The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (12th pos)

by Burt Bacharach, Gene Pitney · posted by waltp

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THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE 12th pos
W: Hal David
M: Burt Bacharach
Gene Pitney
Key: Eb
Harp: Bb

 2   -2&rdquo; -2&rdquo;3  -3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;  3   -2&rdquo; -1
 5   -5  -5 6  -6   -6   6   -5  -4
When Lib-er-ty Val-ance rode to town

-1  -2&rdquo; 3   -3&rdquo;   4    -4    -3&rdquo;    3
-4  -5  6   -6    7    -8    -6     6
The wom-en folk would hide, they'd hide.

 2   -2&rdquo; -2&rdquo;3  -3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;   3   -2&rdquo; -1
 5   -5  -5 6  -6   -6    6   -5  -4
When Lib-er-ty Val-ance walked a-round

-1  -2&rdquo;   3    -3&rdquo; 4  -4
-4  -5    6    -6  7  -8
The men would step a-side

  4   -4    5   -4 4 -4   4  -3&rdquo; -3 -3&rdquo; 3
  7   -8    8   -8 7 -8   7  -6  -7 -6  6
Cause the point of a gun was the on-ly law

 3   -3&rdquo; -3 4  4   5   -4 5
 6   -6  -7 7  7   8   -8 8
That lib-er-ty un-der-stood.

 5   5   -5  -5  5 -4 4     -4     -4-3&rdquo;3-2&rdquo;
 8   8   -9  -9  8 -8 7     -8     -8 -66-5
When it came to shoot-in' straight and fast,

-3&rdquo; 3   -2&rdquo; -1  -2&rdquo;
-6  6   -5  -4  -5
He was might-y good.


 2   -2&rdquo; 3   3   -3&rdquo;-3&rdquo;  3   -2&rdquo;  -1
 5   -5  6   6   -6 -6   6   -5   -4
From out of the east a stran-ger came,

-1 -2&rdquo; 3   -3&rdquo; 4   -4  -3&rdquo; 3
-4 -5  6   -6  7   -8  -6  6
A law book in his hand, a man.

 2   -2&rdquo; -2&rdquo;3 -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;  3    -2&rdquo;   -1
 5   -5  -5 6 -6  -6   6    -5    -4
The kind of a man the west would need

-1  -2&rdquo; 3  -3&rdquo;  4    -3&rdquo;
-4  -5  6  -6   7    -6
To tame a trou-bled land;

  4   -4    5   -4 4 -4   4  -3&rdquo; -3 -3&rdquo; 3
  7   -8    8   -8 7 -8   7  -6  -7 -6  6
Cause the point of a gun was the on-ly law

 3   -3&rdquo; -3 4  4   5   -4
 6   -6  -7 7  7   8   -8
That lib-er-ty un-der-stood.

 5   5   -5  5   5 -4 4     -4     -4-3&rdquo;3-2&rdquo;
 8   8   -9  8   8 -8 7     -8     -8 -66-5
When it came to shoot-in' straight and fast,

-3&rdquo; 3   -2&rdquo; -1  -1
-6  6   -5  -4  -4
He was might-y good.

 5   5   -5  5   5 -4 4     -4     -4-3&rdquo;3-2&rdquo;
 8   8   -9  8   8 -8 7     -8     -8 -66-5
When it came to shoot-in' straight and fast,

-3&rdquo; 3   -2&rdquo;  -1  -1
-6  6   -5  -4  -4
He was might-y good.


-4 -4 -4 5    5    5   -5  -4
-8 -8 -8 8    8    8   -9  -8
Man-y a man would face his gun

-3&rdquo;  4  4 4 -4    5   -4 4
-6   7  7 7 -8    8   -8 7
And man-y a man would fall,

 4  -5  -5   4   -5  5  -4  4   -4
 7  -9  -9   7   -9  8  -8  7   -8
The man who shot Lib-er-ty Val-ance,

-5  4   -5  5  -4  4   -4
-9  7   -9  8  -8  7   -8
He shot Lib-er-ty Val-ance,

-4  4  -3&rdquo;  -4   4  -2&rdquo; 3   -3&rdquo;
-8  7  -6   -8   7  -5  6   -6
He was the brav-est of them all.


