Song: Loaded Gun in the Closet Artist: Drive-By Truckers (Mike Cooley sometimes solos this one) Tuning: Open C The song is basically three chords, played normally, sus2, and sus4 by moving around 1 fret or two on the "e" and high "c" strings. Cooley walks among these combinations a lot, and from time to time, picks the melody on the middle C string, sliding between the notes while playing a C chord with the remaining srings. ===CHORDS=== Tuning C F G --------------------- e 0 0 0 c 0 5 0 G 0 5 7 C 0 5 7 G 0 5 7 C 0 5 7 F & G chords are usually strummed string-by-string as if they were picked, playing the "e" as a distinctive drone at the end of the chord. C-Riff: C with sus2 & sus4 -------------------------------------- e 1p0 0 0 1p0 0 x c 0 2 0 0 2 0 G 0 0 0 0 0 0 C 0 0 0 0 0 0 G x x x 0 0 0 C x x x x x 0 'x'=don't play/mute if 'e' string --------------------------------------------- INTRO C-Riff (2x) C (sliding melody on middle C string) FCGFCC-Riff C He's got a loaded gun in the closet C And another one in the dresser drawer F Just in case the one in the closet C-Riff Didn't make a big enough hole. C She had his breakfast ready every morning C F And his lunch in a box sitting out by the kitchen door. G F She'd make sure he had everything he needed G F And hug his neck and tell him how much she loved him G F And it was beautiful. You should have seen it. C-Riff (2x) ... Remaining verses, chords are the same ... ENDS WITH C-Riff (1x)