“Fight” by Ben Kweller from the album “Changing Horses”
Transcribed by ELS
[INTRO RIFF]
e----------------------------|
b-5/6--5--3--1---------------|
g----------------------------|
d-5/6--5--3--2---------------|
a-------------------0--2--3--|
e----------------3-----------|
VERSE:
C F C
He is a trucker
E Am F
Burning the highway
C F C G
His heart is strong as stone
C F C
Counting them yard lines
E Am F
Passing the hard times
C G C
Riding that black top home
CHORUS:
C F C
You gotta fight fight fight fight all the way
G
You gotta fight fight fight all the way
C C7 F C
You gotta set your sight on the Lord in your life
G [INTRO RIFF]
You gotta fight till your dying day
VERSE:
C F C
She is an intern
E Am F
Fighting the love burn
C F C G
Rolling out tears like a wave
C F C
That angel's boyfriend
E Am F
Left her with nothing
C G C
But she'll never be his slave
CHORUS:
C F C
You gotta fight fight fight fight all the way
G
You gotta fight fight fight all the way
C C7 F C
You gotta set your sight on the Lord in your life
G [INTRO RIFF]
You gotta fight till your dying day
[INSTRUMENTAL w/PIANO SOLO AND PEDAL STEEL SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS]
VERSE:
(GUITAR CUTS OUT)
C F C
I'm like my grandma
E Am F
Short but I stand tall
C F G
Playing every single card that’s dealt to me
C F C
Well you know some days are aces
E Am F
And some days are faces
C G C
Well some days are 2's and 3's
STOP-TIME CHORUS (Listen to get timing right here):
C F C
You gotta fight fight fight fight all the way
C G
You gotta fight fight fight all the way
C C7 F C
You gotta set your sight on the Lord in your life
C G C
You gotta fight till your dying day
CHORUS/OUTRO:
C F C
You gotta fight fight fight fight all the way
G
You gotta fight fight fight all the way
C C7 F C
You gotta set your sight on the Lord in your life
G F C
You gotta fight till your dying day
G F C
You gotta fight till your dying day
C G [INTRO RIFF ] End on C
You gotta fight till your dying day
