Elton John - Shoulder Holster: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Shoulder Holster" 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.
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Learn Shoulder Holster Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John
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 "Shoulder Holster" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G C G Now, it was just like Frankie and Johnny and it was just like Stagger Lee C G Dolly Summers was a simple girl from a mid-west family G7 C G With a stucco home and her own Mustang and a charge account at Sears C G/B A Well she had everything that a girl could want to live happy fot thr rest of her years But the thing that she wanted most of all Was the thing that she had lost To the arms of a downtown black jack hustler By the name of Candy floss They'd slipped town on a late night train Heading for the west Dolly slipped behind the wheel of her mustang With a piece between her breast Chorus: D F She put a pistol in her shoulder holster, she took her car up from Santa Fe C G Yesterday morning she was washing dishes, now she's hunting down a runaway D F Don't judge a man by a misdemeanor, you may be sorry when his light goes out C G/B Gm/A# Am Don't put that pistol in your shoulder holster, you can never, never tell if the Law's about If it seemed just like a movie Or a night of bad TV They should have had a picture of Dolly's face As she drove across the country With daggers drawn for her fallen man An venom in her heart It was nearly dawn when she caught them up Making out in a picnic park But the thing that shook her rigid As she fumbled for her gun Was the state of the man that she'd married once And thought of as the only one And as she looked back on the chances That she'd passed up at home Well, she quietly dumped pistol in a ditch And she headed home alone Chorus C G You can never, never tell if the Law's about - x8 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A#  C  D  F  G  Gm  G G7  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 "Shoulder Holster" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shoulder Holster" by Elton John.