Bm
From Houston to New Orleans, 
       A                Bm
To the badlands way out west, 
             A               Bm
A high rider way beneath the sun,
        G            D
Well no girl waiting for me, 
       F#
No one left up to adore me,
           G         F#
That's the life of a Hired Gun

Bm                                     A
Sheriff and his posse they came riding after me, 
Bm
Spend my time living on the run, 
        G            D
Well no girl waiting for me, 
F#         Bm
Waiting up my after glory
G          F#m                Bb   Em  F
That's the life of a Hired Gun

G
Sometimes I think I'll settle down, 
        D
Just to change my ways,
           F#
What's the use in dreaming, 
G    F#m                A
I'll just drift around, cause I
G       F#m         Bm
Go from town to town


Bm
Well I where they require me, 
A                          F#m
Fight for those who hire me, 
              A                    Bm
Spend my time living like a lonely one, 

               G                D
In the rain no girl waiting for me, 
       F#m
No one left up feel my after glory
G          F#m                A
That's the life of a Hired Gun


G
Sometimes I think I'll settle down, 
        D
Just to change my ways,
           F#m
What's the use in dreaming, 
G
I'll just drift around, yes I
Bm
Go from town to town
Go from town to town
Go from town to town
Go from town to town
Go from town to town

Bm
So I as get back from New Orleans
            A
I still got Houston in my sites
          Bm                     D              Bm
I've been right beneath the sun, keep it up the fight
          G               D
With as I get back from a shore
               F#m          Bm
I still little bit bay from minette

G               F#m            Bm
That's the life of a Hired Gun, yeah
G               F#m
That's the life yeah
G               F#m
That's the life yeah
G          F#m                 Bm
That's the liiiiife of a Hired Gun
G          F#m                      Bm
That's the liiiiiiiiiife of a Hired Gun