A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)                                     F (133211@1)Well, I was there to buy a pistol She was there to hawk her ring
     G (320003@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)                       BmThe (x24432@1)broker in the pawnshop Deals in almost anything.
F (133211@1)                                  BmHell (x24432@1)pay you for your misery Or hell sell you someone's pain
            A (x02220@1)                 Gm (355333@1)                         Cm (x3101x@1)B (x2444x@1)-  GAnd (320003@1)that twinkle in his greedy eye Says your loss will be his gain.

Cm (x3101x@1)                                  Bm (x24432@1)             
She stood back in the shadows As the broker dealt with me
     G (320003@1)                Cm (x3101x@1)                
Her eyes were dark and desperate From some private misery.
                    Cm (x3101x@1)                    FmHis (133111@1)words were so prophetic When he said you got a steal
    A (x02220@1)                    Gm (355333@1)                   CmI (x3101x@1)said throw in one bullet and you got yourself a deal.

B (x2444x@1)Oh, a Saturday night special Is an easy thing to buy
        Cm (x3101x@1)                        BAll (x2444x@1)you got to be is twenty-one or fifteen if you lie.
     Fm (133111@1)                           Cm (x3101x@1) 
Just hand the man money And if some ones gotta die
A (x02220@1)                        Gm (355333@1)                   C (x32010@1)The broker in the pawnshop     won't even blink an eye.

BWell, (x2444x@1)he handed me the pistol and I was almost to the door
        Cm (x3101x@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)                  Cm (x3101x@1)
When I heard him tell the lady Seven dollars nothing more.
     G (320003@1)                           BThe (x2444x@1)lady started crying as he took her wedding band
       A (x02220@1)                             G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)Well, my hand was in my pocket and the gun was in my hand.

C (x32010@1)            
Well I was gonna use that bullet to end my life
                G (320003@1)                                 FI (133211@1)was once somebody's husband she was once somebody's wife.
          Cm (x3101x@1)                          Bm (x24432@1)           
Well, I usually mind my business, but I could not walk away
      A (x02220@1)                            G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1) DHis (xx0232@1)dollars just weren't making sense    and I knew I had to stay.

CWell, (x32010@1)the brokers face turned pasty when he caught my icy stare
           D (xx0232@1)                   C (x32010@1)It would never leave my pocket, but he knew the gun was there.
                       D (xx0232@1)                   CI (x32010@1)asked him what his life was worth and he opened up that drawer
        Dm (xx0231@1)                      A (x02220@1)               DFor (xx0232@1)a simple golden wedding band    He paid $2000 more.

G (320003@1)         CThat (x32010@1)Saturday night was special even though it wasn't planned
   D (xx0232@1)                                CAs (x32010@1)we walked down the sidewalk She reached and took my hand.
                 Gm (355333@1)                          DWe (xx0232@1)crossed the bridge and I took that gun and sailed it through the air
                                           A (x02220@1)                    DI (xx0232@1)said,   Ever been to Texas? She said,    I think Id love it there.

COh, (x32010@1)a Saturday night special is an easy thing to buy
         D (xx0232@1)                         C (x32010@1)           
All you got to be is twenty-one or fifteen if you lie
               Gm (355333@1)                              DBut (xx0232@1)there's a pawnshop in the city, that used to deal in everything
                                     A (x02220@1)                            DHa, (xx0232@1)but you cant buy a pistol there,    you cant hawk your wedding ring...