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[Verse 1] F#7
BWhere'd you come from? Mississippi
And your parents?
F#7Very wealthy. Where are they now?
Six feet under.
But she

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was granted one more start The B/D#convent Ddim7of The F#7/C#Sacred F#7Heart! B When'd you get here?
Ninteteen-Twenty How old were you?
E6 Don't remember Em6 Then what happened? B/F# I met Amos F#7 N.C. And he stole my heart away ConBvinced me to elope one day
[Interlude] B F#7 B F#7 B F#7 B F#7 "Oh you poor dear I can't believe what you have been through A convent girl! A run-away marriage!
F#7Now tell us roxie..." [Verse 2] BWho's Fred Casely?
My ex-boyfriend. Why'd you shoot him?
F#7I was leavin'. Was he angry?
Like a madman

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Still I said, "Fred, move along." She B/D#knew that Ddim7she was F#7doin' F#7wrong. B Then describe it.
He came toward me. With the pistol?
E6 From my bureau. Em6 Did you fight him? B/F# Like a tiger. F#7 N.C. He had strength and she had none. And Byet we both reached for the gun
[Chorus 1]
E Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes we both Oh yes we both Oh yes, we both B13reached for EThe gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, we both reached for the gun
B7For the Egun. EOh yes, oh yes, oh yes they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both B13reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun,
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
B7for the Egun. [Refrain #1] Under-Am7standaD7ble, undersGmaj7tand G6able Yes it's Am7perfecD7tly underGmaj7standaG/Dble Compre-Am7hensiD7ble, Compre-Gmaj7hensibG6le Not a B/F#bit repreF#7hensible B7It's so defensible
[Verse 3]
CHow're you feeling? Very frightened
Are you sorry?
G7Are you kidding? What's your statement?
All I'd say is

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Though my choo-choo jumped the track I'd C/Egive my Ebdim7life to G7/Dbring him G7back CAnd?
Stay away from... What? Jazz and liquor... And? And the men who...
F6What? Play for fun... And Fm6what?
That's the thought that...
C/GYeah F#m7-5 Came up-on me... G7When? When we both reached for the Cgun!
[Refrain #2]
Under-Am7standaD7ble, understandG/Dable Yes, it's AmperfectD7ly unders-Gtandable CompreAmhensiD7ble, compreGhensiG/Dble Not a B/F#bit repreF#7hensible B7/F#It's so deB7fensible!
[Chorus 2]
E6 Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both Oh yes, they both B13reached for
Let me hear it!
E6The gun, the gun, the gun, The gun
Oh yes, they both reached For the gun
B7For the E6Gun. E6Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both B13reached for E6the gun, the gun,
The gun, the gun Oh yes. They both reached For the gun
B7For the E6gun. FOh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both C13reached for FThe gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
Oh yes, they both reached for the gun
C7For the Fgun. FOh yes, oh yes, oh yes, they both
Oh yes, they both
Oh yes, C13reached for FThe gun, the gun, the gun, the gun
The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun C7#9 N.C. Both reached for the...gun
FThe gun, the F/Egun, the gunF/Eb, F/Ethe gun The Fgun, the F/Egun, the gun, F/Ebthe gun The gun, F/Ethe gun, the Fgun, the gun F/EbThe gun, the F/Dgun, the F/Dbgun C7#9Both reached for the Fgun