Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Cupids Got A Gun (Guitar)

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Chords

From 1994 album Acoustic *************** * Strum once
Gbm11 = 222222
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[Intro] Drum, guitar, banjo (Spoken) One, two, one, two..
 F#
(8 measures)
[Verse 1]
F#
It's a cold hearted world that we're living in today
So many lonely people looking for a way
B
To fill the empty nights when the phone won't ring

F#
We all want to fall in love, hear the birds sing

C#7
So if you're feeling desperate, don't give up

B                              Gbm11      B
Times, they are a changing and so is your luck
[Chorus]
B             F#
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
F#7          B              F#
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
           B
His aim is true

             A                 B
Don't try to run (Don't try to run)

              F#
Cupid's got a gun
[Verse 2]
F#
Don't you just sit there feeling sorry for yourself
Reading romance novels and laying around the house
B
Dreaming that the good parts were written just for you

F#
Then waking up saying this will never come true

C#7
Stop your hesitating go out tonight

    B
You know he's out there waiting

   Gbm11          B
To get you in his sights
[Chorus]
B             F#
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
F#7          B              F#
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
           B
His aim is true

             A                 B
Don't try to run (Don't try to run)

              F#
Cupid's got a gun
[Instrumental] A B
F#
(4 measures)
B F# F#7 B A B F# [Bridge]
       B
It's a real tough job helping people fall in love

     F#
That old bow and arrow just wasn't strong enough

B
Cupid wasn't stupid, he knew just what to do

         G#
Now he's loaded for love

     C#
He's coming for you
[Chorus]
N.C.          F#
Cupid's got a gun
Arrows wouldn't do
F#7          B              F#
He's got the power love for you
It's a big big love
           B
His aim is true

             A                 B
Don't try to run (Don't try to run)

              F#
Cupid's got a gun
[Outro]
             A                 B
Don't try to run (Don't try to run)

              F#
Cupid's got a gun

B             F#
Cupid's got a gun

B             F#   F#* F#7*
Cupid's got a gun