I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun Chords

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I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun by Cat Stevens is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
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16
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  			(intro) E  D 

(verse 1) 
E             D          E        D 
 I've been de-moralized, too many times, 
E          D               G 
 But now I realize, ah ah; no more. 

(interlude 3x) D  E  

A                   D 
 I'm gonna get me a gun, 
A                   G 
 I'm gonna get me a gun, 
D                         E 
 And all those people who put me down; 
    A                   D 
You better get ready to run. 
     A                  G    D  E 
'Cos I'm gonna get me a gun. 

(interlude)  A  D  E (3x) E 

(verse 1) 
E          D                    E   D 
 I know my destiny, is like the sun, 
E            D               G             D 
 You see the best of me when I have got my gun. 

(interlude 3x)  D  E  

(Chorus 2) 
A                   D 
 I'm gonna get me a gun, 
A                   G 
 I'm gonna get me a gun, 
D                         E 
 And all those people who put me down; 
    A                   D 
You better get ready to run. 
     A                  G    D  E 
'Cos I'm gonna get me a gun. 

(interlude)  A  D  E (x3) E 

(bridge) 
D                     E 
 So you think you can push me around? 
D            E 
 And make me run? 
D               E 
 Well I'm gonna tell you now; 

(Chorus 2) 
A                   D 
 I'm gonna get me a gun, 
A                   G 
 I'm gonna get me a gun, 
D                         E 
 And all those people who put me down; 
    A                   D 
You better get ready to run. 
     A                  G    D  E 
'Cos I'm gonna get me a gun. 

(outro)  A  D  E 

(Repeat to Fade) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante