Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Don't Need A Gun" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Don't Need A Gun Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Idol

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Don't Need A Gun" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E
A human heart goes out tonight
Yes, a red hot love on a red stop light
I see a scene, so cold it echoes in blue
Oh, those twisting tongues, they are after you

Chorus:
 A
Wop bop a lu bop son you gotta move up
 C#m
Flip flop fly
 A
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
                   E
Oh, what a story dreams to buy
 A
Don't need a knife to violate my life
     C#m
It's all so insane

Chorus:
 B
When the other man has none
     C#m
You don't need a gun
       B
Yes a Russian roulette no fun
  C#m
I don't need a gun
   B             A
I just need someone
                  E
I don't need a gun

Blood red lights a domination street
Yeah, I just need your love,
and I feel that heat
Yeah, you can drive me through
That red stop light
With a whiplash smile, Woahhh!

Wop bop a lu bop, yeah, you gotta move up
Flip flop fly
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Oooh, what a story dreams to buy
Don't need a knife to violate my life
It's all so insane

Chorus:
I say when the other man has none
You don't need a gun
A Russian roulette, no fun
I don't need a gun, yeah I just need someone
I won't need a gun
Oh yeah

F        G               A
You will always be crying yeah yeah
    F       G              A
Oh you will always be dying
    F       G              B A E
Oh you will always be dying

Elvis, a fight, the dying light
Johnnie Ray, he's always crying
Gene Vincent, he cried, "Who slapped John, John, John"
Yes and me, I'm movin', movin', movin', movin' on
Yeah, to be someone
I don't need a gun
I don't need a gun
I don't need a gun


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Don't Need A Gun" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Don't Need A Gun" by Billy Idol.