Chords for If This Country Still Had Balls
Tempo:
80 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Strange man walks in, holding his gun, [F] he kills somebody and he's on [C] the run
Out the door and into [Bb] the busy [G] streets
Cops chase him round town for an hour or two
[F] Go back home, he's on the evening news, they [C] tell us it's alright, we got [D] him in [G] custody
Well maybe it's me, but I'm scratching my head, [F] wondering why that SOB [C] ain't dead
When everyone knows it's him, [D] why should [G] we wait?
[C]
[D] It's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle [G] of the night somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G]
[D] [G] We don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes loaded up, [D] with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had balls
[D] [C]
[G] High tax money pays for nice hot meals
[F] For a killer locked up making more appeals
[C] So he can get right back out and [Bb] do it all [G] again
Now I ain't saying that a man can't change
[F] But you can't tell right from wrong these days
[C] Unless we send a message [D] they won't [G] forget
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this country still had balls
[D]
[G] [Em] [D] [C] And
[G] [D] I know every man can be [C] redeemed
[G] [D] But if he don't choose to, we better still have [Am] plan [G] B
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
Let's light the torches [Em] in the middle [C] of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [A] too [Bm] soft
[C] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[A] Just build [C] the gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with [Am] justice for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had balls
[D] If this [G] country still had [Em] balls
[D] [C]
Out the door and into [Bb] the busy [G] streets
Cops chase him round town for an hour or two
[F] Go back home, he's on the evening news, they [C] tell us it's alright, we got [D] him in [G] custody
Well maybe it's me, but I'm scratching my head, [F] wondering why that SOB [C] ain't dead
When everyone knows it's him, [D] why should [G] we wait?
[C]
[D] It's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle [G] of the night somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G]
[D] [G] We don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes loaded up, [D] with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had balls
[D] [C]
[G] High tax money pays for nice hot meals
[F] For a killer locked up making more appeals
[C] So he can get right back out and [Bb] do it all [G] again
Now I ain't saying that a man can't change
[F] But you can't tell right from wrong these days
[C] Unless we send a message [D] they won't [G] forget
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this country still had balls
[D]
[G] [Em] [D] [C] And
[G] [D] I know every man can be [C] redeemed
[G] [D] But if he don't choose to, we better still have [Am] plan [G] B
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
Let's light the torches [Em] in the middle [C] of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [A] too [Bm] soft
[C] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[A] Just build [C] the gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with [Am] justice for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had balls
[D] If this [G] country still had [Em] balls
[D] [C]
Key:
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[G] Strange man walks in, holding his gun, [F] he kills somebody and he's on [C] the run
Out the door and into [Bb] the busy [G] streets _ _
Cops chase him round town for an hour or two
[F] Go back home, he's on the evening news, they [C] tell us it's alright, we got [D] him in [G] custody
Well maybe it's me, but I'm scratching my head, [F] wondering why that SOB [C] ain't dead
When everyone knows it's him, [D] why should [G] we wait?
_ [C]
[D] It's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle [G] of the night somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G] _
[D] [G] We don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes loaded up, [D] with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had _ balls
[D] _ [C] _ _
[G] High tax money pays for nice hot meals
[F] For a killer locked up making more appeals
[C] So he can get right back out and [Bb] do it all [G] again
Now I ain't saying that a man can't change
[F] But you can't tell right from wrong these days
[C] Unless we send a message [D] they won't [G] forget
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this country still had balls
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] [C] And _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] I know every man can be [C] redeemed
[G] _ _ [D] But if he don't choose to, we better still have [Am] plan [G] B
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
Let's light the torches [Em] in the middle [C] of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [A] too [Bm] soft
[C] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[A] Just build [C] the gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with [Am] justice for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had balls
[D] If this [G] country still had [Em] balls
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Out the door and into [Bb] the busy [G] streets _ _
Cops chase him round town for an hour or two
[F] Go back home, he's on the evening news, they [C] tell us it's alright, we got [D] him in [G] custody
Well maybe it's me, but I'm scratching my head, [F] wondering why that SOB [C] ain't dead
When everyone knows it's him, [D] why should [G] we wait?
_ [C]
[D] It's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle [G] of the night somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G] _
[D] [G] We don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes loaded up, [D] with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had _ balls
[D] _ [C] _ _
[G] High tax money pays for nice hot meals
[F] For a killer locked up making more appeals
[C] So he can get right back out and [Bb] do it all [G] again
Now I ain't saying that a man can't change
[F] But you can't tell right from wrong these days
[C] Unless we send a message [D] they won't [G] forget
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
[Am] Let's light the torches [C] in the middle of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [Am] too soft
[G] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[Am] Just build the [C] gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with justice [Am] for all
If [G] this country still had balls
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] [C] And _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] I know every man can be [C] redeemed
[G] _ _ [D] But if he don't choose to, we better still have [Am] plan [G] B
[C] So [D] it's time [G] we go back to hanging [D] them high
Let's light the torches [Em] in the middle [C] of the night [G] somewhere along the way
We've [D] gotten way [A] too [Bm] soft
[C] We [D] [G] don't need a jury when we see what [D] he's done
[A] Just build [C] the gallows and wait for the sun
[G] Get the vigilantes [D] loaded up, with [Am] justice for all
If [G] this [D] country still [G] had balls
[D] If this [G] country still had [Em] balls
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