«(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance»
(Burt Bacharach — Hal David)
Intro:
(solo fiddle [implies C#m])
E
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
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
Chorus 1:
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]
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:
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)
He was the bravest of them all
E C#m A E
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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
E C7
A law book was no good
[key change to F]
Verse 4:
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
Chorus 4:
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
Bridge 2:
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.] (Dm)
He was the bravest of them all
Dm C
/ / / / / / / /
Coda:
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
(solo fiddle [Dm] and drums to fade)
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
