(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
(solo fiddle [implies C#m])
Verse 1:
When Liberty Va[E]lance rode to t[A]own
The women[G#m]folk would [C#m]hide, they'd h[A]ide [B]
When Liberty Va[E]lance walked ar[A]ound
The men would [G#m]step a[C#m]side
Chorus 1:
'Cause the p[G#m]oint of a gun was the [D#m]only law
That [G#m]Liberty underst[A]ood [B]
When it c[E]ame to sh[G#m]ooting s[C#m]traight and fast
A [N.C.] [1: E 2: C#m, to bridge]
He was mighty good
Verse 2:
From out of the East a stranger came
A law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need
To tame a troubled land
[repeat cborus 1]
Bridge 1:
[C#m]Many a [G#m]man would [C#m]face his gun
And [G#m]many a man would f[A]all [B]
The m[E]an who [G#m]shot [C#m]Liberty Valance
[E] He [G#m]shot [C#m]Liberty Valance
A [N.C.] (E)
He was the bravest of them all
Verse 3:
The love of a girl can make a man stay on
When he should go, stay on
Just trying to build a peaceful life
Where love is free to grow
Chorus 3:
But the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown came to pass
A law book was no g[E]ood [C7]
[key cbange to F]
Verse 4:
Alone and afr[F]aid, she prayed that h[Bb]e'd
Return that f[Am]ateful n[Dm]ight, oh that n[Bb]ight [C]
When nothing she s[F]aid could keep her [Bb]man
From going [Am]out to f[Dm]ight
Chorus 4:
From the [Am]moment a girl gets to [Em]be full grown
The v[Am]ery first thing she le[Bb]arns [C]
When t[F]wo men [Am]go out to f[Dm]ace each other
Bb [N.C.] Dm
Only one returns
Bridge 2:
[Dm]Everyone [Am]heard two s[Dm]hots ring out
The s[Am]hot made Liberty f[Bb]all [C]
The m[F]an who s[Am]hot [Dm]Liberty Valance
[F] He s[Am]hot [Dm]Liberty Valance
Bb [N.C.] (Dm)
He was the bravest of them all
Coda:
The m[F]an who s[Am]hot [Dm]Liberty Valance
[F] He s[Am]hot [Dm]Liberty Valance
Bb [N.C.] Dm
He was the bravest of them all
(solo fiddle [Dm] and drums to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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