{"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":1512115,"song":"Mercenary Song","artist":"Steve Earle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279459-mercenary-song-chords-by-steve-earle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1512115?type=chord","rating":4.72213,"votes":97,"content":"Capo 2nd fret to play with the version linked above\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nMe and old Bill there we both come from Georgia[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMet Hank out in New Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're bound for Durango to join Pancho Villa[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe hear that he's paying in gold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI guess a man's got to do what he's best at[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAin't found nothing better so far[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBeen called mercenaries and men with no country[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust soldiers in search of a war[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're bound for the border[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're soldiers of fortune[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll fight for no country[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut we'll die for good pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnder the flag of the greenback dollar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr the peso down Mexico way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n|  [ch]G[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |  [ch]D[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n|  [ch]G[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |  [ch]D[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n|  [ch]C[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |  [ch]D[/ch]  |  [ch]G[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen this war is over, I might go back to Georgia[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd settle down quiet somewhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll most likely pack up and head south for Chile[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHeard tell there's some trouble down there[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're bound for the border[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're soldiers of fortune[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll fight for no country[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut we'll die for good pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnder the flag of the greenback dollar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr the peso down Mexico way[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're bound for the border[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're soldiers of fortune[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll fight for no country[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut we'll die for good pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnder the flag of the greenback dollar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr the peso down Mexico way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're bound for the border[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're soldiers of fortune[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll fight for no country[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut we'll die for good pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nUnder the flag of the greenback dollar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr the peso down Mexico way (Fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 2nd fret to play with the version linked above\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n|  G  |  G  |  D  |  G  |\n|  G  |  G  |  D  |  G  |\n|  C  |  G  |  D  |  G  |\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}