A Million Ways to Die
Written by Joel McNeely & Seth MacFarlane
Recorded by Alan Jackson
Album: "A Million Ways to Die in the West" Soundtrack (2014)
(Capo on 1)
Intro.: |Am x 8
|Am |C
Cowboys and pioneers come lend your eyes and ears
|Am |E
I've got the need to testi-fy
|F |G |C |F |Em |Am
Don't try to build your nest out in the open West
|F |D |E
'Cause there's a million ways to die
Solo: |Am x 2
|Am |C
Six bullets in the gut or just a papercut
|Am |E
Too many ways to quanti-fy
|F |G |C |F |Em |Am
They'll cut your ankle off to cure a minor cough
|F |E |Am
'Cause there's a million ways to die
Solo: |Am |Am |Am |C |E |Am |Am
A million ways to die
|Dm |C |F |F# |G
It's a hundred and one in the shade or the sun, if you fall a-sleep you fry
|E |Am
A million ways to die
|Dm |C
You can live like a saint, but there just really ain't
|Dm |G |Am
No a-voidin' a million ways to die
Solo: |Am |Am |Am |Bbm |Bbm |Bbm |Bbm
|Bbm |C#
Small pox and bigger pox and deadly tomahawks
|Bbm |F
Or God forbid you steal a pie
|F# |G# |C# |D#m |F |Bbm
They'll blast you into shards, for playin' good at cards
|F# |D# |F
'Cause there's a million ways to die
Solo: |Bbm x 2
|Bbm |C#
Out on the desert plains, it hardly ever rains
|Bbm |F
And you can hear coyotes cry
|F# |G# |C# |D#m |F |Bbm
They'll eat you up and then they'll shit you out a-gain
|F# |F |Bbm
'Cause there's a million ways to die
Solo: |Bbm |Bbm |Bbm |C# |F |Bbm |Bbm
A million ways to die
|D#
With a whoosh and a whack, there's a knife in your back,
|C# |G#
'cause you got a fancy tie
|F |Bbm
A million ways to die
|D# |C# |D#
It's a kick in the pants, but you don't have a chance of es-capin'
|G# |Bbm
A million ways to die
Outro: |Bbm |Bbm |Bbm |F |Bb
A million ways to die
