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Intro
(solo fiddle [implies C#m])
MI
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Verse 1:
MI LA
When Liberty Valance rode to town
SOL#m DO#m LA SI
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
MI LA
When Liberty Valance walked around
SOL#m DO#m
The men would step aside
Chorus 1
SOL#m MIbm
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
SOL#m LA SI
That Liberty understood
MI SOL#m DO#m
When it came to shooting straight and fast
A [N.C.] [1: E 2: C#m, to bridge]
He was mighty good
Verse 2:
From out of the East a stranger came
A law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need
To tame a troubled land
[repeat chorus 1]
Bridge 1:
DO#m SOL#m DO#m
Many a man would face his gun
SOL#m LA SI
And many a man would fall
MI SOL#m DO#m
The man who shot Liberty Valance
MI SOL#m DO#m
He shot Liberty Valance
A [N.C.] (E)
He was the bravest of them all
MI DO#m LA MI
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Verse 3:
The love of a girl can make a man stay on
When he should go, stay on
Just trying to build a peaceful life
Where love is free to grow
Chorus 3
But the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
When the final showdown came to pass
MI DO7
A law book was no good
[key change to F]
Verse 4:
FA SIb
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd
LAm REm SIb DO
Return that fateful night, oh that night
FA SIb
When nothing she said could keep her man
LAm REm
From going out to fight
Chorus 4
LAm MIm
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown
LAm SIb DO
The very first thing she learns
FA LAm REm
When two men go out to face each other
Bb [N.C.] Dm
Only one returns
Bridge 2:
REm LAm REm
Everyone heard two shots ring out
LAm SIb DO
The shot made Liberty fall
FA LAm REm
The man who shot Liberty Valance
FA LAm REm
He shot Liberty Valance
Bb [N.C.] (Dm)
He was the bravest of them all
REm DO
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Coda:
FA LAm REm
The man who shot Liberty Valance
FA LAm REm
He shot Liberty Valance
Bb [N.C.] Dm
He was the bravest of them all
(solo fiddle [Dm] and drums to fade)
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