Machine Gun Kelly Chords
by James Taylor
Machine Gun Kelly by James Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, B, G, A and C/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Basically a D with pulloffs and hammerons followed by a walkdown on the basstring. Just
listen for it, simple.
D C B C D C B C
e-------2h3p2------------------2p0------------------|
B------3-----3----3---3--3----3---3----3---3--3-----|
G-----2-------2--0---0---0---2-----2--0---0---0-----|
D----0----------------------0-----------------------|
A---------------3---2---3------------3---2---3------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
D C B C
I'll tell you 'bout Machine Gun Kelly
D C B C
He rode along the outlaw trail
D C B C
Machine Gun Kelly was a simple man but the
D C B C
woman was just hard as hell, Watch out
G C G D C B C
Machine Gun, don't let her put you down
A C/G G
Don't let a woman put you six feet in the ground
D C B C
Machine gun