Running Gun
Running Gun

Running Gun chords by Marty Robbins

1959•Country
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

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    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    I 
    rode 
    out 
    of 
    Kansas 
    City, 

    going 
    south 
    to 
    Mexico 

    I 
    was 
    running 
    dodging 
    danger, 

    left 
    the 
    girl 
    that 
    I 
    loved 
    so 

    Far 
    be
    hind 
    lay 
    Kansas 
    City 

    and 
    the 
    past 
    that 
    I 
    had 
    earned 

    Twenty 
    notches 
    on 
    my 
    six 
    gun 

    marked 
    the 
    lessons 
    I 
    had 
    learned 

    Chorus 1
    Many 
    times 
    I 
    sold 
    my 
    fast 
    gun 

    for 
    a 
    place 
    to 
    lay 
    my 
    head 

    Till 
    the 
    nights 
    began 
    to 
    haunt 
    me 

    by 
    the 
    men 
    that 
    I 
    lay 
    dead 

    Couldn't 
    stand 
    it 
    any 
    lon
    ger 

    with 
    this 
    life 
    that 
    I'd 
    be
    gun 

    So 
    I 
    said 
    good-bye 
    to 
    Jeannie 

    and 
    be
    come 
    a 
    running 
    gun 

    Verse 2
    I 
    rode 
    in
    to 
    Amarillo 

    as 
    the 
    sun 
    sank 
    in 
    the 
    west 

    My 
    thoughts 
    in 
    Kansas 
    City 

    and 
    the 
    girl 
    that 
    I 
    love 
    best 

    As 
    I 
    smiled 
    and 
    kissed 
    her 
    gently 

    and 
    then 
    turned 
    away 
    to 
    go 

    Said 
    I'd 
    send 
    for 
    her 
    to 
    meet 
    me 

    when 
    I 
    reached 
    old 
    Mexi
    co 

    Chorus 2
    I 
    had 
    barely 
    left 
    the 
    saddle 

    and 
    my 
    foot 
    just 
    touched 
    the 
    ground 

    When 
    a 
    cold 
    voice 
    from 
    the 
    shadows 

    told 
    me 
    not 
    to 
    turn 
    a
    round 

    Said 
    he 
    knew 
    about 
    my 
    fast 
    gun, 

    knew 
    the 
    price 
    paid 
    by 
    the 
    law 

    Challenged 
    by 
    a 
    bounty 
    hunter, 

    so 
    I 
    turned 
    around 
    to 
    draw 

    Verse 3
    I 
    knew 
    someday 
    I'd 
    meet 
    him 

    for 
    his 
    hand 
    like 
    lightning 
    flashed 

    My 
    own 
    gun 
    stayed 
    in 
    leather 

    as 
    his 
    bullet 
    tore 
    its 
    path 

    As 
    my 
    strength 
    was 
    slowly 
    fading, 

    I 
    could 
    see 
    him 
    walk 
    away 

    And 
    I 
    knew 
    that 
    where 
    I 
    lie 
    tonight, 

    he 
    too 
    must 
    lie 
    some 
    day 

    Chorus 3
    Now 
    a 
    crowd 
    is 
    slowly 
    gathering 

    but 
    my 
    eyes 
    are 
    growing 
    dim 

    And 
    my 
    thoughts 
    return 
    to 
    Jeannie 

    and 
    the 
    home 
    that 
    we 
    had 
    planned 

    Oh 
    please 
    tell 
    her 
    won't 
    you 
    mister 

    that 
    she's 
    still 
    the 
    only 
    one 

    But 
    a 
    woman's 
    love 
    is 
    waisted 

    when 
    she 
    loves 
    a 
    running 
    gun 

    Outro 1
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    gun 

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    gun 

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