I Didn’t Know the Gun was Loaded

[Verse 1]
Oh, Miss [G] Effie was her name
Through the [C] west she won her fame
Being [D] handy with the gun
But she [G] drove the men insane
'Cause she'd [G] whip out her pistol
And [C] shoot most any guy
And [D7] sing out this ali-[G]-bi
 
[Chorus]
I didn't [G] know the gun was loaded
And I'm [G] so sorry, my [D] friend
I didn't [G] know the gun was [C] loaded,
And I'll [D7] never, never do it [G] again
 
[Verse 2]
Now one [G] night she had a date
With a [C] wrestling heavyweight
And he [D] tried a brand new hold
She did [G] not appreciate
So she [G] whipped out her pistol
And [C] shot him in the knee
And [D7] quickly, she sang this [G] plea
 
[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
But one [G] night she made a slip
Shot the [C] sheriff in the hip
And the [D] law, it took a hand
And made [G] Effie take the stand
So she [G] pled, "Oh, your honor
I'll [C] know you'll turn me loose
When [D7] you hear my one ex-[G]-cuse"
 
[Chorus]

[Verse 4]
Yes, the [G] jury all agreed
That Miss [C] Effie should be free
But the [D] sheriff's jealous wife
Was in-[G]-dignant [yes, indeed]
So she [G] borrowed a pistol
And [C] shot this village belle
And [D7] sang as Miss Effie [G] fell
 
[Chorus] I didn't [G] know the gun was loaded And I'm [G] so sorry, my [D] friend I didn't [G] know the gun was [C] loaded, And I'll [D7] never, never do it [G] again