Jack White - Machine Gun Silhouette: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Machine Gun Silhouette" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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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           G                      D
I wore a shirt one day with a machine gun silhouette
  F                   G
Sporttin' a rainbow clip
            G
I had this gun guy staring at me
 D
Wondering where I got it
        F                      G
And he just about flipped over it!
          G                       D
I don't know his name, yeah, but just the same
           F                   G
He buys a literal mountain of death
       G                   D
And I lost 5 or 6 bidding wars against him
         F                  G
Yeah, until I had no money left
         F                   G
I said until I had no money left
         F                   G
Yeah, until I had no money left
Oh!

I don’t want you getting hurt
if you’re too disappointed
If the feathers are broken and dead
The birds look good in person
But not in the photos
And super vice versa, I bet!
I’ve seen the auctioneer getting pretty frustrated
If something good gets under bid
When I went down there
I got pretty damned suspicious
But he seems like a pretty good kid
Yeah, he seems like a pretty good kid
Well, he seems like a pretty good kid!

This joint’s been around for a while
And it feels like the same old crowd each time
But there’s always that chance
Of a shill biddin’ trucker
Trying to help the old man make a dime
There’s one gun guy coming straight out of Texas
Doesn’t keep not one for himself
He’s got a kingdom of gun shops
He likes to decorate 'em
With the trophies of somebody else
Yeah, the trophies of somebody else
Well, the trophies of somebody else!



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D

Guitar chord D

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Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Machine Gun Silhouette" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Machine Gun Silhouette" by Jack White.