Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G minorGm
"Fight dirty, "
G minorGm
That's what he said
G minorGm G minorGm
After 7 pints of beer and 30 cigarettes.
C minorCm
Cue ball corner pocket
C minorCm
Blue chalk on his chin
G minorGm
A augmentedA lonesome bullseye
In a sky of dents
Eb7Eb7
Gotta throw them a curveball
D7D7
A augmentedA swing and a miss
Verse 2:
G minorGm
Play nicely
G minorGm
That's what they taught to me
G minorGm G minorGm
Said share-fairing good sports will do the same
C minorCm
But the more that I sweat, the more that I bleed
G minorGm
While the hotshot on top loses count of his beans
Eb7Eb7 D7D7 G minorGm
He highlit & backspaced my father's factory
Chorus:
C minorCm G minorGm
'Cause as far back as I can remember
D7D7 G minorGm
The ballfield was never that level or even
C minorCm
The wind in the tides
G minorGm
The sand in our eyes
D7D7
So if we're to rise
Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Gotta stand on each others backs
G minorGm
And fight dirty.
Verse 3:
G minorGm
No more fooling around for me
G minorGm G minorGm
With permits and escorts and picnics for peace
C minorCm
There's a top to take back like a bus seat to keep
G minorGm
Time to put down your dukes
Scratch, bite, kick and scream!
Eb7Eb7 D7D7
I just wanna see the schoolyard bullies cry and bleed.
Solo thing:
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Verse 4:
G minorGm
Fight dirty
G minorGm
Hit below the waist
G minorGm
That's how it's done to us
G minorGm
Behind closed doors each day
C minorCm
Rules they don't follow,
Treaties they snap
G minorGm
With a shake and a putt
And the raise of a glass
Eb7Eb7
You fixed the game?
D7D7 G minorGm
I'll cheat if I must to take it back.
D7D7
Take it back!
Another solo thing, improvise:
C minorCm G minorGm D7D7 G minorGm
C minorCm G minorGm D7D7 G minorGm
C minorCm G minorGm D7D7 G minorGm
C minorCm G minorGm D7D7 G minorGm
Verse 5:
G minorGm
So I shrug, take a shot
G minorGm
He says, "You disagree?"
G minorGm
Well go on with the same old
G minorGm
And beg of the thieves
C minorCm
That your job will be saved
Your prisoners freed
G minorGm
That they'll stop starving millions
And cure all the disease
EbmEbm
See me, I'm the spanner,
D7D7 G minorGm
And they've always got desks to clean
Chorus:
C minorCm G minorGm
'Cause as far back as I can remember
D7D7 G minorGm
The ballfield was never that level or even
C minorCm
The wind in the tides
G minorGm
The sand in our eyes
D7D7
So if we're to rise
Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Gotta stand on each others backs
D MajorD Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Gotta beat them at their own game
D MajorD Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Throw the tear gas right back in their face
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
and fight dirty!
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Fight dirty
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Fight dirty
G minorGm Eb7Eb7 D7D7
Fight dirty
G minorGm
Yeah!