IntroD (x4)
VerseD
Well here's what happens when you fall for a pistol
No no I don't mean no gun
A
I'm talkin' 'bout a man with bells and whistles
G (F-E-D-F-E-D-B-D)
The kind that keeps your heart on the run
D
I met that cat in a two-bit juke joint
Took my money in a game of pool
A
Next thing I knew I was sittin' 'hind the eight-ball
G
Playin' my heart
G (D-F-F#-G-G-G-G-G-A-A#-B-C)
Breakin' all the rules
CG
Throw your rope 'round a runaway freight train
D
You know it's gonna drag you down the track
CG
You dust your britches off and tell yourself you're insane
A (A-A#-B-C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A))
But every time you love a man like that
ChorusDFF#G
You get lost
DFF#G
You get lonely
DFF#G
You get calls
GFD
From the police
DFF#G
Tell your mama
DFF#G
Don't know what happened
A
Well you wanted trouble
Now you got a fistful
N.C.
That's what happens
When you fall for a pistol
InterludeDDDDAAGG (G)(G)VerseD
Well you'd think by now I'd learned my lesson
But I keep makin' them same mistakes
A
Must be some clue I keep missin'
G (D-F-F#-G-G-G-G-G-A-A#-B-C)
How many times can a good heart break
CG
I keep fallin' for all them bad boys
D
Poor or rich as dirt
CG
Lots of fun and I ain't jokin'
A
But every time I think I won't get hurt
ChorusDFF#G
You get lost
DFF#G
You get lonely
DFF#G
You get calls
GFD
From the police
DFF#G
Tell your mama
DFF#G
Don't know what happened
A
Well you wanted trouble
Now you got a fistful
N.C.
That's what happens
When you fall for a pistol
InterludeDDDDAAGGChorusDFF#G
You get lost
DFF#G
You get lonely
DFF#G
You get calls
GFD
From the police
DFF#G
Tell your mama
DFF#G
Don't know what happened
A
Well you wanted trouble
Now you got a fistful
N.C.
That's what happens
When you fall for a pistol
OutroDDDDAAGG (x4)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.