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Barrel of a Gun

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Ok, first time effort here, but I thought the song was really catchy and
decided to try and get it down for anyone interested.  As usual, this is
just my interpretation -- this is what my ears heard, but they could always
be wrong.  Also, I don't know the names for all the chords, so while the
chords listed below are correct, the names might not be.  Those marked
with a '?' use my own naming convention.

---Matthew Brock---
Chords used:

A#m:	  688666
?A# Off:  666666
A#:       688766
F#:	  244322
C#:	  446664
?C# Off:  446644
G#m:	  466444
G#:	  466544
D#:       668886
?D# Off:  668866
B:        224442
B Off:    224422
F:        133211

I believe the electric guitar in the song is playing some of the chords
higher, (especially the F# and C#), so transpose to your liking.
As you can see above, most of the song is played near the middle of
the guitar, so try to avoid playing low transpositions like A#m = [x13321].
Here are some other suggestions that sound right, but could get painful if
you're trying with an acoustic:

F#: 9-9-11-11-11-9
C#: 9-11-11-10-9-9

Intro:
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A#m - ?A# Off
(x 4)

Main Verse:
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A#m - F# - (C#) - A#m
A#m - ?D# Off - (A# Off) - A#m
(x 2)


Little diddy riff before chorus:
4-------------------4-----
6----6----4----6----6-----
-----6----5----6----------
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Chorus:
F# - C# - (?C# Off) - G#m - B - (B Off)   x 2

Bridge:
A# - G# - D# - F
(x 2)


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Any ? or ! can be sent to me at:  mattb@ecology.com