridin' an' the [Bb]ace is black
There's a [C]piano- honkin' an' a- soon
stop a- talkin' when [Bb]the kid gets back
He got [F]a colt 45 an' it
can [G]fill you with lead
An' you [C]won't know what hit
you right but that [D]you will be dead
I [C]ain't scared of nothin' an' I [G]ain't one
for bluffin' when [C]the chips [D]are down

[Verse 4]
When the [F]chips are down,
when [G]the chips are down
There's a boodle for the losers [F]an' [Eb]a skin
ful for [F]the boozers every [C]town[D]
[C]When [F]the chips are down,
[C]whe[F]n the[G] chips are down
There's [C]a coyote [G]a- howlin' an' the[Eb] sheriffs get a- pou[F]ndin' in every tow[C]n[Eb]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
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I'm a- [C]hell a- bent for leather, I can change it like the weather,
when [Bb]the chips are [Eb]down, [Bb]down, [Eb]down, [Bb]down
[Eb]Be a l[C]oner be a rider,
a loser an' a hider when the [Bb]chips are [Eb]down[Bb][Eb][Bb]
If you're [F]ridin' into town an'
there's a [Ab]price on your [G]head
Then you [C]won't know what hit you
right but that [D]you will be dead
'Cos [C]you got some pills,
I got a [G]baby that'll kill you when the [C]chips are down
[D]When the

[Verse 6]
[F]chips are down,
when the [G]chips are down
There's a [C]boodle for [G]the losers an' [Eb]a skinful
for the [F]boozers of every [C]town[G][C]
Oh, when the [E]chips [F]are down,
when [G]the chips are down
There's [C]a coyote a- [G]howlin' an' [Eb]the sheriffs
get [F]a- poundin' in every [C]town

[Verse 7]
I'm a- [Eb]hell a- bent for leather,
I can [F]change it like the [Ab]weather when I'm [C]down
Well [Eb]I ain't a- one for bluffin' an' I [F]ain't a- scared of
[G]nothin' when I'm [C]down

[Outro 1]
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