"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance"
(Burt Bacharach - Hal David)
Intro:
(solo fiddle [implies C#m])
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
When Liberty Valance rode to town
The womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around
The men would step aside
Chorus 1:
'Cause the point of a gun was the only law
That Liberty understood
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:
Many a man would face his gun
And many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
[N..] ()
He was the bravest of them all
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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
A law book was no good
[key change to F]
Verse 4:
Alone and afraid, she prayed that he'd
Return that fateful night, oh that night
When nothing she said could keep her man
From going out to fight
Chorus 4:
From the moment a girl gets to be full grown
The very first thing she learns
When two men go out to face each other
[N..]
Only one returns
Bridge 2:
Everyone heard two shots ring out
The shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
[N..] ()
He was the bravest of them all
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Coda:
The man who shot Liberty Valance
He shot Liberty Valance
[N..]
He was the bravest of them all
(solo fiddle [Dm] and drums to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers