The Songwriters chords by Willie Nelson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
C majorC G+G C majorC

Verse:
C majorC     G+G      C majorC
We get to break out of prison
C majorC                G+G
Make love to our best friend's wife
G+G
Have a beer for breakfast in Boston
       G7G7      C majorC
Drink rum in Jamaica that night

Verse:
C majorC
We get to tell all our secrets
C majorC        C7C7  FF
In a code no one understands
G+G
We get to shoot all the bad guys
G+G       G7G7      C majorC
But never get blood on our hands

Chorus:
FF
We're heroes, we're schemers,
FF
We're drunks and we're dreamers
C majorC
We're lovers and sometimes we're fighters
FF
We're students, we're teachers
FF
We're the devil, we're preachers
C majorC                  G+G
We're true love but mostly one nighters
C majorC     G6G6 C majorC
We're the songwriters

Verse:
C majorC
Half the world thinks we're crazy
C majorC             G+G
The other half wants to be us
G7G7      G+G       C majorC
And they're jealous because we get to hang out
C majorC        G6G6         C majorC
In the back of some big stars tour bus

Bridge:
C majorC
We're old boots and tee shirts and blue jeans
C majorC               FF
We're capos and strings and E MajorE Chords
G7G7         G+G
We only dress up in November
C majorC             GaugGaug  C majorC
When they hand out some writers awards

Chorus:
FF
We're heroes, we're schemers,
FF
We're drunks and we're dreamers
C majorC         G+G       C majorC
We're lovers and sometimes we're fighters
FF
We're the truth, we're the lies
FF
We're stupid, we're wise
Cmaj7Cmaj7               G+G
We're true love but mostly one nighters
C majorC     Gmaj7Gmaj7  C majorC
We're the songwriters

Verse:
FF          G+G       C majorC
We ride bridges, we cross 'em and burn 'em
C majorC                 G7G7
Teach lessons but don't bother to learn 'em
C majorC
Our mamas don't know what we're doing
C majorC             G+G
Why we stay out all night long
G+G
I told mine I was a drug dealer
 G+G             G7G7    C majorC
She said thank god you ain't writin' songs

Chorus:
FF
We're heroes, we're schemers,
FF
We're drunks and we're dreamers
C majorC         G+G       C majorC
We're lovers and sometimes we're fighters
FF
We're the truth, we're the lies
FF
We're stupid, we're wise
C majorC                 G+G
We're true love but mostly one nighters
C majorC     Gmaj7Gmaj7  C majorC
We're the songwriters
C majorC  FF C majorC

Outro:
C majorC
We're the songwriters
C majorC  FF C majorC