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