Key: A
Introduction: A C D
A C D(2x)
verse 1
A C D G A C D C
Everyone knows I'm the hard workin' peace lovin' type
A C D
I walk a thousand miles out of my way
G A C D C
Just to keep from a fight
A C G
Poke fun at the way that I talk
D A C D C
Or this hat that I wear
A C D
You can say what you want about me
G A C D
See if I care
A D G D
But one slip of the tongue 'bout my God Or my mama
A G D
Or this flag that I wear on my shirt
A C
You'll see a side of me man
D A
That I don't think you wanna
G D A C D A C D
Cause them there's fightin' words
verse 2
A C
Now don't get me wrong
D G A C D C
I've swapped skin now and then in my youth
A C D G A C D C
I was all for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
A C
Now the older I get
D G A C D C
The less I wanna stand toe to toe
A C D
But before you go runnin' your mouth
G A C D
I think you oughta know
A D G D
But one slip of the tongue 'bout my God Or my mama
A G D
Or this flag that I wear on my shirt
A C
You'll see a side of me man
D A
That I don't think you wanna
G D A C D A C D
Cause them there's fightin' words
Bridge
E
Chevrolet or Ford
The south or the north
D A
That ain't gonna get me worked up
E
But I'll draw the line
D E
Everytime when it comes to the things that I love
A C G
So one slip of the tongue 'bout my dog
D
Or my woman
A G D
Or this country that I proudly serve
A C
You'll see a side of me man
D A
That you damn sure don't wanna
G D A C D A C D
Cause them there's fightin' words
A C D
Yeah, them's fightin' words
A C D A
Ahh them's fightin' words, Hoss
Outro
A C D A C D
(this pattern repeats during the spoken part below)
Excuse me