Quite a simple song to play, yet very cool.
The chords I use are all barre, with the root on the 6th string.
Intro riff:
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--1--1--3--1--4--1--6--4--|
F
All aboard Cleopatra purrs... aha
Pens and swords, the gun's mightier
A mane of gold like a flame from a skull
Upon the wings of an angel
We'll leave this hellhole
Little boy lost down devil's alley
The mad Alsatian can almost taste me
Merrily merrily in terror I flee
Into the glow of traffic like a lava flow you'll see me
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G
Every time I dance
Every time I dance with you
Bb
I'll stagger out the nightclub black and blue, battered and bruised
F
I care not
Ab
But I care not
Bb
Shotgun
F
Shotgun
Bb
Shotgun
F
All aboard Cleopatra purrs... aha
Pens and swords, the gun's mightier
A mane of gold like a flame from a skull
Upon the wings of an angel
We'll leave this hellhole
Bb
Mack the Knife, strolling down the street
The Surgeons in the slaughterhouse, spice their diced meat
F
Merrily merrily in terror I flee
Merrily merrily in terror I flee
G
Every time I dance
Every time I dance with you
Bb
I'll stagger out the nightclub black and blue, battered and bruised
F
I care not
Ab
But I care not
Bb
Shotgun
F
Shotgun
Bb
Shotgun
F
I care not
I care not
Ab
But I care not
Bb
Shotgun
F
Shotgun
F
Shiny gun, shiny gun
Shiny gun, oh boy
Shiny gun, shiny gun
It's time for the showdown
