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The Fightin' Side Of Me
Written and performed by Merle Haggard
c1970 Tree Publishing C., Inc.

Verse 1:
DD Piano Chord 
                                                               A7A7 Piano Chord 

I hear people talking bad about the way they have to live here in this country.
DD Piano Chord 

Harpin' on the wars we fight gripin' 'bout the way things ought to be.
A7A7 Piano Chord 

I don't mind them switchin' sides and standin' up for things they beleive in,

When they're runnin' down our country man,
DD Piano Chord 

They're walkin' on The Fightin' Fide Of Me.

Chorus
A7A7 Piano Chord 
      DD Piano Chord 
                               A7A7 Piano Chord 

They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.
AA Piano Chord 
                                                GG Piano Chord 
                  DD Piano Chord 

Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep,

If you don't love it, leave it,
D7D7 Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 

Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin',
A7A7 Piano Chord 

When you're runnin' down our country (hoss - 1st // man - 2d)
DD Piano Chord 

You're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.

Verse 2:

I read about some squirley guy
Who claims that he just don't beleive in fightin',
And I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk and honey but they preach about some other way of livin',
When they're runnin' down our country man
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.

Chorus