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
