Key: E
Introduction: Em G D2 C9
Em G D2
A cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
Em G D2
Two Hundred Dollars worth of summer yard mowin', that I just had to spend
Em G D2
I had my eye on two things, but I could only pick just one
Am D Em G D2 C9 Em G D2 C9
A young man's first decision is it a guitar or a gun?
Em G D2
I can still hear daddy's voice say "now think about it sonâ?
Em G D2
?One of these will last forever, and the other's just for fun
Em G D2
One can feed your family, and one will end you up in jail"
Am D Em
And he seemed to know which one was which, but me, I couldn't tell
C G D2 Em
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run,
C G D2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
C G D2 Em
A rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won,
C G D Em
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
Em G D2
I've thought about it long and hard, as I held 'em in my hand
Em G D2
Standin' at the crossroads, still decidin? who I am
Em G D2
They're both just wood and metal. Six bullets or six strings
Am D Em
Whichever choice I make I'll leave here feeling like a king
C G D2 Em
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run,
C G D2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
C G D2 Em
A rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won
C G D Em
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
Em G D2
A cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
Em G D2
Two Hundred Dollars worth of summer yard mowin', that I just had to spend
C G D2 Em
Should I learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run,
C G D2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
C G D2 Em D
A rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won
C G D Em
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
C G Em G D2
When I walk out this door with a guitarâ........... or a gun
C9 Em G D2 C9 Em
With a guitar or a gun