Smokin Gun Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays416

Smokin Gun by Robert Cray is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am, B7 and B7/Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Em (4x) 


verse 1 

Em 
I get a constant busy signal when I call you on the phone 
Em 
I get a strong uneasy feeling you're not sitting there alone 
Em         Am 
I'm having nasty nasty visions and baby you're in every one, yeah 
Am                                             B7               Em 
And I'm so afraid I'm gonna find you with that so called smokin gun 

Em (2x) 


verse 2 

Em 
Maybe you want to end it, you've had your fill of my kind of fun 
Em 
But you don't know how to tell me and you know that I'm not that dumb 
Em    Am 
I put 2 and 1 together and you know that's not an even sum 
Am                                          B7                Em 
And I know just where to catch you with that well known smokin gun 


Solo  
(this repeats twice) 
Em 2x 
(Same chords/structure as Verse) 

Em 2x 


verse 3 

Em 
I'm standing here bewildered, I can't remember just what I've done 
Em 
I can hear the sirens whining, my eyes blinded by the sun 

  Am 
I know that I should be running, my heart's beating just like a drum 
Am                                             B7                   Em 
Now they've knocked me down and taken it, that still hot and smokin gun 


Outro  
(optionally stay on Em or alt B7/Em as in end of Verses) 

Yeah, yeah, still hot smokin gun 
they've taken it, still hot smokin gun 
Oh they've taken it, still hot smokin gun 
they've Knocked me down, they've taken it, oh, oh 
    	

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