Don't Give That Girl a Gun
Amy Ray
Indigo Girls
Shaming of the Sun
1997
I bought my first Indigo Girls CD about 3 weeks ago and this is my first
song from it. I'm not sure whether it's on the radio but I know quite a
few people will play it. There are two guitar parts: Amy Ray and Emily
Saliers. On the record, Amy is in standard tuning, but Emily is in
D G D F# A D. I didn't tab it this way, I did it in standard, because it
makes much more sense. Enjoy!
Lyrics
Chords
INTRO:
C C/B
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-5-----5---------|-5-----5-----5---|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|
D:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|
A:-3-----3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
She's got a
Am G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-5-----5-----5---|---5---5-----5---|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse (Amy Ray's part; she plays this during every verse in the song):
case against me a jury of my peers
C C/B
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-5-----5-----5---|-5-----5-----5---|-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|
D:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
the rage of the righteous screamin' in her ears
Am G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-5-----5-----5---|-5-----5-----5---|
A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
during 2nd verse (Emily Saliers' part, which I tabbed in standard tuning):
...dignified anymore I can't say I didn't call
C C/B
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------1-----3---|---1-------------|-------1-----3---|---1-------------|
G:-----0-----0-----|-0---0-----------|-----0-----0-----|-0---0-----------|
D:---2-------------|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|
A:-3-------3-----3-|-----------------|-2-------2-----2-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I say I love you she don't hear me anymore
Am G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------1-----3---|---1-------------|-------0---1---3-|---1---0---1-----|
G:-----2-----2-----|-2---2-----------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
D:---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-0-------0-----0-|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
during the chorus: Amy strums the chords
Emily plays the tab
don't give that girl a gun I said
C Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------1---3---1-|-------------1---|-------1---3---1-|-----------------|
G:-----0-----------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
D:---2-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-3---------------|-----------3-----|-0---------------|-----------0-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
don't give that girl a gun cause she's
C Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------1---3---1-|---------3---1---|-------1---3---1-|-----------------|
G:-----0-----------|-----------------|-----2-----------|-------------2---|
D:---2-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
A:-3---------------|-------3---------|-0---------------|-----------0-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
already won she's already won
F G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:------^1---------|-----------------|------^3---------|-----------------|
B:------^1---------|-----------------|------^3---------|-----------------|
G:------^2---------|-----------------|------^0---------|-----------------|
D:-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A:-3---------------|-----------3-3-3-|-2---------------|-----------------|
E:-1---------------|-----------1-1-1-|-3---------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
She's got a case against me a jury of my peers
The rage of the righteous screamin' in her ears
I'm not dignified anymore I can't say I didn't call
I say I love you she don't hear me anymore
CHORUS
And don't give that girl a gun
Don't give that girl a gun
Cause she's already won
She's already won
I made a bad connection she says I went astray
I jumped ship abandoned my post I didn't think I'd lost my way
But oh how the mighty fall I saw her crack a smile
I don't got a chance for redemption she don't believe in the miracle mile
BRIDGE
F
So take the first shot baby it'll be real clean
G
I'm your girl strong and mean
F
Second shot baby it'll be real cool
G
I'm your fool
CHORUS
I said now don't give that girl a gun
I said now don't give that girl a gun (give that girl a gun)
She's already won
She's already won
GUITAR SOLO
C Am
C Am
F G
guitar tacet first line
I said hold me closer cause something's happening
Why can't we come together she said "I doubt we ever will ever will again"
CHORUS 3x
I said don't give that girl a gun
Said now don't give that girl a gun
She's already won
She's already won
I said now don't give that girl a gun
I said now don't give that girl a gun (give that girl a gun)
She's already won
She's already won
guitar solo over third chorus and continuing until end
BRIDGE
Oh the first shot baby it'll be real clean
I'm your girl strong and mean
The second shot baby it'll be real cool
I'm your fool I'm your fool I'm your fool
CHORUS
fade out
CHORDS:
C x32010 or x325xx
C/B x2x010 or x204xx
G 320003 or 355433 or 325xxx
F 133211
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 9-8-97 by Daniel E. Smith.