Chords for Merle Kilgore, Hank Williams Jr. and Johnny Cash ~ Mr. Garfield
Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
F
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [A] [Bb]
[F] [Db]
[Bb]
Well, me and my brother walking by the station when we heard a shot [Ab] ring out,
[Bb] I asked the
fine lady, what's all the commotion?
She said, Mr.
[Ab] Garfield shot down, Lord, Lord.
She [Bb] said, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield shot down.
Well, the soldiers carried him up into a big house where he was tended by his [Ab] doctors and
wife.
[Bb] He said, Lucretia, honey, now if I don't make it, you can't pull a single harness [Ab] all your life.
That's what he said.
You [Bb] can't [F] pull a single harness [Bb] all your life.
Hey, Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [Fm] been shot down, [Bb] Lord.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [F] been shot [Bb] down, Lord.
[Eb] [Bb] Well, sir, yes, [Eb] sir.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Next morning, me and brother went back up to the house.
We seen the flag flying [Ab] at half-mast.
[Bb] We asked the soldier, boy, is it true?
Is it gone?
He said, yes, the President [Ab] has passed, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Yes, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield has passed.
I said, who is to blame?
What is the assassin's name that put Mr.
Garfield [Ab] to the ground?
[Bb] He said his name was Charlie Gitto.
I said, Charlie Gitto gun, shot a [Ab] good man down, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Charlie Gitto [F] gun shot a [Bb] good man down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been [F] shot [Bb] down, Lord.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, Lord.
Now we want you to understand the moral of this song, and what we've been [Ab] talking about.
They [Bb] killed the Kennedys, Dr.
King, Jock Reagan, and the Pope, and they all ought to be death [Ab] row bound, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] But they're still [F] breathing air and walking [Bb] round.
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, lined up [Fm] and shot [Bb] down real low.
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, the same way they shot down other folks.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Db]
[Bb]
Well, me and my brother walking by the station when we heard a shot [Ab] ring out,
[Bb] I asked the
fine lady, what's all the commotion?
She said, Mr.
[Ab] Garfield shot down, Lord, Lord.
She [Bb] said, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield shot down.
Well, the soldiers carried him up into a big house where he was tended by his [Ab] doctors and
wife.
[Bb] He said, Lucretia, honey, now if I don't make it, you can't pull a single harness [Ab] all your life.
That's what he said.
You [Bb] can't [F] pull a single harness [Bb] all your life.
Hey, Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [Fm] been shot down, [Bb] Lord.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [F] been shot [Bb] down, Lord.
[Eb] [Bb] Well, sir, yes, [Eb] sir.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Next morning, me and brother went back up to the house.
We seen the flag flying [Ab] at half-mast.
[Bb] We asked the soldier, boy, is it true?
Is it gone?
He said, yes, the President [Ab] has passed, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Yes, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield has passed.
I said, who is to blame?
What is the assassin's name that put Mr.
Garfield [Ab] to the ground?
[Bb] He said his name was Charlie Gitto.
I said, Charlie Gitto gun, shot a [Ab] good man down, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Charlie Gitto [F] gun shot a [Bb] good man down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been [F] shot [Bb] down, Lord.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, Lord.
Now we want you to understand the moral of this song, and what we've been [Ab] talking about.
They [Bb] killed the Kennedys, Dr.
King, Jock Reagan, and the Pope, and they all ought to be death [Ab] row bound, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] But they're still [F] breathing air and walking [Bb] round.
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, lined up [Fm] and shot [Bb] down real low.
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, the same way they shot down other folks.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Ab
F
Eb
Fm
Bb
Ab
F
_ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Db] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, me and my brother walking by the station when we heard a shot [Ab] ring out, _ _
[Bb] I asked the
fine lady, what's all the commotion?
She said, Mr.
[Ab] Garfield shot down, Lord, Lord.
She [Bb] said, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield shot down. _
Well, the soldiers carried him up into a big house where he was tended by his [Ab] doctors and
wife. _
[Bb] He said, Lucretia, honey, now if I don't make it, you can't pull a single harness [Ab] all your life.
That's what he said.
You [Bb] can't [F] pull a single harness [Bb] all your life. _
Hey, Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [Fm] been shot down, [Bb] Lord.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [F] been shot [Bb] down, Lord. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Well, sir, yes, [Eb] sir.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Next morning, me and brother went back up to the house.
We seen the flag flying [Ab] at half-mast.
_ [Bb] We asked the soldier, boy, is it true?
Is it gone?
He said, yes, the President [Ab] has passed, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Yes, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield has passed.
_ I said, who is to blame?
What is the assassin's name that put Mr.
Garfield [Ab] to the ground?
_ [Bb] He said his name was Charlie Gitto.
I said, Charlie Gitto gun, shot a [Ab] good man down, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Charlie Gitto [F] gun shot a [Bb] good man down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been [F] shot [Bb] down, Lord.
_ Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, Lord. _ _ _ _ _
Now we want you to understand the moral of this song, and what we've been [Ab] talking about.
They [Bb] killed the Kennedys, Dr.
King, Jock Reagan, and the Pope, and they all ought to be death [Ab] row bound, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] But they're still [F] breathing air and walking [Bb] round. _
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, lined up [Fm] and shot [Bb] down real low.
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, the same way they shot down other folks. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Db] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, me and my brother walking by the station when we heard a shot [Ab] ring out, _ _
[Bb] I asked the
fine lady, what's all the commotion?
She said, Mr.
[Ab] Garfield shot down, Lord, Lord.
She [Bb] said, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield shot down. _
Well, the soldiers carried him up into a big house where he was tended by his [Ab] doctors and
wife. _
[Bb] He said, Lucretia, honey, now if I don't make it, you can't pull a single harness [Ab] all your life.
That's what he said.
You [Bb] can't [F] pull a single harness [Bb] all your life. _
Hey, Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [Fm] been shot down, [Bb] Lord.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's [F] been shot [Bb] down, Lord. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Well, sir, yes, [Eb] sir.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Next morning, me and brother went back up to the house.
We seen the flag flying [Ab] at half-mast.
_ [Bb] We asked the soldier, boy, is it true?
Is it gone?
He said, yes, the President [Ab] has passed, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Yes, [F] Mr.
[Bb] Garfield has passed.
_ I said, who is to blame?
What is the assassin's name that put Mr.
Garfield [Ab] to the ground?
_ [Bb] He said his name was Charlie Gitto.
I said, Charlie Gitto gun, shot a [Ab] good man down, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] Charlie Gitto [F] gun shot a [Bb] good man down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been [F] shot [Bb] down, Lord.
_ Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, shot down, shot down.
Mr.
Garfield's been shot down, Lord. _ _ _ _ _
Now we want you to understand the moral of this song, and what we've been [Ab] talking about.
They [Bb] killed the Kennedys, Dr.
King, Jock Reagan, and the Pope, and they all ought to be death [Ab] row bound, Lord, Lord.
[Bb] But they're still [F] breathing air and walking [Bb] round. _
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, lined up [Fm] and shot [Bb] down real low.
Ought to be lined up and shot down, shot down, shot down, the same way they shot down other folks. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _