Dont Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash [Intro] [C] [C] Verse 1: A [C]young cowboy named Billy Joe grew r[G]estless on the farm[C], a boy filled with wanderlust, who [G]really meant no[C] harm. He [F]changed his clothes and shined his boots and combed his dark hair down. And his [C]mother cried as he walked out, |[Chorus] |"Don't [F]take your guns to [C]town, son. |[F]Leave your guns at [C]home, Bill. |Don't [F]take your guns to [C]town." Verse 2: He [C]laughed and kissed his mom and said, "you[G]r Billy Joe's a [C]man. I can shoot as quick and straight as[G] anybody can[C] But I [F]wouldn't shoot without a cause, I'd gun nobody down." But she [C]cried again as he rode away, [Chorus] Verse 3: He [C]sang a song as on he rod[G]e, his guns hung at [C]his hips. He rode into a cattle town, a[G] smile upon his[C] lips. He [F]stopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down. But his [C]mother's words echoed again |[Chorus] |"Don't [F]take your guns to [C]town, son. |[F]Leave your guns at [C]home, Bill. |Don't [F]take your guns to [C]town." Verse 4: He [C]drank his first strong liquor then t[G]o calm his shakin[C]g hand, and tried to tell himself at last he[G] had become [C]a man. A [F]dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down. And he [C]heard again his mother's words [Chorus] Verse 5: [C]Filled with rage the Billy Joe reache[G]d for his gun t[C]o Draw but the stranger drew his gun and fired bef[G]ore he even saw[C]. As [F]Billy Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered 'round and [C]wondered at his final words |[Chorus] |"Don't [F]take your guns to [C]town, son. |[F]Leave your guns at home, Bill[C]. |Don't [F]take your guns to [C]town."