Sandy Denny – John The Gun chords
Chords:
John the Gun by Sandy Denny From 'The North Star Grassman and the Ravens" (1971) Capo III (Cm) (Please note this is not the original arrangement; I rearranged it to suit the limited skills of a camp fire player like myself)Am C Am My shadow follows me wherever I should chance to goC G Am John the Gun did sayAm C AmIf you should chance to meet me, as I wander to and froC G Am Sad will be your dayMy life is mine and the light did shine, till the guns shot right through me So now I shall never fall Ideals of peace are gold which fools have found upon the plains of war I shall destroy them all (Chorus)Dm CPut away your guns of steelDm CDeath comes too soon for allF C EmYour master he will need you soonG AmAnd you will heed his callI am the master of the game That you will hardly ever play So I will teach your sons And if they should die Before the evening of their span of days Why, then they will die young (Chorus) Condemn me not For always have I played the game of war In moonshine or in sun And if any cross the path I choose to tread Their chances they are poor For I am John the Gun (Chorus)