The Fightin' Side of Me chords by Mary Sarah, Merle Haggard

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
G 
I hear people talkin' bad
C 
About the way we have to live
G 
here in this country
Harpin' on the wars we fight
An' gripin' 'bout the way
C 
things oughta be

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Verse 2

An' I don't mind 'em switch

in' sides

An' standin' up for things

they believe in

When they're runnin' down my country,

man

They're walkin' on

the fightin' side of me

Verse 3
C 
Yeah, walkin' on the
G 
fightin' side of me
Runnin' down the way of life
Our fightin' men have fought
C 
and died to keep

Verse 4
C 
If you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin'
F 
be a warnin'
G 
You're runnin' down my country,
man
You're walkin' on
C 
the fightin' side of me

Interlude 1

Verse 5
C 
G 
I read about some squirrelly guy
C 
Who claims,
he just don't believe in fightin'
G 
An' I wonder just how long
The rest of us can count on bein' free
C 

Verse 6
G 
They love our milk an' honey
C 
But they preach about some
G 
other way of livin'
When they're runnin' down my country,
hoss
They're walkin' on
C 
the fightin' side of me

Verse 7
C 
Yeah, walkin' on the
G 
fightin' side of me
Runnin' down the way of life
Our fightin' men have fought
C 
and died to keep

Verse 8
C 
If you don't love it, leave it
F 
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'
G 
But you're runnin' down my country,
man
C 
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

Verse 9
Ab 
C# 
Yeah, walkin' on the
Ab 
fightin' side of me
Runnin' down the way of life
Our fightin' men have fought
C# 
and died to keep

Verse 10
Yeah if you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin'
F# 
be a warnin'
Ab 
And you're run nin' down my country,
man
C# 
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me