Tom Russell – Hair Trigger Heart chords
Chords:
[Intro] B E B E B E B E [Verse]BCowboys we areE B ECowboys we shall always beBDon’t let it end like this, boysE B ETell ‘em I sense something?[Verse]B EThey say trouble rides a fast horseB EThey say forgiveness rides a muleBOh yeah, they say a lot of thingsE B EThat’s why I lived by my own rules[Verse]BYou know a man is seen in fragmentsE B EA scar, a limp, tattoos and broken teethBScratch the surface on most men out hereE B EAnd you’ll find two men hiding underneath[Verse]BBut I come not here to lecture youE B EOf good and evil, black or white, right or wrongBI’ve come to sing my storyE B EI'm the Black Jack, baby, of all those old gipsy songs[Verse]BA loose canon, they have called meE B EA half-cocked cowboy, falling apartBWith my war-bag full of cheap tricksE B F#Dead certain, mister, of my hair trigger heart[Chorus]B F# E BOh baby, I got a hair trigger heartF# EI got a hair trigger heart[Verse]BI've known love from every angleE B EI never learned the art of the graceful getawayBYeah, the poetry eludes me, sirE B EI don’t give a damn what all the minor poets say[Verse]B"I’m not an alcoholic, I’m a drunk, there’s a differenceE B ESet 'em up, kid, and make it smart"BI come from horse traders and half breedsE B F#And a savage long line of hair trigger hearts, yeah[Chorus]B F# E BOh baby, I got a hair trigger heartF# E BI got a hair trigger heartF# EI got a hair trigger heart[Bridge]G#m D#mAll the old gunfighters are leaving townG#m C# F#Pistol packing mama, lay that pistol downEI’m still aroundBLord, I've got one more roundF#And I sure hit the markEWith my hair trigger heart, yeah[Instrumental] B E B E B E B E [Verse]B EAt the far end of eternity, you will find meB EAt a pub they call The Sword 'n' HighwaymanBI'll have a wax museum moustacheE B EMight be missing several fingers on my trigger hand[Verse]BI’ll have forgotten half the alphabetE B EMy name, my age, my Chinese laundry markBBetween instinct and oblivion, misterE B F#I will always hang on to this hair trigger heart[Chorus]B F# E BOh baby, I got a hair trigger heartF# E BI got a hair trigger heartF# E BI got a hair trigger heartF# EI got a hair trigger heart[Outro]BCowboys we areE B E B E B E B E BCowboys we shall always be