 2   -2&rdquo; 3  3  -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;  3  -2&rdquo;-1
 5   -5  6  6  -6  -6   6  -5 -4
The love of a girl can make a man

 -1  -2&rdquo; 3   -3&rdquo;   4   -4   -3&rdquo; 3
 -4  -5  6   -6    7   -8   -6  6
Stay on when he should go, stay on.

 2   -2&rdquo; -2&rdquo; 3   -3&rdquo; -3&rdquo;  3   -2&rdquo;  -1
 5   -5  -5  6   -6  -6   6   -5   -4
Just try-in' to build a peace-ful life

 -1    -2&rdquo; 3   -3&rdquo; 4   -4
 -4    -5  6   -6  7   -8
Where love is free to grow;

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 7  -8    8   -8 7 -8   7  -6  -7 -6  6
But the point of a gun was the on-ly law

 3   -3&rdquo; -3 4  4   5   -4
 6   -6  -7 7  7   8   -8
That lib-er-ty un-der-stood.

 5    5  -5 -5  5 -4  4    -4  -4-3&rdquo;3-2&rdquo;
 8    8  -9 -9  8 -8  7    -8  -8-66-5
When the fi-nal show-down came at last

-2&rdquo;-3&rdquo; 3   -2&rdquo; -1  -2&rdquo;
-5 -6  6   -5  -4  -5
A law book was no good.


2  -2&rdquo;  3  3  -3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;   3     -2&rdquo;  -1
5  -5   6  6  -6   -6    6     -5   -4
A-lone and a-fraid she prayed that he'd


-4  -5   6    -6   7   -8     -6    6
Re-turn that fate-ful night, that night.

 2    -2&rdquo; -2&rdquo;  3   -3&rdquo;  -3&rdquo;   3   -2  -1
 5    -5  -5   6   -6   -6    6   -5  -4
When noth-ing she said could keep her man

 -1  -2&rdquo;3   -3&rdquo; 4   -4
 -4  -5 6   -6  7   -8
From go-in&rsquo; out to fight.

 4   -4  5   -4  4  -4
 7   -8  8   -8  7  -8
From the mo-ment a girl 

 4   -3&rdquo;-3  -3&rdquo;   3
 7   -6 -7  -6    6
Gets to be full grown

 3  -3&rdquo;-3   4     4    5  -4 5
 6  -6 -7   7     7    8  -8 8
The ver-y first thing she learns

 5    5  -5  -5  5  4   -4   -4  -3&rdquo;3-2&rdquo;
 8    8  -9  -9  8  7   -8   -8  -6 6-5
When two men go out to face each oth-er,

-3&rdquo;3  -2&rdquo; -1  -1
-6 6  -5  -4  -4
On-ly one re-turns.


-4  -4 -4    5    5    5    -5  -4
-8  -8 -8    8    8    8    -9  -8
Ev-&lsquo;ry-one heard two shots ring out,

-3&rdquo;  4    4   -4  -4 5   -4
-6   7    7   -8  -8 8   -8
One shot made Lib-er-ty fall

 4  -5  -5   4   -5  5  -4  4   -4
 7  -9  -9   7   -9  8  -8  7   -8
The man who shot Lib-er-ty Val-ance,

-5  4   -5  5  -4  4   -4
-9  7   -9  8  -8  7   -8
He shot Lib-er-ty Val-ance,

-4  4  -3&rdquo;  -4   4  -1  -2&rdquo; -3&rdquo;
-8  7  -6   -8   7  -4  -5  -6
He was the brav-est of them all.

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