Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down Chords

by Cher
KeyGm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays605

Bang Bang My Baby Shot Me Down by Cher is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Cm, D7, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Gm
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16
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Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm 

verse 1 

Gm                             Gm 
I was five and he was six,  we rode on horses made of sticks 
Cm                              Cm 
He wore black and I wore white, he would always win the fight 
     Gm                          Gm 
Bang bang, he shot me down, bang bang, I hit the ground 
     Cm                           Cm       D7           Gm 
Bang bang, that awful sound, bang bang, my baby shot me down 

Repeat Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm 

verse 2 

Gm                                     Gm 
Seasons came and changed the time, and I grew up, I called him mine 
Cm                             Cm 
He would always laugh and say, remember when we used to play 
     Gm                           Gm 
Bang bang, I shot you down,  bang bang, you hit the ground 
     Cm                           Cm      D7                Gm 
Bang bang, that awful sound, bang bang, I used to shoot you down 

Repeat Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm 

Bridge: 

G                             F                                   G      F      G      F 
 Music played and people sang, just for me the church bells rang,   hey,   hey,   hey,   hey 

Repeat Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm 

verse 3: 

Gm                                Gm 
Now he's gone I don t know why, until this day, sometimes I cry 
Cm                          Cm 
He didn't even say goodbye, he didn't take the time to lie 
     Gm                     Gm 
Bang bang, he shot me down, bang bang, I hit the ground 
     Cm                            Cm       D7           Gm 
Bang bang, that awful sound,  bang bang, my baby shot me down 

Repeat Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante