Dm C Dm G (2x)
[Verse 1]
Dm
Go get your guns, it's time to play
C
Let's hurry up, don't waste the day
Dm
Out in the park we'll stage a fight
C G
Just like on the TV
[Verse 2]
Dm
You play the one who has to die
C
I'll shoot the gun and you will cry
Dm
You will fall down and I will run
C G
Just like on the TV
[Verse 3]
Bb
My daddy has a gun for real
Am Dm
He says he'll teach me to use it
Bb
I'm gonna have my own someday
Am G
Just like on the TV
[Verse 4]
Bb
My daddy told me what to do
Am Dm
If anybody bothers you
Bb
He says the law is on our side
Dm G
Just like on the TV
[Chorus]
Dm C
You've gotta shoot first, shoot first
Dm Am G
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Dm C
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Dm Am G
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you
[Interlude]
Dm C Dm G
[Verse 5]
Dm
My older brother has his own
C
It's got a handle made of bone
Dm
He carries it all over town
C G
Just like on the TV
[Verse 6]
Dm
My daddy gave my mama one
C
Genuine real pearl handled gun
Dm
She says she gonna have some fun
C G
Just like on the TV
[Verse 7]
Bb
Did you see who got shot last night?
Am Dm
I stayed up to watch him
Bb
They rushed him off to surgery
Am G
Right there on the TV
[Verse 8]
Bb
Gosh, I hope they catch the guy
Am Dm
I think they ought to shoot him
Bb
But if they bring him in alive
Dm G
He'll be on the TV
[Chorus]
Dm C
You've gotta shoot first, shoot first
Dm Am G
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Dm C
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Dm Am G
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you
[Interlude]
Dm
Dm C Dm G
[Verse 9]
Dm
I've gotta go, it's getting late
C
I wish I had a real gun
Dm
Then I would never be afraid
C G
Like some guys on TV
[Verse 10]
Dm
I'd never use my gun on you
C
You'd never have to worry
Dm
You'd be the good guy on my side
C G
Just like on the TV
[Verse 11]
Bb
I think when I grow up someday
Am Dm
I'm gonna be a Green Beret
Bb
I saw them sailing off to war
Am G
Last night on the TV
[Verse 12]
Bb
My daddy says it's not a game
Am Dm
We've got to play to win it
Bb
He says I'll have to learn to fight
Dm G
Just like on the TV
[Chorus]
Dm C
You've gotta shoot first, shoot first
Dm Am G
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Dm C
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Dm Am
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get
[Chorus]
Bb C
Shoot first, shoot first
Bb Am G
You've gotta shoot first and ask your questions later
Bb C
Shoot first, you've gotta shoot first
Bb Am G F Em D
Shoot first, you gotta get them before they get you
[Outro]
N.C.
"Land of song", said the warrior bard
Though all the world betrays thee
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard
One faithful harp shall praise thee
