Dont Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash | Guitar Chords

[Verse 1]
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 A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm
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A boy filled with wonderlust who really meant no harm
   D#
He changed his clothes and shined his boots
And combed his dark hair down
        A#
And his mother cried as he walked out

[Chorus]
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      D#                   A#
Don't take your guns to town son
D#                    A#
Leave your guns at home Bill
           D#              A#
Don't take your guns to town

[Verse 2]
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   A#
He laughed and kissed his mom
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And said your Billy Joe's a man
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I can shoot as quick and straight as anybody can
      D#
But I wouldn't shoot without a cause
I'd gun nobody down
        A#
But she cried again as he rode away



[Verse 3]
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   A#
He sang a song as on he rode
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His guns hung at his hips
   A#
He rode into a cattle town
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A smile upon his lips
   D#
He stopped and walked into a bar
And laid his money down
        A#
But his mother's words echoed again



[Verse 4]
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He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand
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And tried to tell himself atlast he had become a man
  D#
A dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
       A#
And he heard again his mothers words
      D#                   A#
Don't take your guns to town son
D#                    A#
Leave your guns at home Bill
           D#              A#
Don't take your guns to town

[Verse 5]
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A#
Filled with rage then
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Billy Joe reached for his gun to draw
        A#
But the stranger drew his gun and fired
  F            A#
Before he even saw
   D#
As Billy Joe fell to the floor
The crowd all gathered around
    A#
And wondered at his final words