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   This file is the author's own work & represents their own
  interpretation of the song.  You may only use this file
        for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Date: 21th Feb 2003     To: Majicat        From: DJ
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     I’m gonna get me a gun  by Cat Stevens  (1967)



CAPO AT 2nd FRET (Key of E)



Intro
     D                  C
E --------------5---|---3----------------|
B -----------7------|------5-------------|
G --------7---------|----------5---------|
D ---0--------------|--------------------|
A ------------------|--------------------|
E ------------------|--------------------|


Verse 1
D                 C        D             C      D
   I’ve been de-moralised     too many times-----,
            C                F           C
But now I realise... ah-hah...!  No more...!

  D    G     D    G     D    G     D
| / /  / / | / /  / / | / /  / / | / / / / |


Chorus
 G                  C   F C
I’m gonna get me a gun,
 G                  F   Bb F
I’m gonna get me a gun,
C                           D
  And all those people who put me down,
      G                  C   F C
You better get ready to run,
       G                  F    C D
Cause I’m gonna get me a gun!


Verse 2

  G    C  D   G    C  D   G    C  D   G
| / /  /  / | / /  /  / | / /  /  / | / / |

D             C      D                C    D
  I know my destiny,   it’s like the sun-----,
             C                F           C
You see the best of me when I... have got... a gun!

  D    G     D    G     D    G     D
| / /  / / | / /  / / | / /  / / | / / / / |
Chorus
 G                  C   F C
I’m gonna get me a gun,
 G                  F   Bb F
I’m gonna get me a gun,
C                           D
  And all those people who put me down,
      G                  C   F C
You better get ready to run,
       G                  F    C D
Cause I’m gonna get me a gun!

Verse 3
  G    C  D   G    C  D   G    C  D   G
| / /  /  / | / /  /  / | / /  /  / | / / |
C                        D              C              D
   So you think you can push me around,   and make me run,
C                  D
   When I’m gonna tell you now...

Chorus
    G                  C   F C
...I’m gonna get me a gun,
 G                  F   Bb F
I’m gonna get me a gun,
C                           D
  And all those people who put me down,
      G                  C   F C
You better get ready to run,
       G                  F    C D
Cause I’m gonna get me a gun!

Coda
  G    C  D   G    C  D 
| / /  /  / | / /  /  / | 

G  C  D   G  C  D  G    C  D   G               C     D  G
  Gon-na get me a gun! Gon-na get me, get me, get me a gun!
G  C  D   G  C  D  G    C  D   G               C     D  G
  Gon-na get me a gun! Gon-na get me, get me, get me a gun!

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Intro chords:       Main chords:
  D        C          D        C       F        G        Bb
xx0775   xxx553    xx0232   x32010   133211   320033   113331
   RLI    RLI         IRM    RM I    IRLMII   MI  RL   IIMRLI

Left hand Fingers:  
T= Thumb    I= Index finger   M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger    L= Little finger

NB: The fret numbers are indicated as relevant to the capo.
 
The suggested fingerings of the chords are shown as played with 
the left hand ( i.e. for a right handed player.)

Where a row of ‘I’s is shown at the same fret this indicates a
barre chord & the Index finger lays across all strings at that fret.

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