{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1460792,"song":"Fighting For The Sweetness","artist":"Roger Alan Wade","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11261314-fighting-for-the-sweetness-chords-by-roger-alan-wade/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1460792?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Really easy song that Roger hasn't recorded onto an album yet.  I'm basing the \r\nlyrics and chords off his performance at Scenic City Roots.  Some of the best \r\nlyrics I've ever read!  Forgive me if I've spelled one of the French words wrong.  \r\nHave fun with it! :D\r\n_______________________________\r\nCapo the 1st fret!\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn the boulevard in Paris called the Shanzelize[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI ducked into a sad cafe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSat down with the ghost of Hemingway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOrdered a bottle of Beaujolais and talked about everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe talked all night about everything[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe said “where'd you get that old rucksack?”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said “Popeye just got back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom ramblin' 'round with Kerouac[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI left him by the railroad track, he gimme this turquoise ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe gimme this turquoise ring”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nErnest said “Yeah, well how's Jack doin'?”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said “Man he sure seemed congruent[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nStill a crazy social truant[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust bummin' around and and gettin' fluent in the Tao Te Ching[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStill doin' that Buddhist thing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI left him hungry and needin' a shave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nMaster of Zen and a freedom slave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nRunnin' off to sleep on Charlie Parker's grave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said “Hey Jack, tell Baird I said hey and man thanks for the ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThanks again for the ring”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I will follow the footsteps through the garden[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll lick the nectar from that holy flower of freedom[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI ask nothing more of my life and nothing less[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYou know it all comes down to havin' the courage to be yourself I guess[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt all comes down to fightin' for the sweetness[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOhhh, Momma...Fightin' for that sweetness[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI seen a grievous angel on my way over here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAt a jazz joint in Georgetown swillin' Jamaican beer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said “are you okay Gram?  You're actin' weird“[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe said “Roy Buchanan used to play in here, yeah I'll be okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be okay my friend”[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo we shot some pool and made some bets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe told me bout this girl named Emmylou he'd met[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe bummed my last cigarette[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd ran off lookin' for Stan Getz hummin' Hickory Wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust hummin' Hickory Wind[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I will follow the footsteps through the garden\r\nI'll lick the nectar from that holy flower of freedom\r\nI ask nothing more of my life and nothing less\r\nYou know it all comes down to havin' the courage to be yourself I guess\r\nIt all comes down to fightin' for the sweetness\r\nOhhh, Momma...Fightin' for that sweetness\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen Django Reinhardt come strollin' in[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith Arthur Rimbaud and a bottle of gin[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaid “They fooled around and missed the train again”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey's out lookin' for Hank Williams, they wanted to buy him one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEveryone always wanted to buy ol' Hank one[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo Ernie stood up to say hello[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe turned to me and said “Man I gotta go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo long Hank, so long Django[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI gotta get back to Idaho, I gotta kiss my gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI gotta french kiss my shotgun[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I will follow the footsteps through the garden\r\nI'll lick the nectar from that holy flower of freedom\r\nI ask nothing more of my life and nothing less\r\nYou know it all comes down to havin' the courage to be yourself I guess\r\nIt all comes down to fightin' for the sweetness\r\nOhhh, Momma...Fightin' for that sweetness","plain_text":"Really easy song that Roger hasn't recorded onto an album yet.  I'm basing the \nlyrics and chords off his performance at Scenic City Roots.  Some of the best \nlyrics I've ever read!  Forgive me if I've spelled one of the French words wrong.  \nHave fun with it! :D\n_______________________________\nCapo the 1st fret!\n\n\nIntro: D G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd I will follow the footsteps through the garden\nI'll lick the nectar from that holy flower of freedom\nI ask nothing more of my life and nothing less\nYou know it all comes down to havin' the courage to be yourself I guess\nIt all comes down to fightin' for the sweetness\nOhhh, Momma...Fightin' for that sweetness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd I will follow the footsteps through the garden\nI'll lick the nectar from that holy flower of freedom\nI ask nothing more of my life and nothing less\nYou know it all comes down to havin' the courage to be yourself I guess\nIt all comes down to fightin' for the sweetness\nOhhh, Momma...Fightin' for that sweetness","chords":["D","G","A","Bm","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}