Guy Clark - The last gunfighter ballad
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[Verse 1]
The Emold gunfighter on the porch
sDtared into the sun
and Crelived the days of lGiving by the gun
when Emdeadly games of pride were played
and lDiving was mistakes not made
and the tChought of the smell of the black powder smoke
and the sDtand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
ACh, the smell of the bGlack powder smoke
and the sDtand in the street at the tGurn of a joke
[Verse 2]
It's Emalways keep your back to the sun
and he can Dalmost feel the weight of the gun
it's Cfaster than snakes or the blink of an eye
and it's aG time for all slow men to die
and his Emeyes get squinty and his fingers twitch
and he Dempties the gun at the son of a bitch
and he's Chit by the smell of the black powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
Chit by the smell of theG black powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
[Verse 3]
Now the Emburn of a bullet is only a scar
he's Dback in his chair in front of the bar
and the Cstreets are empty and the blood's all dried
and the Gdead are dust and the whiskey's inside
so Embuy him a drink and lend him an ear
he's Dnobody's fool and the only one here
who Cremembers the smell of the black powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
Cremember the smell of the Gblack powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
[Verse 4]
He said I Emstood in that street before it was paved
learned Dshoot or be shot before I could shave
and I Cdid it all for the money and fame
Gnoble was nothing but feeling no shame
and Emnothing was sacred 'sept stayin' alive
and Dall that I learned from a Colt 45
was to Ccurse the smell of the black powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
Ccurse the smell of the Gblack powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
[Verse 5]
EmNow he's just an old man that no one believes
Dsays he's a gunfighter, the last of the breed
and there are Cghosts in the street seeking revenge
Gcalling him out to the lunatic fringe
now he's Emout in the traffic checking the sun
and he's Dkilled by a car as he goes for his gun
So Cmuch for the smell of the black powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke
so Cmuch for the smell of the Gblack powder smoke
and the Dstand in the street at the Gturn of a joke