YOU CAN'T GET A MAN WITH A GUN
by Irving Berlin
from "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" 1946
[Intro] (spoken)
[G] [Em] [Am]
Oh, my mother was frightened by a shotgun, they say
[G] [C] [D]
That's why I'm such a wonderful shot.
[G] [Em] [Am]
I'd be out in the cactus and I'd practice all day,
[C] [Am] [D]
And now tell me what have I got?
Verse 1
[G]
I'm quick on the trigger
[C] [D]
With targets not much bigger
[G] [C] [D]
Than a pinpoint, I'm number one.
[G] [Em]
But my score with a feller
[Am] [C]
Is lower than a celler,
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun.
Verse 2
[G]
When I'm with a pistol,
[C] [D]
I sparkle like a crystal
[G] [C] [D]
Yes, I shine like the morning sun.
[G] [Em]
But I lose all my luster,
[Am] [C]
When with a bronco buster
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
Chorus
[C] [G]
With a gu-un, with a gu-un,
[D]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
Verse 3
[G]
If I went to battle
[C] [D]
with someone's herd of cattle
[G] [C] [D]
You'd have steak when the job was done
[G] [Em]
But, if I shot the herder,
[Am] [C]
They'd holler bloody murder
Bridge
[G] [D7]
And you can't shoot a male
[G] [C]
In the tail like a quail
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
Verse 4
[G]
I'm cool, brave, and daring
[C] [D]
To see a lion glaring
[G] [C] [D]
When I'm out with my Remington
[G] [Em]
But a look from a mister
[Am] [C]
Will raise a fever blister
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun
Verse 5
[G]
The gals with umbrellas
[C] [D]
Are always out with fellers
[G] [C] [D]
In the rain or the blazin sun.
[G] [Em]
But a man never trifles
[Am] [C]
With gals who carry rifles.
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun.
Chorus
[C] [G]
With a gu-un, with a gu-un,
[G] [C] [D]
Oh you can't get a man with a gun
Verse 6
[G]
A man's love is mighty,
[C] [D]
He'll even buy a nightie
[G] [C] [D]
For a gal who he thinks is fun.
[G] [Em]
But they don't buy pajamas
[Am] [C] [Am]
For pistol packin' mamas!
Outro
[G] [D7]
And you can't get a hug
[G] [C]
From a mug, with a slug!
[G] [D] [G]
Oh, you can't get a man with a gun!
