STICK TO YOUR GUNS
The song consists of a few bars of an heavy electric chords followed by two
rounds of an accoustic intro.
Intro (electric):
D5 G D5 G D5 G D5 G G
e-x-x-3—–x-x-3—–x-3—–x-x-3—–3—————-
B-3-3-0—–3-3-0—–3-0—–3-3-0—–0—————-
G-2-2-0—–2-2-0—–2-0—–2-2-0—–0—————-
D-0-0-0—–0-0-0—–0-0—–0-0-0—–0—————-
A-0-0-2—–0-0-2—–0-2—–0-0-2—–2—————-
E—–3———3——-3———3—–3—————-
Intro (accoustic): – play twice
D G A Bm A
e–2–2-2-0—–3—–3——-0———-0——–2——
B–3——–3-2-0—0—0—–2——2-3——–3——–
G–2————0-0——-0—2—-2———-4——-2–
D–0————0———–0-2–2———-4——-2—-
A——————————————————–
E——————————————————–
G D A
e—0——-3-3——————3-2–0————0—–
B-2——-0—–0————–0—3–2———-2——-
G——-0———0———-0—–2–2——–2———
D—–0————–0—0-0——-0–2—-2-2———–
A——————————————————–
E——————————————————–
D G (A)
So you want to be a cowboy,
A Bm A (D)
Well you know it’s more than just a ride
D G
You gotta know the real thing
A Bm A (D)
If you’re gonna know the other side
D G
Ain’t nobody riding shotgun
A Bm A
In the world tonight
— Repeat Electric Intro (Combo of D5 and G chords)
during this verse:
And when you spit, you better mean it
You better make ’em all believe it
G D A
If you’re gonna be the one
G
Woooooooo….
D G (A)
Stick to your guns
A Bm A (G)
Ain’t nobody gonna hurt you baby
G
You can go for the trigger
G D A
But only if you have to
D G (A)
Aim from the heart
A Bm A (G)
Some will love and some will curse you, baby
G
And you can go to war
G D A
But only if you have to
A D
It’s only if you have to
— Repeat Acoustic Intro
D G (A)
So you want to be the big time
A Bm A (D)
Some people have to drag you down
D G
There’s no living in the backseat
A Bm A (D)
If you’re gonna drive through town
D G
And when you pray for independence, Hey boy
G Bm A
you better stand your ground
Repeat Electric Intro during these lines:
You got to give it all you got now
Or you might get shot down
G D A
Fight hard until the battle is won
D G (A)
Stick to your guns
A Bm A (G)
Ain’t nobody gonna hurt you baby
G
You can go for the trigger
G D A
But only if you have to
D G (A)
Aim from the heart
A Bm A (G)
Some will love and some will curse you, baby
G
And you can go to war
G D A
But only if you have to
A D
It’s only if you have to
Guitar Solo
–Repeat Electric Intro during these lines:
Well, you know that I been through it
I got the scars to prove it
G D A
Fight hard and the battle is yours
G
Woooooooo…
D G (A)
Stick to your guns
A Bm A (G)
Ain’t nobody gonna hurt you baby
G
You can go for the trigger
G D A
But only if you have to
D G (A)
Aim from the heart
A Bm A (G)
Some will love and some will curse you, baby
G
And you can go to war
G D A
But only if you have to
A D
It’s only if you have to
Bm G
Stick to your guns
G A
Wooooooo
So you wanna be a cowboy…
This one is probably my favorite non-hit track from New Jersey.
Enjoy!
