Badge And Gun Chords

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Badge And Gun by John Mayer is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, D7, Am, A7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			C 
   give me my badge and gun 
            F               C 
give me the road that i may run 
                                                  G 
give me that peaceful, wandering-free i used to know. 
    C                               F             D7 
i've waited all i can, but i'm just not a patient man 
               C               G            C 
man, i've been hiding here for 7 months or so. 

F                                 Am 
hand me down my coat and hat, and grab the winter one at that 
    F                              G 
you never know how long i'll be away. 

( G  C  G  G  C  A7  G  D  G ) 

C 
give me my badge and gun 
           F                   C 
give me the songs that i once sung 
                                                      G 
give me those jet black, kick-back, lay down nights alone (those lay down nights alone) 
     C 
this house is safe and warm 
            F                D7 
but i was made to chase the storm 
            C                       G           C 
taking the whole world on with big ol' empty arms. 

F 
tell my friends i tried my best 
     Am 
that one day i just up and left 
      F                         G 
they probably saw it coming anyway(what can i say) 
hey, hey. 

( C  F  C  G  G  F  D7  C  G  C ) 
(ooo's) 

F 
the lock is on the cellar door 
  Am 
i can't remember what it's for 
  F                                     G 
i ain't been down those stairs in oh so long 
so, so long. 

C 
give me my badge and gun 
            F 
give me the road that i must run 
                                                 G 
give me that peaceful, wandering-free i used to know 
   C                            F               D7 
a copy of your key is hanging where it used to be 
                 C            D 
good as you've always been to me 
     C               D 
the life i need to lead 
    c                    D                  G 
is somewhere out there calling over those hills 
    	

Chord diagrams

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