Fighter chords by Kris Kristofferson

SimplifiedD · G · A · Abdim · Dsus4 …

GuitarPianoUkulele

D
G
A
Abdim
Dsus4
Em
E

Verse 1
D 
G 
D 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) I  (D major) seen an old fighter,
tired and in trouble
Who just couldn't take anymore
A 
 (A major) Somethin' inside him kept
fighting to finish
D 
With only his feet on  (D major) the floor-yeah

Verse 2
Lord, Lord, I know that it's worth
any price you could pay
G 
A 
G 
To see truth in whatever  (G major)  (A major) dis (G major) guise
A 
But  (A major) I'd payed double for
one look of pleasure
D 
A piece of relief in his  (D major) eyes.

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Verse 3

Ain't that clown,

laughin' like crazy

Ain't his eyes empty

and deep

Don't he sound

sad as a baby

When she cries out in her sleep

Verse 4
D 
We  (D major) measured the space
between Waylon and Willie
A 
D 
A 
 (A major) And  (D major) Willie and Waylon and  (A major) me
But there wasn't nothin'
like Billy Jo Shaver

Verse 5
What Billy Jo Shaver should be-no
D 
A 
D 
 (D major) When  (A major) When he  (D major) showed up sick
later all bit by a spider
Em 
G 
And crazy to look  (E minor) in   (G major) the eye
A 
He  (A major) put on a show that was
sad as it should of been
D 
And nobody even knew  (D major) why
G 
Ain't  (G major) that

Verse 6
Dsus4 
G 
clown  (Dsus4)  (G major) 
D 
G 
D 
laughin' like  (D major) crazy  (G major)  (D major) 
A 
D 
G 
D 
Ain't his  (A major) eyes empty and  (D major) deep  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
D 
A 
D 
 (G major) Don't he sound sad as a  (D major) baby  (A major)  (D major) 
G 
E 
A 
D 
 (G major) When  (E major) she  (A major) cries out in  (D major) her sleep
G 
 (G major) 