The Dead Milkmen – If I Had A Gun (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Would you be amused, would you be impressed?

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That I had the power to put a hole into your chest?

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When the kids are crying, and the welfare check's been spent

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Would I rob a liquor store to get some money for the rent?
[Chorus]
G           Bm         G          Bm
If I (If I) had a gun, If I had a gun

D      G           D   G          D    G          Bm
If I (If I) had a gun, If I had a gun, If I had a gun
[Verse 2]
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Would I start smoking Marlboros? Would I stop smoking Kents?

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Would I gain some new respect? Would I gain some confidence?

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Would I suddenly go crazy and shoot my family?

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And see myself years later on some crime show on TV
[Chorus]
G           Bm         G          Bm
If I (If I) had a gun, If I had a gun

D      G           D   G           D   G          Bm
If I (If I) had a gun, If I had a gun, If I had a gun
Bm G Bm Bm G D A Bm G Bm G Bm Em A [Verse 3]
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Would I wear it in a holster? Would I keep it concealed?

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Would I put it on the table every time that I'm misdealed?

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When I hear a nearby gunshot when I'm up at night alone,

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Would I feel a little safer here in my urban home?
[Chorus]
G           Bm         G          Bm
If I (If I) had a gun, If I had a gun

D      G           D   G           D   G          Bm
If I (If I) had a gun, If I had a gun, If I had a gun
Bm G Bm Bm G D A Bm G Bm G Bm
Em A
End on Bm