Don't Take Your Guns To Town Song Lyrics and Chords
Don't Take Your Guns To Town Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Cash
Don't Take Your Guns To Town
Words and music by Johnny Cash
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A young cowboy named Billy Joe
Grew
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restless on the
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farm
A boy filled with wanderlust
Who
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really meant no
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harm
He
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changed his clothes and shined his boots
And combed his dark hair down
And his
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mother cried as he walked out
Don't
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Take Your Guns To
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son
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Leave your guns at
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Don't
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Take Your Guns To
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Town
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He laughed and kissed his mom and said
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your Billy Joe's a
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man
I can shoot as quick and straight as
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anybody
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can
But I'd
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wouldn't shoot without a cause
I'd gun nobody down
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but she cried again as he rode away
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He sang a song as on he rode his
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guns hung at his
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He rode into a cattle town a
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smile upon his
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lips
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stopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down
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mother's words echoed again
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He drank his first strong liquor then to
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calm his shaking
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hand
And tried to tell himself at last he
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had become a
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dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down
And he
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heard again his mother's words
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Bill was raged and Billy Joe reached
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for his gun to
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draw
But the stranger drew his gun and fired
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before he even
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saw
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Billy Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered around
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wondered at his final words
FAQ
Who sang the the song Don't Take Your Guns To Town?
- The song Don't Take Your Guns To Town was sang by Johnny Cash.
Who is Johnny Cash?
- John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black".Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash rose to fame in the burgeoning rockabilly scene in Memphis, Tennessee, after four years in the Air Force. He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash", followed by "Folsom Prison Blues", one of his signature songs. Alongside "Folsom Prison Blues", his other signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm", and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers like "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue", a duet with his future wife June called "Jackson" (followed by many further duets after their wedding), and railroad songs such as "Hey, Porter", "Orange Blossom Special", and "Rock Island Line". During the last stage of his career, he covered songs by contemporary rock artists of the time his most notable covers were "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden and, "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode.
Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His genre-spanning music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds. This crossover appeal earned him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
