E|----------------------------------0-------------------------1--|
B|--1-----1---------2-----2-1-------1-----2-1---------------1----|
G|------1---3---1---3---3-------3---3---------3-1-0-------1------|
D|----3-------------3-3-------------2---2---------------3--------|
A|----------------------------------3-3---------------3----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------1------------|
                                                            I was

[Verse]

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------1--------------|
G|-----------------------------1-------------1--------------|
D|-----------------------------2-------------1--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
    five and he was six, we rode on horses made of sticks.

E|--3----------------------------------0------------------------------|
B|--4----------------------------------1------------------------------|
G|--3----------------------------------0------------------------------|
D|--5----------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--6----------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
       He wore black and I wore white.    He would always win the fight


[Chorus]

E|---------------------1---------------------------1----------|
B|--------------------1---------------------------1-----------|
G|-------------------1---------------------------1------------|
D|------------------3---------------------------3-------------|
A|-----------------3---------------------------3--------------|
E|---------8\1-1-------------------------8\1-1----------------|
   Bang bang.   He shot me down,  bang bang. I hit the ground,

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------4--------------------------------5---------|
G|----------------3-------------------------------3-----------|
D|--------------5-------------------------------5-------------|
A|---------8-6-----------------------------6\3----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
   bang bang.   That awful sound    Bang bang.  My baby shot me

E|------------------------------------------------------------1--|
B|--1-----1---------2-----2-1-------1-----2-1---------------1----|
G|------1---3---1---3---3-------3---3---------3-1-0-------1------|
D|----3-------------3-3-------------2---2---------------3--------|
A|----------------------------------3-3---------------3----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------1------------|
    down.


[Verse 2]                                                       

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------(1)---------------1-----------------------1--|
G|----------------------1-----------------1-----------------------1------|
D|------------------2-----------------1--------------------0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Seasons came and changed the time.       When I grew up I called him mine.

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4----------------------------------------------5----------------|
G|--3--------------------------------------------3------------------|
D|--5------------------------------------------5--------------------|
A|--6------------------------------------5\3-3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
      He would always laugh and say,    "Remember when we used to play


[Chorus 2]

E|-------------------------1------------------------------1-----|
B|-----------------------1------------------------------1-------|
G|---------------------1------------------------------1---------|
D|-------------------3------------------------------3-----------|
A|-----------------3------------------------------3-------------|
E|---------8\1-1--------------------------8\1-1-----------------|
   bang bang?"   I shot you down, bang bang.  You hit the ground,

E|--------------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------3-------------------------------5-----------|
G|----------------2-------------------------------3-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5---------------|
A|---------8\6-6-------------------------6\3-3------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
   bang bang.  That awful sound, bang bang.  I used to shoot you

E|--------------------------------------------------1--|
B|--1------1-------2---2-1-----1-----2-1-----------1---|
G|-------1---3-1---3--3----3---3---------3-1-0----1----|
D|-----3-----------3-3---------2---2-------------3-----|
A|-----------------------------3-3--------------3------|
E|---------------------------------------------1-------|
    down.


[Bridge]

E|-----------------------------1---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1--4------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------1--3------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------3--5------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3--6------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Music played and people sang.    Just for me the church bells rang.

***********************************************************************************
E|------------------------------1---------------------------0--| If you are having
B|--2---2---2---4-------2---4---2---2-------1---2---4---2---1--| trouble playing
G|--1---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1-------0---0---0---0---0--| this section, I
D|--3---3---------------3-------3-----------2---3---5---3---2--| have tabbed an
A|-------------------------------------------------------------| easier method at
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| the end of my tab.
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[Verse 3]

E|------------1------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-------------------------------1------------1----------------1-----|
G|----------1-----------------------------1------------1----------------1--------|
D|---------3---------------------------2------------1----------------0-----------|
A|--------3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8\1-1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
              Now he's gone, I don't know why, and 'til this day sometimes I cry.

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-------------------------------------------5-----------------|
G|--3-----------------------------------------3-------------------|
D|--5---------------------------------------5---------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------6\3-3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
       He didn't even say goodbye, he didn't take the time to lie.


[Chorus 3]

E|--------------------1----------------------------------1-----------|
B|-------------------1----------------------------------1------------|
G|------------------1----------------------------------1-------------|
D|-----------------3----------------------------------3--------------|
A|----------------3----------------------------------3---------------|
E|---------8\1-1-------------------------------8\1-1-----------------|
   Bang bang.         He shot me down, bang bang.    I hit the ground,

E|-----------------2---------------------------------------0----------------|
B|---------------3--------------------------------------1-------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------3----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|---------8\6---------------------------------3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   bang bang.        That awful sound, bang bang.            My baby shot me

E|---------------------------------------------------------1----------------|
B|---1------1-------2---2-1-----1-----2--1-----------------1----------------|
G|--------1---3-1---3--3----3---3------------3---1----0----1----------------|
D|------3-----------3-3---------2---2----------------------3----------------|
A|------------------------------3-3------------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------1----------------|
   down.                                                  (Play, bend down a
                                                           half step w/ bar,
                                                           then release bend)
End of Song.


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E|----------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|------------------------------6-----------1---2---4---2---1--|
G|--6---6---6---8-------6---8---6---6-------0---0---0---0---0--|
D|--6---6---6---6-------6---6---6---6-------2---3---5---3---2--|
A|--8---8---------------8-------8------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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