Gene Pitney – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Guitar)

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance chords (ver. 1) Gene Pitney /Burt Bacharach - Hal David 1962 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(The_Man_Who_Shot)_Liberty_Valance Capo IV [Intro]

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[Verse 1]

             C               F
When Liberty Valance rode to town

          Em        Am           F    G
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide

              C              F
When Liberty Valance walked around

              Em    Am
The men would step aside

           Em                     Gm   Bm7
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law

     Em           F    G
That Liberty understood

        C       Em       Am
When it came to shooting straight and fast

       F      C
He was mighty good

[Verse 2]

                C               F
From out of the East a stranger came

           Em     Am      F   G
A law book in his hand, a man

              C                  F
The kind of a man the West would need

          Em       Am
To tame a troubled land

        Em                     Gm   Bm7
But the point of a gun was the only law

     Em           F    G
That Liberty understood

         C     Em       Am
When the final showdown came to pass

           F      C
A law book was no good

[Chorus]

Am     Em        Am
Many a man would face his gun

    Em               F    G
And many a man would fall

    C       Em   Am
The man who shot Liberty Valance

C   Em   Am
He  shot Liberty Valance

F                          C
He was the bravest of them all

[Verse 3]

    C                         F
The love of a girl can make a man stay on

     Em        Am       F  G
When he should go, stay on

               C                F
Just trying to build a peaceful life

              Em      Am
Where love is free to grow

        Em                     Gm   Bm7
But the point of a gun was the only law

     Em           F    G
That Liberty understood

         C     Em       Am
When the final showdown came to pass

           F      C
A law book was no good

[Verse 4]

           C                       F
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd

            Em      Am             F    G
Return that fateful night, oh that night

                 C                   F
When nothing she said could keep her man

           Em     Am
From going out to fight

         Em                    Am
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown

    Em                   F    G
The very first thing she learns

     C       Em        Am
When two men go out to face each other

F          C
Only one returns

[Chorus]

Am       Em        Am
Everyone heard two shots ring out

    Em                F   G
The shot made Liberty fall

    C       Em   Am
The man who shot Liberty Valance

C  Em   Am
He shot Liberty Valance

F                          C
He was the bravest of them all

    C       Em   Am
The man who shot Liberty Valance

C  Em   Am
He shot Liberty Valance

F                          C
He was the bravest of them all

Set8 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance chords (ver. 2) Gene Pitney /Burt Bacharach - Hal David [Intro]

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[Verse 1]

E                            A
When Liberty Valance rode to town

              G#m        C#m           A    B7
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide

               E              A
When Liberty Valance walked around

              G#m   C#m
The men would step aside

           G#m                    D#m
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law

     G#m          A   B7
That Liberty understood

        E       G#m      C#m
When it came to shooting straight and fast

A             E
He was mighty good

[Verse 2]

     E                          A
From out of the East a stranger came

           G#m    C#m     A    B7
A law book in his hand, a man

              E                  A
The kind of a man the West would need

          G#m      C#m
To tame a troubled land

        G#m                    D#m
But the point of a gun was the only law

     G#m          A   B7
That Liberty understood

         E     G#m      C#m
When the final showdown came to pass

           A      E
A law book was no good

[Chorus]

C#m    G#m       C#m
Many a man would face his gun

    G#m              A    B7
And many a man would fall

    E       G#m  C#m
The man who shot Liberty Valance

E   G#m  C#m
He  shot Liberty Valance

A                          E
He was the bravest of them all

[Verse 3]

    E                         A
The love of a girl can make a man stay on

     G#m       C#m      A  B7
When he should go, stay on

               E                A
Just trying to build a peaceful life

              G#m     C#m
Where love is free to grow

        G#m                    D#m
But the point of a gun was the only law

     G#m          A   B7
That Liberty understood

         E     G#m      C#m
When the final showdown came to pass

           A      E
A law book was no good

[Verse 4]

 E         F                      Bb
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd

            Am      Dm             Bb   C
Return that fateful night, oh that night

                  F                  Bb
When nothing she said could keep her man

           Am     Dm
From going out to fight

         Am                    Em
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown

    Am                   Bb    C
The very first thing she learns

     F       Am        Dm
When two men go out to face each other

Bb         Dm
Only one returns

[Chorus]

Dm       Am        Dm
Everyone heard two shots ring out

    Am                Bb   C
The shot made Liberty fall

    F       Am   Dm
The man who shot Liberty Valance

F  Am   Dm
He shot Liberty Valance

Bb                         Dm
He was the bravest of them all

    F       Am   Dm
The man who shot Liberty Valance

F  Am   Dm
He shot Liberty Valance

Bb                         Dm
He was the bravest of them all

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