The Who – This Gun Will Misfire (Guitar)

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[Chords] [Cadd9 x32030] [Dsus2 xx0230] [Em7 0x2030] [Intro] F Am F D/F# G x4 [Verse 1]
Am            F         D/F#     G
You must have somethin' better to do

Am            F         D/F#  G
Than learn to shoot that gun

Am              F         D/F#  G
You could read some history

Am            F          D/F#   G
See how the West was really won
[Verse 2]
Bb                A
Kings may come, queens may go

Bb           A
Be wary of desire

Dm                      A
For when you think you need it most

G
That gun will misfire
[Instrumental] Am F D/F# G x2 [Verse 3]
Am           F         D/F#    G
There's a message in Afghanistan

Am     F         D/F#  G
Opium wins their trust

Am      F            D/F#  G
Charlie Wilson, the communists

Am           F         D/F#  G
They hate to take a loss
[Verse 4]
Bb             A
Kings may live, lose their thrones

Bb                      A
They're junkies on the wire

Bb                           A
You can warn the south with nukes and drones

G
That gun will misfire
[Chorus]
C        D             Em
Remember me when I am gone

C        D                Em
I am the fool who got it wrong

C            D               Em
One thing I said you can rely on

Cadd9          Em
That gun will misfire
[Bridge]
Dsus2
Could be that fatal click

Dsus2
You'll wish you chose a knife

          Em7  Dsus2    Em7
A little toil, a little foil

Em7
Might have changed your life
[Instrumental] Am F D/F# G x4 [Verse 5]
Am              F           D/F#     G
There is a plague, not far from here

Am              F         D/F#     G
Who likes to spread his seed

Am              F       D/F#     G
You may be the winning one

Am             F           D/F#     G
That feels the need to breed
[Verse 6]
Bb             A
When they play, they fly away

Bb                    A
Before they join the choir

Bb                               A
But please don't try it, for an easy out

G
That gun will misfire
[Chorus]
C        D            Em
Remember me when I am gone

C         D                      Em
I am the fool who got the ending wrong

C           D                   Em
One thing I said we're depending on

Cadd9          Em
That gun will misfire
[Verse 7]
Am           F           D/F#     G
You must have somethin' better to do

Am            F         D/F#     G
Than learn to shoot that gun

Am            F         D/F#     G
You coulda read some history

Am            F         D/F#
Seen how the West was really won