Working For The Yankee Dollar Chords by Skids

Tempo:
124.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

E

A

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar chords
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[A] [E] [D]
[Bm] [A] [E] [D]
[Bm] [A] [E] [D]
[Bm] [E] [D]
[A] [B] I wish I'd never been And I held a rope up through the snow
I wish I'd never seen Where the answer lay
And the bodies bled into a smooth white film But who on earth could only stare
Into this world that's said to be
Yankton's Interwar!
[Bm] Yankton's Head!
[E]
[Bm] [B] Yankton's Headquarters!
Yankton's Headquarters!
In Germany in the 45 my mind was on the old tour
I thought I'd got the iron rod and plots and needed shelter
But trigger faded, man, it's late at night, the blood was cold
I saw Germans, shot with a Yankee gun, and a uniform, my children [Bm] Yankton's Interwar!
Yankton's Head!
[E] [Bm] Yankton's Headquarters!
Yankton's Headquarters!
[D] Working [G] for the Yankee [D]
[G] [A] dollar
[F#m] [G]
[A] [D]
Such a fair, that human flair, which mocked the hero's well-bought
But those that are proud will shatter while the big occasion
All the flags and Yankee mags is rather low on me
They're all over sight, forgot the fight was never going to let ya
[A]
[Bm] [E] Yankton's [D] Interwar!
[B]
Yankton's Headquarters!
Yankton's Headquarters!
Yankton, we cry!
[Bm] [A]
[E] [D] [Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[E] [D] Yankton's [Bm] [A]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [B] [G] Interwar!
Working for the Yankee dollar
[D] [G]
[D] [Bm] Yankton's Interwar!
Yankton's [D] Headquarters!
Yankton's Headquarters!
[E] [Bm] Yankton, we cry!
[E] [Bm] Yankton's Interwar!
[E] [Bm] Yankton's Headquarters!
[D] [Bm] Yankton's Headquarters!
[D] [E] Yankton, [Bm] we [B]
[D] cry!
[E] [D]
[Bm]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To start learning Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, A, D, G, D, G, D, B and A in sequence. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] I wish I'd never been And I held a rope up through the snow
I wish I'd never seen Where the answer lay
And the bodies bled into a smooth white film But who on earth could only stare
Into this world that's said to be
_ _ _ _ Yankton's Interwar!
[Bm] _ _ _ Yankton's Head!
[E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] Yankton's Headquarters! _
_ _ _ Yankton's Headquarters! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
In Germany in the 45 my mind was on the old tour
I thought I'd got the iron rod and plots and needed shelter
But trigger faded, man, it's late at night, the blood was cold
I saw Germans, shot with a Yankee gun, and a uniform, my children _ _ _ [Bm] Yankton's _ Interwar! _
_ _ Yankton's Head! _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] Yankton's Headquarters! _ _
_ _ Yankton's Headquarters!
[D] Working [G] for the Yankee _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] dollar _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Such a fair, that human flair, which mocked the hero's well-bought
But those that are proud will shatter while the big occasion
All the flags and Yankee mags is rather low on me
They're all over sight, forgot the fight was never going to let ya
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ [E] Yankton's [D] Interwar!
_ [B] _ _
Yankton's Headquarters! _ _ _ _ _
_ Yankton's Headquarters!
_ Yankton, we cry!
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [D] Yankton's _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] Interwar!
Working for the Yankee _ _ _ dollar _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ Yankton's Interwar!
_ _ _ _ Yankton's _ [D] Headquarters!
_ _ _ Yankton's Headquarters!
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] Yankton, we cry!
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Yankton's Interwar!
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Yankton's Headquarters!
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] Yankton's Headquarters!
[D] _ _ [E] Yankton, [Bm] we _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ cry! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Richard Jobson and Stuart Adamson who authored this song.

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