The Fightin' Side of Me — Merle Haggard
Chords and lyrics for The Fightin' Side of Me by Merle Haggard (key of E).
Intro
[Fmaj7] [B/D#] [A] [G#m7] [Bsus2/F#] [E] [E7]
Verse 1
I hear people [E]talking bad [B]about the way [E]we have to live here in [B]this country.
[F#m]Harping on the wars we fight, [F#]rapping about the way things ought to be.
[E]I don't mind them switching [B]sides and standing [E]up for things they believe in.
Chorus
[B]When they're running down our countrymen they're walking on the fighting side of [E]me.
You're walking on the fighting side of me.
[B]Running down a wheel of life or fighting minutes, fought and died to keep.
[E]If you don't love it, leave it.
Let this song that I'm singing be a warning.
[A]When you're [B]running down my country hall she's walking on the fighting side of [E]me.
Interlude
[B] [A] [G#m] [E]
Verse 2
I read about some squirt of guy that claims that he just don't believe in fighting.
[F#][B]And I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on being [F#]free.
[E]They love our milk and honey [B]but they preach [E]about some other way of living.
Chorus
[B][A][B]When they're running down our countrymen they're walking on the fighting side of me.
[E]You're walking on the fighting side of me.
[B]Running down a wheel of life or fighting minutes, fought and died to keep.
[E]If you don't love it, leave it.
Let this song that I'm singing be a warning.
[Amaj7]When you're running down [B]my country hall she's walking on the fighting side of [E]me.
Chorus
[C7]You're [F]walking on the fighting side of me.
[C]Running down a wheel of life or fighting minutes, fought and died to [F]keep.
If you don't love it, leave it.
Let this song that I'm singing be a warning.
[A#]When you're running [C]down my country man you're walking on the fighting side of me.
Outro
[F] [Fmaj7]