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The Lumineers - Gun Song Chords

Chord reference G, C, Em, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[G]I don’t own a [C]single [G]gun, [G]but if I did you’d [C]be the [G]one. [G]To hold it, aim it, make all the [Em]bad [D]men [G]run. [G]But [D]I don’t [Em]own [D]a [C]single [D] [G]gun.

[G] [G]And I don’t [C]have a [G]sweetheart yet. [G]But if I did I’d [C]break my [G]neck. [G]To please her, make her wanna [Em]stay, in [D]my [G]arms she’d rest. [G]But [D]I don’t [Em]have[D] a [C]sweetheart [D] yet.[G]

[G]I can’t believe what I found in daddy’s sock drawer, sock drawer today. [G]It was a pistol, a Smith & Wesson, holy holy shit. [G]La la la la la, [G]la la la la la, [G]la la la la la [G]La la la la la, [G]la la la la la, [G]la la la la la

[G] [G]The things I [C]knew [G]when I was young. [G]Some were true and [C]some were [G]wrong. [G]And one day I’ll pray I’ll be [Em]more than [D]my [G]fathers son. [G]But [D]I don’t [Em]own [D]a [C]single [D]gun. [G]

[G]La la la la la, [G]la la la la la

Artist The Lumineers
Album Cleopatra
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2016
Key G

How to Play Gun Song on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Gun Song can be played in the key of G using the G, C, Em, D chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Gun Song with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.