Gangster Of Love
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
(From the 1965 Album WOOLY BULLY)
[Verse 1]
N.C. C G
Jesse James and Frank James
C G
Billy Kid, all the rest
C G
Supposed to be some bad cats
C G
Out in the West
C G
But when they dug me
C G
And my gangster ways
C G
They hung up their guns
N.C.
And made it to their graves
[Chorus]
C
'Cause I'm the gangster of love
G7
Girl, in the morning, gangster of love
D7 N.C. D7 G7
When I walk down the street
N.C.
All the girls that I meet
G7 D7
Say "He's the gangster of love"
[Verse 2]
N.C. C G
I robbed the local beauty contest
C G
Of their first-place winner
C G
They found us out in Hollywood
C G
Eating a cheap hamburger dinner
C G
They tried to get her to come back
C G
To pick up her prize
C G
She jumped up and holled
N.C.
"You just don't realize
[Chorus]
C
That he's the gangster of love"
G7
Girl, in the morning, gangster of love, ooh!
D7 D7 G7
When we walk in a bar
N.C.
Girls from near and far
G7
Say "He's the gangster of love"
G7
Yeah, listen, baby!
[Guitar Solo]
D7 C7 G7 D7
[Verse 3]
N.C. C G
I jump in my white horse, Cadillac
C G
Race across the border line
C G
Rope 65 women
C G
Kiss them all at the same time
C G
Take 25 or 30
C G
Put 'em all in a freight
C G
A million-dollar reward for me
C G
Each and every state
C G
Sheriff says to me
C G
"Is you Sam the Sham?"
C G
I say "Yes sir, brother, boss
N.C.
And that's your wife on the back of my horse"
[Out-Chorus]
C7
'Cause I'm the gangster of love
G7
Girl, in the morning, gangster of love
D7 D7 G7
When we walk down the street
N.C.
All the girls that we meet
G7
Say "He's the gangster of love"
How to play Gangster Of Love
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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.