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(intro) Em  D  C  Em

         Em
There's a green plaid jacket on the back of the chair
            D
It's like a moment frozen forever there
        C                                           Em
Mom and dad had a lot of big plans for their little man
        D
"...So proud."

Em
Mama's gone crazy 'cause her baby's shot down
         D
By some teenage car chase war out of bounds
            C                                     Em D
It was the wrong place wrong time wrong end of a gun.

Em
Shoot straight   - from the hip

Gone forever in a trigger slip
               D
You know, it could have been
                         C
It could have been your brother.

Em
Shoot straight - shoot to kill
 D
Blame each other, blame yourselves
C                     D           C      Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

        Em
They're gonna call me sir they'll all stop picking on me
           D
Well I'm a high school grad I'm over 5 foot 3
            C                                    Em
I'll get a badge and a gun and I'll join the P.D.
        D
They'll see
   Em
He didn't have to use the gun they put in his hand
             D
But when the guy came at him, well he panicked and ran
            C                                              Em
And it's thirty long years before they give him another chance
          D
And it's sad sad sad

Em
Shoot straight   - from the hip

Gone forever in a trigger slip
               D
You know, it could have been
                         C
It could have been your brother.

Em
Shoot straight - shoot to kill
 D
Blame each other, blame yourselves
C                     D           C      Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

(solo 2x)
Em Em  D D C C Em D

Em
Shoot straight   - from the hip
Gone forever in a trigger slip
               D
You know, it could have been
                         C
It could have been your brother.

Em                         D
John Lennon, Doctor King, Harvey Milk
all for goddamn nothing
C                     D            C     Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

(solo)
 Em  (8 compassos)

C                     D            C     Em
God is a bullet have mercy on us everyone

(solo)
 Em  (8 compassos)

(solo)
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