BOUNTY ON MY HEAD
As recorded by Shaboozey
(2026 release)
Capo 5th fret
To play without a capo transpose +5 steps.
Intro
[Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am] [C]
Forty days, forty nights
[F] [Am]
In the desert, I ain't no Messiah
[C]
For the wages of sin, you die
[F] [Am] [C] [Dm]
Readin' Romans all through the night
[F] [C] [Dm]
Hammered and hellbound, send me a prayer tonight
[F] [Am]
'Cause God forgives, but they don't
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Saint Joseph, sweet Mary
[F] [Am]
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
[C]
Step back, be afraid
[F] [Am]
For there's a bounty on my head
Interlude
[Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am]
Verse 2
[Am] [C]
Before I fold, I'd rather sit inside a jail cell
[F] [Am]
I know I said I'm gonna change today, I made bail
[C]
Are they with me or want me gone? It's like I can't tell
[F] [Am]
My heart and soul might be the only thing I can't sell
[G] [Dm]
Quick draws, close calls, a wanted man
[F] [C]
Ain't no revolver will save you from a quicker hand
[G] [Dm]
The world's cold, the game's flawed, but in the end
[F] [Am]
You win some, you lose some, I'll head again
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Saint Joseph, sweet Mary
[F] [Am]
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
[C]
Step back, be afraid
[F] [C]
For there's a bounty on my head
[Post-Chorus]
[G] [Dm]
How can one rest in bed
[F] [Am]
When you're wanted alive or dead?
[C]
Saint Joseph, sweet Mary
[F] [Am]
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
Interlude
[Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am]
Bridge
[G] [Dm]
Oh, the people, how they spin those tales
[F] [C]
These devils send 'em back to Hell
[G] [Dm]
He don't get another try, make amends for his crimes
[F] [Am]
He doesn't deserve to rot in jail
[Am] [C]
Angel Gabriel, tell the Father
[F] [Am]
That there's a bounty on my head
[Am] [C]
[?] preacher, I'm ready
[F] [Am]
For there's a bounty on my head
Chorus
[Am] [C]
Saint Joseph, sweet Mary
[F] [Am]
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
[C]
Step back, be afraid
[F] [C]
For there's a bounty on my head
[Post-Chorus]
[G] [Dm]
How can one rest in bed
[F] [Am]
When you're wanted alive or dead?
[G] [Dm]
With 'em puttin' up signs with the price so high
[F] [Am]
Like, what the hell did I get myself in?
Interlude
[Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am]
Outro
[Am] [C]
Forty days, forty nights
[F] [Am]
In the desert, I ain't no Messiah
[Am] [C]
Readin' Romans all through the night
[F] [Am]
For the wages of sin, you die
