Annie Get Your Gun

Words & Music:

Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook

 

D(add 2)  to  E(4) [0 7 6 4 5 4] vamp for intro

 

                         E

She goes for her medical, she's passed it's a miracle.

A                        A5                         A

She's up above the moon, she whistles nonsense tunes.

E

She wants drinks for everyone.  She's found a chord that she can strum.

A                                           F#m (Bm) G (C) D

Emotions leaking out, her paint's all over town

 

CHORUS:

D                 Bm        F#m    A

What's that she's playing? (Annie, get your gun)

D                 Bm       F#m          A

What's that she's taking? (the song had to be sung)

C           Fmaj7    Em    G

She's gone electric (Annie wipe them out)

C           Fmaj7     Em        G

That's unexpected   (strum that thing and shout)

D               Bm       F#m    A

Don't pull that trigger (Annie, get your gun)

D                Bm      F#m             A

Don't shoot that singer (you're shooting number one)

       G           E (open)    E (4th fret)

Number one, number one

 

He's not into miracles, sees life all too cynical

The cat has got his tongue, now she bangs on his drum

He says, "pull the other one."  Bells ring, look what you have done

Emotions leaking out, her paint's all over town

 

CHORUS:

 

Riff: E  D  C  D  C B C  |  A  B  C  B  A  G  F  |  E   G  [2x]

 

E (open)    C#m      G#m    B

She's gone electric (Annie, wipe them out)

E      C#m           G#m        B

That's unexpected   (strum that thing and shout)

D      Bm                Em     A

Don't pull that trigger (Annie, get your gun)

D     Bm                 Em            A              E

Don't shoot that singer (Annie  Annie  Annie  Annie)

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