The Battle Chords

🎸 Intro: |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | | G | G | G | 🎸 Verse 1: Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G When I am buried, don't visit my grave Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G God cannot save me from the sins I've embraced Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Pay your respects to that old liquor store Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Where I won the battle, and I lost the war | G | G | G |

🎸 Verse 2: Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G You mine for silver and I pan for gold Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G You keep yours hidden when all mine is sold Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G You tell the truth and I lie and I barter Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G And I drink and I cry and I pass out at night 🎸 Instrumental: | G | G |G G G| |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | |Cadd9| G/B |Dsus4| G | | G | G | G | 🎸 Verse 3: Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G I've always cheated though I've never stolen Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G I've wanted things that you ain't never thought of Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Pay your respects to the gambling score Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Where I won the battle, and I lost the war | G | G | G | 🎸 Verse 4: N.C. They always told me when death came my sins would be N.C. Cast out, forgotten, laid to rest with my body Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Pay your respects to that old church-house door Cadd9 G/B Dsus4 G Where I won the battle, and I lost the war