Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] G D C G [Verse]

^GWhat you go and do You go and ^Dgive the boy a gun Now there ^Cain't place to run to Ain't no place to run ^G

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^GWhen he hold it in his hand He feel ^Dmighty he feel strong Now there ^Cain't no place to run to Ain't no place to run ^G

[Verse]

^GOne day he may come back Repay ^Dus for what we've done Then ^Cwhere you gonna run to Where you gonna run ^G

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But one fine ^Cday All ^Emour problems will be ^Csolved ^N.C.Bang bang bang We'll shoot him ^Gdown ^D ^C ^G ^D ^C

[Verse]

Give him ^Gdrugs and give him candy ^DAnything to make him think he's happy And ^Che won't ever come for us He won't ever come ^G

[Chorus]

But if he ^Cdoes And if there's ^Emno one else a^Cround ^N.C.Bang bang bang We'll shoot him ^Gdown ^D ^C ^G ^D ^C

[Verse]

If he preys ^Gonly on his neighbors Brothers ^Dsisters and friends We'll con^Csider it a favor We'll consider justice ^Gdone

[Chorus]

But if he ^Ccomes for you or me And we can ^Emplace a gun in his ^Chand ^N.C.Bang bang bang We'll shoot him ^Gdead ^D ^C ^G ^D ^C

[Verse]

^GWhat you go and do You go and ^Dgive the boy a gun Now there ^Cain't no place to run to Ain't no place to run ^G

[Verse]

^GNow we'll all be at his mercy If he ^Ddecides to hunt us down Cause there ^Cain't no place to run to Ain't no place to run ^G

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^GIf he wants the chances that you took from him And ^Dnothing that you own Then there'll ^Cbe no place to run to There'll be no place to run ^G

[Chorus]

And if he ^Cfinds himself to be A ^Emreflection of us ^Call ^N.C.Bang bang bang He'll shoot us ^Gdown ^D ^C

[Chorus]

^CBefore you can raise your eyes to read The ^Emwriting on the ^Cwall ^N.C.Bang bang bang He'll shoot you ^Gdown ^D ^C

[Chorus]

^CBefore you can bridge the gulf between And em^Embrace him in your ^Carms ^N.C.Bang bang bang He'll shoot you down ^G

Tracy Chapman - Bang bang bang