The Last Gunfighter Ballad — Guy Clark
Chords and lyrics for The Last Gunfighter Ballad by Guy Clark (key of G).
Verse 1
Now the [Em]old gunfighter on the porch
[D]stared into the sun
and [C]relived the days of [G]living by the gun
when [Em]deadly games of pride were played
and [D]living was mistakes not made
and the [C]thought of the smell of the black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
[C]Ah, the smell of the [G]black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
Verse 2
And he can [Em]almost feel the weight of the gun
and it's [D]always keep your back to the sun
and it's [C]faster than snakes or a blink of the eye
and it's a [G]time for all slow men to die
and his [Em]eyes get squinty and his fingers twitch
and he [D]empties the gun at the son of a bitch
and he's [C]hit by the smell of the black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
[C]hit by the smell of the[G] black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
Verse 3
Now the [Em]burn of a bullet is only a scar
he's [D]back in his chair in front of the bar
and the [C]streets are empty and the blood's all dried
and the [G]dead are dust and the whiskey's inside
so [Em]buy him a drink and lend him an ear
he's [D]nobody's fool and the only one here
who [C]remembers the smell of the black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
[C]remember the smell of the [G]black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
Verse 4
He said I [Em]stood in that street before it was paved
learned [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
and [Em]nothing was sacred 'sept stayin' alive
and [D]all that I learned from a Colt 45
was to [C]curse the smell of the black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
[C]curse the smell of the [G]black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
Verse 5
[Em]Now he's just an old man that no one believes
[D]says he's a gunfighter, the last of the breed
and there are [C]ghosts in the street seeking revenge
[G]calling him out to the lunatic fringe
now he's [Em]out in the traffic checking the sun
and he's [D]killed by a car as he goes for his gun
So [C]much for the smell of the black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
so [C]much for the smell of the [G]black powder smoke
and the [D]stand in the street at the [G]turn of a joke
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