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Shotgun House by Jamie Lenman
Shotgun House
Capo:4th fret
[Verse 1]
E B7
Back in the 19th century on southern US land
E B7
They built a simple kind of house, and many still do stand
E B7
The people called them 'shotgun house', from the African word "to-gun"
E B7 G D
Just three or four rooms back-to-back, and I'm-a get me one, son.
[Chorus]
G B7 E E7
When I get my shotgun house, you can visit all the time
A7 D G F# D DM
I will move from back porch to front room by walking a straight line
G B7 E E7
Oh, when I buy my shotgun house that will be something fine
A7 D G F# D DM
I will finally have a place I can call mine
[Verse 2]
E B7
Now, yes, I am an English man - from Oxford, if you please
E B7
But when it comes to settling down, I may look overseas
E B7
For I have travelled far and wide, to places foul and fair
E B7 G D
But I have loved America since I was married there, yeah
[Chorus]
G B7 E E7
When I get my shotgun house, you can visit all the time
A7 D G F# D DM
I will move from back porch to front room by walking a straight line
G B7 E E7
Oh now, just to own a shotgun house would be a splendid thing
A7 D G F# D DM
I will sing the way my daddy used to sing
On the banks M-I, double S-I, double S-I, P-P-I
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version 2
Tuning:Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo:no capo
The 'E7' in the verse isn't present on the album version on the banjolele, but
in live versions on acoustic
guitar he does seem to go to the 7th there so I throw it in. I've also noticed
he played it starting in
G minor (standard tuning) so you could transpose it that way as well. But this
tab fits with the album
version key.
[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
Am
Back in the 19th
E E7 Am
Century on southern US land
Am E
They built a simple kind of house
E7 Am
And many still do stand
Am E
The people called them 'shotgun house,'
E7 Am
From the African word "to-gun."
Am E
Just three or four rooms back-to-back
E7 Am G
And I'm-a get me one, son
[Chorus]
C E
When I get my shotgun house
A A7
You can visit all the time
D7 G
I will move from back porch to front door
C D7 G
By walking a straight line
G7 C E
Oh, when I buy my shotgun house
A A7
That will be something fine
D7 G
I will finally have a place
C G C E
I can call mine
[Verse]
Am E
Now, yes, I am an English man;
E7 Am
From Oxford, if you please
Am E
But when it comes to settling down
E7 Am
I may look overseas
Am E
For I have travelled far and wide
E7 Am
To places foul and fair
Am E
But I have loved America
E7 Am G
Since I was married there, yeah
[Chorus]
C E
When I get my shotgun house
A A7
You can visit all the time
D7 G
I will move from back porch to front door
C D7 G
By walking a straight line
G7 C E
Yes now, when I get that shotgun house
A A7
That will be something fine
D7 G
I will finally have a place
C G C G7
I can call mine
[Solo]
C E A A7 D7 G C D7 G G7
C E A A7 D7 G C G G7
[Chorus]
C E
Oh yes, when I get my shotgun house
A A7
You can visit all the time
D7 G
I will move from back porch to front door
C D7 G
By walking a straight line
G7 C E
Oh now, just to own a shotgun house
A A7
Would be a splendid thing
D7 G C G C
I will sing the way my daddy used to sing
N.C. C
on the banks of the M-I, double-S, I, double S, I, P-P-I
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