Transcribed by: Wylde Brew



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   Intro:                                                                     

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                                        Verse: Tell me what's a yo- 

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ung man mama what's he got to live for? Tossed in the shuffle child   

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 of everyday war.         Searching for some trouble    Lord, which  

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I'm sure he will find. Spend your whole life fightin'son, meet your       

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dying time. Chorus: It's a shame, it's a shame Lord.That the trigger    

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be his only friend.  It's a shame, it's a shame Lord. But it ain't         

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never gonna end no  A.H. that's right He's a pocket full of hate he  

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don't give a damn A.H  What fait awaits  the machine gun man. Well  

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 he ain't got no future and he ain't got no plans. What fait awaits       

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 the machine gun man.  The machine gun man-----    slip slide                 

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                                              Repeat: Verse / Chorus          

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 Bridge:  He keeps on shootin' ah mama like any old fool would do