The Git Go Chords by Billy Joe Shaver
Tempo:
65.6 bpm
Chords used:
Em
B
Am
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
Woman's hand the apple [B] and the man had to take [Em] a bite
Anything that good God knows just had to [B] be right
[Em] He woke up naked with a big headache [Am] He'd been down in my slippery snake
[Em] A man and a woman [B] get to live a while and then [Em] they die
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] It's always been [Em] that way
Politicians make [B] promises that they [Em] can't keep
They keep printing money till they get it way [B] too deep
[Em] It's the same old lesson they'll never learn
[Am] They're too busy working on their next term
[Em] Politicians keep [B] making fools out of you [Em] and me
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
Money [E]
breeds war [B] as long as there's a man [Em] alive
Rich kids go to college and the poor kids [B] fight
[Em] High rollers crap out every time
[Am] Rolling soldiers' bones like loaded dice
[Em] War is the beast [B] that makes every mother [Em] cry
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always [Em] been that way
He told the truth [B] and they hung him up [Em] to die
The son of God who created you [B] and I
[Eb] [B] [G] He said it in the good [Em] book, letters and red
[Am] But we keep on forgetting every word he said
[Em] Jesus Christ [G] hung on the cross for you [Em] and I
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
Woman's hand the apple [B] and the man had to take [Em] a bite
Anything that good God knows just had to [B] be right
[Em] He woke up naked with a big headache [Am] He'd been down in my slippery snake
[Em] A man and a woman [B] get to live a while and then [Em] they die
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] It's always been [Em] that way
Politicians make [B] promises that they [Em] can't keep
They keep printing money till they get it way [B] too deep
[Em] It's the same old lesson they'll never learn
[Am] They're too busy working on their next term
[Em] Politicians keep [B] making fools out of you [Em] and me
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
Money [E]
breeds war [B] as long as there's a man [Em] alive
Rich kids go to college and the poor kids [B] fight
[Em] High rollers crap out every time
[Am] Rolling soldiers' bones like loaded dice
[Em] War is the beast [B] that makes every mother [Em] cry
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always [Em] been that way
He told the truth [B] and they hung him up [Em] to die
The son of God who created you [B] and I
[Eb] [B] [G] He said it in the good [Em] book, letters and red
[Am] But we keep on forgetting every word he said
[Em] Jesus Christ [G] hung on the cross for you [Em] and I
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way
Key:
Em
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
_ _ Woman's hand the apple [B] and the man had to take [Em] a bite
_ _ Anything that good God knows just had to [B] be right
_ _ [Em] He woke up naked with a big headache [Am] He'd been down in my slippery snake
[Em] A man and a woman [B] get to live a while and then [Em] they die
_ _ It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] It's always been [Em] that way
_ Politicians make [B] promises that they [Em] can't keep
_ _ They keep printing money till they get it way [B] too deep
_ _ [Em] It's the same old lesson they'll never learn
[Am] They're too busy working on their next term
[Em] Politicians keep [B] making fools out of you [Em] and me
_ It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
Money [E]
breeds war [B] as long as there's a man [Em] alive
_ _ Rich kids go to college and the poor kids [B] fight
_ [Em] High rollers crap out every time
[Am] Rolling soldiers' bones like loaded dice
[Em] War is the beast [B] that makes every mother [Em] cry
_ _ It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always [Em] been that way
He _ _ _ _ told the truth [B] and they hung him up [Em] to die
The _ son of God who created you [B] and I
_ [Eb] _ [B] [G] He said it in the good [Em] book, letters and red
[Am] But we keep on forgetting every word he said
[Em] Jesus Christ [G] hung on the cross for you [Em] and I
_ _ It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
_ _ Woman's hand the apple [B] and the man had to take [Em] a bite
_ _ Anything that good God knows just had to [B] be right
_ _ [Em] He woke up naked with a big headache [Am] He'd been down in my slippery snake
[Em] A man and a woman [B] get to live a while and then [Em] they die
_ _ It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] It's always been [Em] that way
_ Politicians make [B] promises that they [Em] can't keep
_ _ They keep printing money till they get it way [B] too deep
_ _ [Em] It's the same old lesson they'll never learn
[Am] They're too busy working on their next term
[Em] Politicians keep [B] making fools out of you [Em] and me
_ It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been [Em] that way
Money [E]
breeds war [B] as long as there's a man [Em] alive
_ _ Rich kids go to college and the poor kids [B] fight
_ [Em] High rollers crap out every time
[Am] Rolling soldiers' bones like loaded dice
[Em] War is the beast [B] that makes every mother [Em] cry
_ _ It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always [Em] been that way
He _ _ _ _ told the truth [B] and they hung him up [Em] to die
The _ son of God who created you [B] and I
_ [Eb] _ [B] [G] He said it in the good [Em] book, letters and red
[Am] But we keep on forgetting every word he said
[Em] Jesus Christ [G] hung on the cross for you [Em] and I
_ _ It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way
It's been that way [Am] since the get go It's been that way [Em] since the get go
It's been that way [Am] since the get go [B] Lord it's always been that [Em] way _ _ _ _
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