(Capo on 1)
Intro.: (Am) x 8 bars
(Am)Cowboys and pioneers (C) come lend your eyes and ears
(Am)I've got the need to testi-(E)fy
Don't (F)try to (G)build your (C)nest out (F)in the (Em)open (Am)West
'Cause there's a (F)million (D)ways to (E)die
Solo: (Am) x 2 bars
(Am)Six bullets in the gut (C) or just a papercut
(Am)Too many ways to quanti-(E)fy
They'll (F)cut your (G)ankle (C)off to (F)cure a (Em)minor (Am)cough
'Cause there's a (F)million (E)ways to (Am)die
Solo: / / / |(Am) |(Am) |(Am) A |(C)million |(E)ways to |(Am)die |(Am)
It's a (Dm)hundred and one in the shade or the sun, if you (C)fall a-(F)sleep (F#)you (G)fry
A (E)million ways to (Am)die
You can (Dm)live like a saint, but there (C)just really ain't
No a-(Dm)voidin' a million (G)ways to (Am) die
Solo: / / / |(Am) |(Am) |(Am) |(Bbm) |(Bbm) |(Bbm) |(Bbm) |
(Bbm)Small pox and bigger pox (C#) and deadly tomahawks
(Bbm)Or God forbid you steal a (F)pie
They'll (F#)blast you (G#)into (C#)shards, for (D#m)playin' (F)good at (Bbm)cards
'Cause there's a (F#)million (D#)ways to (F)die
Solo: (Bbm) x 2 bars
(Bbm)Out on the desert plains, (C#) it hardly ever rains
(Bbm) And you can hear coyotes (F)cry
They'll (F#)eat you (G#)up and (C#)then they'll (D#m)s**t you (F)out a-(Bbm)gain
'Cause there's a (F#)million (F)ways to (Bbm)die
Solo: / / / |(Bbm) |(Bbm) |(Bbm) A |(C#)million |(F)ways to |(Bbm)die |(Bbm)
With a (D#)whoosh and a whack, there's a knife in your back, 'cause you (C#)got a fancy (G#)tie
A (F)million ways to (Bbm)die
It's a (D#)kick in the pants, but you (C#)don't have a chance of es-(D#)capin'
A million (G#)ways to (Bbm) die
Outro: / / / |(Bbm) |(Bbm) |(Bbm) |(F) --- A million ways to |(Bb)die -----