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