Armed With An Empty Gun Chords by The Dream Syndicate

Tempo:
142.55 bpm
Chords used:

A

Em

G

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Dream Syndicate - Armed With An Empty Gun chords
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[A]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] I [G] was armed with an empty [Em] gun [A] and [D] no one to call [Em] my bluff.
[A] The [Em] guardsmen at the border [A] were [G] afraid to make a ruff.
[A] I was [D] armed with an empty [E] gun.
I was armed with
[Em]
[A] [E]
[Am] [E]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] an empty gun.
[A] And no [D] one to get in my [A]
way.
My [G] daily wage on the doorstep, the murder victim's name.
[A] My head [G] pounded with [A] fever and [G] I'm too weary to [A] run.
[G]
Because I'm armed with an empty [B] gun.
I was [C] armed with an empty gun.
[E]
[Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[C] [A]
[E]
[G]
[E]
[C] [Em] [A]
[Em]
[B] [G] [B]
[Em]
[A] Armed with an empty [Cm] gun.
[Am] I'm stuck in Santa [D] Fe and this [E] man says, what are you [Em] holding?
Let me [A] put it this way.
I [Dbm] said, I'm about to go to sleep.
[Ab]
[Eb] And in the morning [D] I wake, [E]
he said, I think I know you.
I said, I think you're mistaken.
I said, I [Eb] can't act.
[D] Gun, [C] gun, gun, [D] gun.
Well, I wasn't looking for real persuasion.
[E] And just as I'd [D] begun, [Gm] he looked at my [D] hand, he walked away.
I was [Am] armed with an empty gun.
I was [G] armed with an empty gun.
[Am]
[E] [Em] Woo!
Armed with an empty gun, yeah.
Oh, I couldn't hit a sign when he faded.
Woo!
Woo!
[Em] Woo!
[A] [D] [A]
[Em] Woo!
[A] Yeah!
[G] Woo!
[Am]
Yeah!
[G] [A]
[E] Woo!
[A] Yeah!
[Am] Woo!
[A] Woo!
Key:  
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn The Dream Syndicate - Armed With An Empty Gun chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, Em, A, Em, C and A. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I [G] was armed with an empty [Em] gun [A] _ and [D] no one to call [Em] my bluff.
[A] _ The [Em] guardsmen at the border [A] were [G] afraid to make a ruff. _
[A] I was [D] armed with an empty [E] gun.
I was armed with _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] an empty gun.
[A] And no [D] one to get in my _ [A]
way.
My [G] daily wage on the doorstep, the murder _ victim's name. _
[A] My head [G] _ pounded with [A] fever and [G] I'm too weary to _ [A] run.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Because I'm armed with an empty [B] gun.
I was [C] armed with an empty gun.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Armed with an empty [Cm] gun. _
_ _ [Am] I'm stuck in Santa [D] Fe and this [E] man says, what are you [Em] holding? _
_ Let me [A] put it _ this way.
I [Dbm] said, I'm about to go to sleep.
[Ab] _ _
[Eb] And in the morning [D] I wake, _ _ [E] _
he said, I think I know you.
I said, I think you're mistaken.
I said, I [Eb] can't act.
[D] Gun, _ _ [C] _ gun, _ _ gun, [D] _ gun.
Well, I wasn't looking for real persuasion. _
[E] And just as I'd [D] begun, _ _ [Gm] he looked at my [D] hand, he walked away.
I was [Am] armed with an empty gun. _
I was [G] armed with an empty gun.
[Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Em] Woo! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Armed with an empty gun, yeah.
_ _ Oh, I couldn't hit a sign when he faded.
Woo! _
_ _ _ Woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Woo! _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Em] Woo! _ _ _
_ [A] Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Woo!
_ _ [Am] _
_ Yeah!
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] Woo! _ _ _
_ [A] Yeah!
_ [Am] Woo! _ _
_ [A] Woo! _ _ _ _ _

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