Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC C majorC
C C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC
I don't do it for the money
FF
I don't do it for the fame
G+G
I don't do it so I can see the bright lights
C majorC
Spell out my name
FF G+G
But I'd be lyin' if I said I didn't wanna hear my songs
A minorAm
On a jukebox in a jukebox kinda bar
FF
Guess I'm just another soldier
G+G C majorC
Fightin' a war of art
Verse 2:
C majorC
And I love the pretty girls and how they sway
FF
In rhythm when I play
G+G
And I'll take a free cold beer everytime
C majorC
They set one on a stage
FF G+G
And if that was the only reason, why I do it
A minorAm
Then why I do it wouldn't get me very far
FF
I guess you can't pick your battles
G+G C majorC
When you fight the war of art
Chorus:
FF A minorAm G+G FF A minorAm G+G
It's hard to shine in a sky full of stars
FF A minorAm G+G
Still be who you are
C majorC A minorAm FF G+G
When you fight the war of art
Verse 3:
C majorC
If a bullet was a song, and this guitar was a gun
FF
I'd knock 'em dead
G+G
Most nights it feels like I'm the one
C majorC
Up here bleedin' red
FF G+G
And I ain't tryin' to hurt nobody, I'm just hopin' that my broken
A minorAm
Puts some hope, in another broken heart
FF
Yeah, I'm just another soldier
G+G C majorC
Fightin' a war of art
Chorus:
FF A minorAm G+G FF A minorAm G+G
It's hard to shine in a sky full of stars
FF A minorAm G+G
Still be who you are
C majorC
When you fight the war of art
Outro:
C majorC
I don't do it for the money
FF
I don't do it for the fame