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