{"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":686070,"song":"Each Dollar A Bullet","artist":"Stiff Little Fingers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11580985-each-dollar-a-bullet-chords-by-stiff-little-fingers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/686070?type=chord","rating":4.12831,"votes":3,"content":"Standard tuning.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nOh it must...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nWhen the...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they're...[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D#[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAnd you're all filled up with tears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n\"For the love...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]\r\nThat you've...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou throw in...[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D#[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAnd sing \"Wearing of the Green[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus:]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nEach dollar a bullet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nEach victim someone's son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd Americans kill Irishmen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nAs surely[/tab]\r\nAs if they fired the gun\r\n\r\nLYRICS\r\n-----------\r\nOh it must be so romantic\r\nWhen the fighting's over there\r\nAnd they're passing round the shamrock\r\nAnd you're all filled up with tears\r\n\"For the love of dear old Ireland\"\r\nThat you've never even seen\r\nYou throw in twenty dollars\r\nAnd sing \"Wearing of the Green\r\n\r\n[Chorus:]\r\nEach dollar a bullet\r\nEach victim someone's son\r\nAnd Americans kill Irishmen\r\nAs surely\r\nAs if they fired the gun\r\n\r\nNow you've never stood on Belfast's streets\r\nAnd heard the bombs explode\r\nOr hid beneath the blankets\r\nWhen there's riots down the road\r\nNo you've never had your best friend die\r\nOr lost a favorite son\r\nBut you'll stand there and tell us\r\nJust what we're doing wrong\r\n\r\nEach false word a bullet\r\nEach victim someone's son\r\nAnd Englishmen kill Irishmen\r\nAs surely\r\nAs if they fired the gun\r\n\r\nFrom the minute that you're born you're told\r\nTo hate the other side\r\n\"They're not like us, they're not the same\r\nWe know because we're right\"\r\nBut can't you see we're all the same\r\nThere is no right and wrong\r\nWhy can't we stop and realize\r\nJust what we're doing wrong\r\nWe've hated too much too long\r\n\r\nEach old lie a bullet\r\nEach victim someone's son\r\nAnd Irishmen kill Irishmen\r\nAs surely\r\nAs if they fired the gun\r\n\r\nHow can you convince yourself\r\nThat what you do is right?\r\nWhen people are dying there\r\nNight after night\r\nDon't you ever wonder\r\nWhy it still goes on?\r\nThe hopes and fears and all the tears\r\nAre buried in your ground\r\nBuried in your ground\r\n\r\nEach rumour a bullet\r\nEach victim someone's son\r\nAnd careless talk kills Irishmen\r\nAs surely\r\nAs if words fired the gun\r\n\r\nWell it's lasted for so long now\r\nAnd so many have died\r\nIt's such a part of my own life\r\nYet it leaves me mystified\r\nHow a people so intelligent\r\nFriendly, kind and brave\r\nCan throw themselves so willingly\r\nInto an open grave\r\n\r\nEach new day a bullet\r\nEach victim someone's son\r\nAnd ignorance kills Irishmen\r\nAs surely\r\nAs if we fired the gun","plain_text":"Standard tuning.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus:]\n\n\n\n\nAs if they fired the gun\n\nLYRICS\n-----------\nOh it must be so romantic\nWhen the fighting's over there\nAnd they're passing round the shamrock\nAnd you're all filled up with tears\n\"For the love of dear old Ireland\"\nThat you've never even seen\nYou throw in twenty dollars\nAnd sing \"Wearing of the Green\n\n[Chorus:]\nEach dollar a bullet\nEach victim someone's son\nAnd Americans kill Irishmen\nAs surely\nAs if they fired the gun\n\nNow you've never stood on Belfast's streets\nAnd heard the bombs explode\nOr hid beneath the blankets\nWhen there's riots down the road\nNo you've never had your best friend die\nOr lost a favorite son\nBut you'll stand there and tell us\nJust what we're doing wrong\n\nEach false word a bullet\nEach victim someone's son\nAnd Englishmen kill Irishmen\nAs surely\nAs if they fired the gun\n\nFrom the minute that you're born you're told\nTo hate the other side\n\"They're not like us, they're not the same\nWe know because we're right\"\nBut can't you see we're all the same\nThere is no right and wrong\nWhy can't we stop and realize\nJust what we're doing wrong\nWe've hated too much too long\n\nEach old lie a bullet\nEach victim someone's son\nAnd Irishmen kill Irishmen\nAs surely\nAs if they fired the gun\n\nHow can you convince yourself\nThat what you do is right?\nWhen people are dying there\nNight after night\nDon't you ever wonder\nWhy it still goes on?\nThe hopes and fears and all the tears\nAre buried in your ground\nBuried in your ground\n\nEach rumour a bullet\nEach victim someone's son\nAnd careless talk kills Irishmen\nAs surely\nAs if words fired the gun\n\nWell it's lasted for so long now\nAnd so many have died\nIt's such a part of my own life\nYet it leaves me mystified\nHow a people so intelligent\nFriendly, kind and brave\nCan throw themselves so willingly\nInto an open grave\n\nEach new day a bullet\nEach victim someone's son\nAnd ignorance kills Irishmen\nAs surely\nAs if we fired the gun","chords":["Cm","A#","F","D#","Gm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}