Barrel Of A Gun

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Barrel of a Gun
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Writen by The Levellers.  From the debut album "A Weapon Called The Word".

Transcribed 14/10/1999 from 1990 album 'A Weapon Called the Word'.

Should be played fast and lively - listen to the recording. The Bmsus4/A is x04430, 
basically hold the chord shape of the A minor and slide it up two frets. Nobody
seems to be sure about this chord - this is the nearest I can get & it sounds OK.
May not be perfect though - if anyone has a better suggestion, please e-mail me
keithdunnett@yahoo.com. 

There seems to be some confusion about the last line of the chorus - I have seen
"there can't be no justice" and "you can't meter justice" but listening to the song
I reckon it's "you can't mete out justice". Take your pick. (preferably a large,
heavy one.)


Intro:    Am     Bmsus4/A    x 4

Am                 C G             Am     Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A    
In a strange land, far  from these shores
Am                       C  G          Am     Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A    
Lay two men and a woman, killed by the law
F              G        F         G
No matter what country, under the sun
F                  G                                 Am     Bmsus4/A    x 4
You can't mete out justice, no, from the barrel of a gun

Am                 Dm      G       Am     Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A
A car bomb they say, the SAS on offence
Am              Dm      G        Am     Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A
Shot in the back, makes no difference
F              G       F          G
No matter what country, under the sun,
F                  G                                 F        C        G
You can't mete out justice, no, from the barrel of a gun
  F    C   G    Am     Bmsus4/A    x 4
A gu   -   un

Am            Dm     G          Am              Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A
Shoot to kill, 'till both sides have their fill
Am              Dm G        Am        Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A 
'Till both sides have their martyrs
Am                Dm G     Am     Bmsus4/A      Am     Bmsus4/A 
And all their kids have no fathers,             oh no, no, so
F              G        F         G
No matter what country, under the sun
F                  G       F                     G
You can't mete out justice, from the barrel of a gun, oh
Am                C
Till your mothers have no sons
Am               C
Till your battle it is won
Am              C
Till both sides they have lost
Am            C 
All the blood that it cost so
F              G        F         G
No matter what country, under the sun
F                  G                                 Am     
You can't mete out justice, no, from the barrel of a gun