Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Shotgun Rider (Guitar)

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[Intro] A D x8 [Verse 1]
D                             Em
There was a man who owned a part of town

F#                   F#m                   G
Approached me in his own saloon and said, "hey boy, sit down

D                  Em
"Was I unemployed or would I like a job"

F#m                              G
He said he owned the stageline, and were men who liked to rob

D             A                     G
He offered me his daughter's hand, advance

     D
of salary

             A                G
A fancy gun, a pair of boots, a share in the company
[Chorus]
           D              G
Now I ride shotgun on his stageline

D              A
I ride shotgun on his life

D              A
I ride shotgun on his money

D              A           D
I ride shotgun on his wife

A       D   G         A      D  G
Shotgun... rider... shotgun... rider
[Interlude] A G D A G D [Verse 2]
D                      Em             F#
There were outlaws who waited on the trail

                                  G
For the stagecoach daily run with payrolls and the mail

               D        Em
They spied our dust and saddled up to ride

F#                                   G
They saw the worried driver with me sittin' at his side

     D                  A           G
They circled 'round the stagecoach, it was

                  D
their daily fun

                                A                           G
Until they saw the driver smile and spied my trusty gun
[Chorus]
           D              G
Now I ride shotgun on his stageline

D              A
I ride shotgun on his life

D              A
I ride shotgun on his money

D              A           D
I ride shotgun on his wife

A       D   G         A      D  G
Shotgun... rider... shotgun... rider
[Interlude] A G D A G D [Verse 3]
D                         Em
We caught the outlaws and took them back to jail

F#                               G
Sent for the county marshall and would not post a bail

                D                     Em
Sent 'em up the river.... ha!... that sure cleaned up the town

F#                            G
I was elected sheriff and the mayor asked me down

D                  A              G
I now own half the stageline, and half the rest

D
of town

D                 A         G
I go to church on Sunday... I think I've settled down
[Chorus]
           D              G
Now I ride shotgun on his stageline

D              A
I ride shotgun on his life

D              A
I ride shotgun on his money

D              A           D
I ride shotgun on his wife

           D              G
Now I ride shotgun on his stageline

D              A
I ride shotgun on his life

D              A
I ride shotgun on his money

D              A           D
I ride shotgun on his wife

A            D  G         A            D  G
Shotgun... rider... shotgun... rider
[Outro] A G D A G D