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N.C. 
Bullet in my shoulder, 
     F 
Blood runnin' down my vest, 
F            
Twenty in the posse, 
G7                               C 
And they're never gonna let me rest. 
F               Bb 
Till I became a wanted man, 
F               C 
I never owned a gun, 
Dm                          G               
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat, 
C                    F 
And I'm always on the run 

verse 1 
F                    Bb 
I killed poor Jed Bryant 
C                   F 
In a bad Laredo fight, 
F                  Bb 
Killed him with my bare hands 
         C                 F 
For the girl I loved that night. 
Bb                          F 
Jed's brother's out to get me,  
Bb                    F 
He's comin' with a gang 
Bb                     F               Bb      C      F 
I'd rather shoot it out, by God, than let 'em watch me hang 


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N.C. 
Bullet in my shoulder, 
     F 
Blood runnin' down my vest, 
F            
Twenty in the posse, 
G7                               C 
And they're never gonna let me rest. 
F               Bb 
Till I became a wanted man, 
F               C 
I never owned a gun, 
Dm                          G               
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat, 
C                    F 
And I'm always on the run 

verse 2 
F                       Bb 
She had spangles on her wedding dress 
        C               F         
She had laughter in her voice, 
    F                            Bb      
And when they tried to put their hands on her 
    C               F 
My heart left me no choice. 
    Bb             F 
Now was she really worth it? 
    Bb             F 
I guess I'll never know, 
    Bb              F                      Bb     C      F 
She'll be drinkin' someone else's rye when I'm six feet below. 


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N.C. 
Bullet in my shoulder, 
     F 
Blood runnin' down my vest, 
F            
Twenty in the posse, 
G7                               C 
And they're never gonna let me rest. 
F               Bb 
Till I became a wanted man, 
F               C 
I never owned a gun, 
Dm                          G               
But now they hunt me like a mountain cat, 
C                    F 
And I'm always on the run
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