Paul Simon<\/p>\n
Words and Music by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from James Taylor's 1985 album, \"That's Why \r\nI'm Here.\"\r\n \r\n[Intro]\r\n \r\nBm<\/span> F#m7<\/span> Bm<\/span> F#m7<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n \r\n G<\/span> A<\/span> D<\/span> Bm<\/span>\r\nWhen Liberty Valance came to town\r\n F#m7<\/span> Bm<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nWomenfolk would hide, they'd hide\r\nA<\/span> D<\/span> Bm<\/span>\r\n When Liberty Valance walked around\r\n F#m7<\/span> Bm<\/span>\r\nThe men would step aside\r\n F#m<\/span> E\/G#<\/span>\r\nBecause the point of a gun\r\n A<\/span> C#m<\/span>\r\nWas the only law\r\n F#m<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nThat Liberty understood\r\nA<\/span> D<\/span> A\/C#<\/span>\r\n When it came to shooting\r\nBm<\/span> G<\/span>\r\nStraight and fast\r\n Em7<\/span> A<\/span> Bm<\/span>\r\nWell he was mighty good\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n \r\n G<\/span> A<\/span> D<\/span>\r\nFrom out of the east\r\n Bm<\/span>\r\nA stranger came\r\n F#m7<\/span> Bm<\/span>\r\nA law book in his hand\r\n G<\/span> A<\/span> D<\/span>\r\nA man, the kind of a man\r\n Bm<\/span>\r\nThe west would need\r\n F#m7 Bm\r\nTo ease a troubled land\r\n F#m E\/G#\r\nBecause the point of a gun\r\n A Bm\r\nWas the only law\r\n F#m G A\r\nThat Liberty understood\r\n D A\/C#\r\nWhen it came to shooting\r\nBm\r\nStraight and fastG\r\n Em7 A Bm\r\nHe was mighty good\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n \r\nBm F#m G\r\nMany a man would face his gun\r\n D F#m G A\r\nAnd many a man would fall\r\n D A Bm F#m Bm\r\nThe man who shot Liberty Valance\r\nD A Bm F#m G\r\nHe shot Liberty Valance\r\n D\/F# Em7 A7sus4 D Bm\r\nHe was the bravest of them all\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n \r\n G A D\r\nNow the love of a woman\r\n Bm\r\nCan make a man stay on\r\n F#m7 Bm G\r\nWhen he should go, stay on\r\nA D Bm\r\n Just trying to build a peaceful life\r\n F#m7 Bm\r\nWhere love is free to grow\r\n F#m E\/G#\r\nBecause the point of a gun\r\n A C#m\r\nWas the only law\r\n F#m G A\r\nThat Liberty understood\r\n D A\/C#\r\nWhen it came to shooting\r\n Bm G\r\nStraight and fast\r\n Em7 A Bm\r\nHe was mighty good\r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n \r\n G A D\r\nAlone and afraid\r\n Bm\r\nShe prayed that he'd return\r\n F#m7 Bm G\r\nThat fateful night, that night\r\nA D\r\n Nothing she said\r\n Bm\r\nCould keep her man\r\n F#m7 Bm\r\nGoing out to fight\r\n F#m E\/G#\r\nBut the point of a gun\r\n A Bm\r\nWas the only law\r\n F#m G A\r\nThat Liberty understood\r\n D A\/C#\r\nWhen the final showdown\r\nBm G\r\nCame to pass\r\n Em7 A Bm\r\nA law book was no good\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\n \r\nBm F#m G\r\nOut in the sun two shots ring out\r\n D F#m G A\r\nA shot made Liberty fall\r\n D A Bm F#m Bm\r\nThe man who shot Liberty Valance\r\nD A Bm F#m G\r\nHe shot Liberty Valance\r\n D\/F# Em7 A7sus4 D G A\r\nHe was the bravest of them all\r\n D A Bm F#m Bm\r\nThe man who shot Liberty Valance\r\nD A Bm F#m7 G\r\nHe shot Liberty Valance\r\n D\/F# Em7 A7sus4 D\r\nHe was the bravest of them all\r\n \r\n[Outro]\r\n \r\nBm F#m7 Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7<\/pre>\nX<\/div>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Simon Words and Music by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, from James Taylor’s 1985 album, “That’s Why I’m Here.” [Intro] Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7 [Verse 1] G A D Bm When Liberty Valance came to town F#m7 Bm G Womenfolk would hide, they’d hide A D Bm When Liberty …