Intro: Em G Dsus2 Cadd9 (2X)

   Em                G                   Dsus2
A cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
               Em                          G        Dsus2
Two Hundred Dollars worth of summer yard mowin', that I just had to spend
   Em            G                     Dsus2
I had my eye on two things, but I could only pick just one
         Am                             D              Em G Dsus2 Cadd9    Em G Dsus2 Cadd9
A young man's first decision; is it a guitar or a gun?

       Em                        G      Dsus2
I can still hear daddy's voice say "now think about it son”
         Em                     G         Dsus2
“One of these will last forever, and the other's just for fun
Em                   G                Dsus2
One can feed your family, and one will end you up in jail" 
         Am                                    D                 Em
And he seemed to know which one was which, but me, I couldn't tell

Chorus:
          C                   G         Dsus2                Em
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run, 
        C               G                Dsus2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
    C               G            Dsus2           Em 
A rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won, 
     C                 G           D            Em
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun

        Em              G               Dsus2
I've thought about it long and hard, as I held 'em in my hand 
Em                  G              Dsus2
Standin' at the crossroads, still decidin’ who I am
         Em                  G         Dsus2
They're both just wood and metal. Six bullets or six strings
Am                                          D              Em
Whichever choice I make I'll leave here feeling like a king

Chorus:
          C                   G         Dsus2                Em
I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run, 
        C               G                Dsus2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
    C               G            Dsus2           Em 
A rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won 
     C                 G           D           Em
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun

Bridge:
Em G Dsus2 Cadd9     Em G Dsus2 Cadd9

   Em               G                    Dsus2
A cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
              Em                           G        Dsus2
Two Hundred Dollars worth of summer yard mowin', that I just had to spend

Chorus:
           C                   G         Dsus2                Em
Should I learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run, 
        C               G                Dsus2
Play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, well that just sounds like fun
    C               G        Dsus2               Em D 
A rock star or an outlaw, well, either way I've won
        C             G            D          Em               
When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
     C                G            D…              Em G Dsus2          
When I walk out this door with a guitar……….. or a gun
        Cadd9      Em  G  Dsus2  Cadd9  Em
With a guitar or a gun