Bowie Knife
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: C#mCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Bowie Knife - Frankie Laine
[Intro]
C#m F#m
I got off the riverboat in New Orleans
C#m
In the spring of '82
D#7
I walked into a gambling house
G#7 C#m
As gamblers often do
[Verse]
C#m F#m
I had myself a drink
C#m
And I joined in a poker game
D#7
The dealer was a woman
G#7 C#m
So I asked her for her name
C#m F#m
She smiled at me so pretty
C#m
But a hush fell over the place
D#7
As a big man crossed the table
G#m
Stood up and slapped my face
[Chorus]
F#m C#m
Bowie knife, Bowie knife,
G#7 C#m
Long, glitterin' steel
F#m C#m
If my gun don't take your evil life
G#7 C#m
You can bet, my Bowie knife will
[Verse]
C#m F#m
I had my choice of weapons
C#m
On which to defend my life
D#7
I chose a set of pistols
G#7 C#m
And a long old Bowie knife
C#m F#m
I met him by the river
C#m
By the light of the rising sun
D#7
Was I prepared to fight him?
G#7 C#m
I feared my time had come
[Chorus]
F#m C#m
Bowie knife, Bowie knife,
G#7 C#m
Long, glitterin' steel
F#m C#m
If my gun don't take your evil life
G#7 C#m
You can bet, my Bowie knife will
C#m F#m
As we stood back to back
C#m
there on the duelin' green
D#7
I cursed the fate that brought me
G#7 C#m
To the town of New Orleans
C#m F#m
The referee startS counting
C#m
The paces one by one
D#7
When I heard him say twenty
G#7 C#m
I turned and fired my gun
C#m F#m
I knew at once I'd missed
C#m
And I waited there in fear, as
D#7
The stranger aimed and fired
G#7
But the bullet went by my ear
[Key Change}
[Verse]
Dm Gm
He threw away his pistol
Dm
And drew his Bowie knife
E7
I knew that razor edge
A7 Dm
Would soon snuff out my life
Dm Gm
But somehow luck was with me
Dm
And my weapon found his side
E7
He lay there on the duelin' ground
A7 Dm
Then he cursed me as he died
[Chorus]
Gm Dm
Bowie knife, Bowie knife,
A7 Dm
Long, glitterin' steel
Gm Dm
If my gun don't take your evil life
A7 Dm
You can bet, my, Bowie knife will
How to play Bowie Knife
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.