Wanted Man Chords

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Wanted Man by The Avett Brothers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, G7, C, Bb, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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N.C. 
Bullet in my shoulder, 
     F 
Blood runnin' down my vest, 
F            
Twenty in the posse, 
G7                               C 
And they're never gonna let me rest. 
F               Bb 
Till I became a wanted man, 
F               C 
I never owned a gun, 
Dm                          G               
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat, 
C                    F 
And I'm always on the run 

verse 1 
F                    Bb 
I killed poor Jed Bryant 
C                   F 
In a bad Laredo fight, 
F                  Bb 
Killed him with my bare hands 
         C                 F 
For the girl I loved that night. 
Bb                          F 
Jed's brother's out to get me,  
Bb                    F 
He's comin' with a gang 
Bb                     F               Bb      C      F 
I'd rather shoot it out, by God, than let 'em watch me hang 

N.C. 
Bullet in my shoulder, 
     F 
Blood runnin' down my vest, 
F            
Twenty in the posse, 
G7                               C 
And they're never gonna let me rest. 
F               Bb 
Till I became a wanted man, 
F               C 
I never owned a gun, 
Dm                          G               
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat, 
C                    F 
And I'm always on the run 

verse 2 
F                       Bb 
She had spangles on her wedding dress 
        C               F         
She had laughter in her voice, 
    F                            Bb      
And when they tried to put their hands on her 
    C               F 
My heart left me no choice. 
    Bb             F 
Now was she really worth it? 
    Bb             F 
I guess I'll never know, 
    Bb              F                      Bb     C      F 
She'll be drinkin' someone else's rye when I'm six feet below. 

N.C. 
Bullet in my shoulder, 
     F 
Blood runnin' down my vest, 
F            
Twenty in the posse, 
G7                               C 
And they're never gonna let me rest. 
F               Bb 
Till I became a wanted man, 
F               C 
I never owned a gun, 
Dm                          G               
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat, 
C                    F 
And I'm always on the run 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante