NOTE: Having not found any useful or accurate chords for this song, I decided it
was time to put out my first transcription. Some think this is played in Open D
tuning, but I think that's a pain, so this chart uses standard tuning. There are
some weird and subtle chord changes in this song, and though I'm missing some (I'm
not a guitarist per se) this chart should be pretty darn close. Enjoy!
Chords:
D: x00232
D/F#: x04232
Bm/D: x00432
D(b5): x00132
Dsus4: x00233
G: 320033
Esus4: 022200
A: 002220
D
Well you praise him
D/F#
Then you thank him
D Bm/D D D/F#
Till you reach the by - and - by
D(b5)
And I've won hundreds at the track
Dsus4 D
But I'm not betting on the afterlife
D
Then you kiss his lips
D/F#
He forgives you for it
D Bm/D D D/F#
He forgives you for all you've done
D(b5)
But not me
Dsus4 D
I'm still an....gry
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jenny_lewis_with_the_watson_twins/big_guns_crd.html ]
G
What have I done?
Esus4 G
Why am I always missing...
A D
The big guns?
D
First I'll build a sword
D/F#
Get some words to explain
D Bm/D D D/F#
It's a plan, brother, at least
D(b5) Dsus4 D
And I'll pretend that everybody here wants peace
D
Have mercy,
D/F#
Have mercy,
D Bm/D D D/F#
Have mercy on me
D(b5) Dsus4 D
Cause we're tired and lonely and we're bloody
G
What have we done?
Esus4
Why are we still running
G
From our own failing bodies?
A D
The big guns,
The big guns.
D
Sing mercy,
D/F#
Sing mercy,
D Bm/D D D/F#
Sing mercy on me
D(b5) Dsus4 D
Let's pretend that everybody here wants peace
G
What have we done?
Esus4 G
Why are we still chasing our own tails and runnin'
A D
From the big guns,
The big guns,
The big guns.
