Written by Sonny Bono and released by Cher,his wife at the time, in 1966. There are no chords in the bridge so I have 'improvised', I play 4 power chord stabs on the 4 drum beats before each phrase which sounds ok(ish). I think the rest is fine but any suggestions, corrections or comments will be more than welcome. Please rate Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm Verse 1

^GmI was five and he was six, we ^Gmrode on horses made of sticks ^CmHe wore black and I wore white, ^Cmhe would always win the fight Bang ^Gmbang, he shot me down, bang ^Gmbang, I hit the ground Bang ^Cmbang, that awful sound, bang ^Cmbang, my ^D7baby shot me ^Gmdown

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^GmSeasons came and changed the time, and ^GmI grew up, I called him mine ^CmHe would always laugh and say, ^Cmremember when we used to play Bang ^Gmbang, I shot you down, bang ^Gmbang, you hit the ground Bang ^Cmbang, that awful sound, bang ^Cmbang, I ^D7used to shoot you ^Gmdown

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^G Music played and people sang,^F just for me the church bells rang,^G hey^F, hey,^G hey,^F hey Repeat Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm

Verse 3:

^GmNow he's gone I don t know why, un^Gmtil this day, sometimes I cry ^CmHe didn't even say goodbye, ^Cmhe didn't take the time to lie Bang ^Gmbang, he shot me down, ^Gmbang bang, I hit the ground Bang ^Cmbang, that awful sound, bang ^Cmbang, my ^D7baby shot me ^Gmdown

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Cher - Bang bang my baby shot me down