Transcribed by Mike Beauvois .
Mike notes: Notice the key change between the verse (Em) and the chorus (Dm). One would normally expect the key change to go up for the chorus. Also note the Bm7 chord - a clever way of leading back into the verse via the dominant.
Em
"My shadow follows me
G Em
Wherever I should chance to go",
G D Em
John the Gun did say.
"If you should chance to meet me
G Em
As I wander to and fro,
G D Em
Sad would be your day.
My life was mine and the light did shine
G Em
'Til the guns they did go through me,
G D Em
So now I shall never fall.
Ideals of peace are gold which fools have found
Upon the plains of war.
G D Em
I shall destroy them all."
A Dm
Put away your guns of steel,
C Dm
Death comes too soon for all.
Bb F Eb
Your master he may need you soon,
Bb Bb/Ab Bm7
And you must heed his call.
Violin solo over verse and chorus chords.
Em
"I am the master of the games
G Em
That you will hardly ever play,
G D Em
So I will teach your sons.
And if they should die before the evening
G Em
Of their span of days,
G D Em
Why, then they will die young".
chorus
Em
"Condemn me not, for always will I
G Em
Play the game of war
G D Em
In moonshine or in sun.
G
And if any cross the path I choose to tread,
Em
Their chances they are poor.
G D Em
My name is John the Gun".
A Dm
Put away your guns of steel,
C Dm
Death comes too soon for all.
Bb F Eb
Your master he may need you soon,
Bb Em9
And you must heed his call.
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