Josh Ritter – Sheriff Mcgiven (Guitar Live)
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Chords
[Intro]
G G G G
[Chorus]
C It's hard to find somebody to keep sometimes G Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes D Hard to find a lover who will leap sometimes, G But when she does you gotta catch her, G When she does you gotta hold on
[Verse 1]
G I got a ring and a pebble deep down in my pocket G And the money that I saved is down in my sock C I got a lock of your hair and it's hidden in my locket G And it keeps me company
[Verse 2]
G Sheriff McGiven was a brave man, true and strong G You could tell just by looking that he wouldn't last long C And sure enough somebody shot him, it was early in the song G Leaving only the deputy
[Verse 3]
G Evebody knew then that somebody armed and dangerous was G living in the house where the women were outrageous C And the maiden aunts were wailing (sweet Jesus who will save us?) G Everybody looked at me
[Chorus]
C It's hard to find somebody to keep sometimes G Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes D Hard to find a lover who will leap sometimes, G But when she does you gotta catch her, G When she does you gotta hold on
[Verse 4]
G So I rode on down to the house full of women G Looking for the murderer who had murdered Sheriff McGiven C But when I finally found him, it wasn't a him G It was a her and you were she
[Verse 5]
G You were holding six guns, but not in my direction G You sat real close and you gave me your confession C I was shot through the heart, but not by Smith and Wesson G But the way that you kissed my cheek
[Verse 6]
G You said the sheriff was a bad man, a liar and a thief G He was crooked to the core contrary to popular belief C He treated all the girls bad, one day he came to grieve G He shot them off of the balcony
[Chorus]
C It's hard to find somebody to keep sometimes G Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes D Hard to find a lover who will leap sometimes, G But when she does you gotta catch her, G When she does you gotta hold on
[Verse 7]
G I said I think that I would like to be a part of your escape G I said to tell you the truth, being deputy ain't great C And it looks like being sheriff is an even worse fate G Contrary to popular belief
[Verse 8]
G You said to meet tomorrow morning bout a quarter to 4 G Bring a ring, here's my locket. Don't forget an extra horse C Throw a pebble through the largest window on the second floor G I'll jump off of the balcony
[Chorus]
C It's hard to find somebody to keep sometimes G Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes D Hard to find a lover who will leap sometimes, G But when she does you gotta catch her, G When she does you gotta hold on
[Verse 9]
G So she jumped down, I caught her and we both rode away G We built ourselves a little home about the San Francisco Bay C We disappeared without a single trace, no inquiries were made G And the rest is history
[Chorus]
C It's hard to find somebody to keep sometimes G Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes D Hard to find a lover who will leap sometimes, G But when she does you gotta catch her, G When she does you gotta hold on C Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes G Hard to find somebody to keep sometimes D Hard to find a lover who will leap sometimes, G But when she does you gotta catch her, G When she does you gotta hold on