Key: E
Introduction:
C#m
E
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E A
When Liberty Valance rode to town
G#m C#m A B
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
E A
When Liberty Valance walked around
G#m C#m
The men would step aside
G#m D#m
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
G#m A B
That Liberty understood
E G#m C#m
When it came to shooting straight and fast
A (N.C.) (1: E 2: C#m, to bridge)
C#m G#m C#m
Many a man would face his gun
G#m A B
And many a man would fall
E G#m C#m
The man who shot Liberty Valance
E G#m C#m
He shot Liberty Valance
A (N.C.) (E)
E C#m A E
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The love of a girl can make a man stay on
E C7
A law book was no good
F Bb
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd
Am Dm Bb C
Return that fateful night, oh that night
F Bb
When nothing she said could keep her man
Am Dm
From going out to fight
Am Em
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown
Am Bb C
The very first thing she learns
F Am Dm
When two men go out to face each other
Bb(N.C.) Dm
Only one returns
Dm Am Dm
Everyone heard two shots ring out
Am Bb C
The shot made Liberty fall
F Am Dm
The man who shot Liberty Valance
F Am Dm
He shot Liberty Valance
Bb(N.C.)
He was the bravest of them all
Dm C
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F Am Dm
The man who shot Liberty Valance
F Am Dm
He shot Liberty Valance
Bb(N.C.) Dm
He was the bravest of them all
Dmand