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Fighting For Nothing

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Meg & Dia - Fighting For Nothing Chords
**Didn't figure out the solo part though, sorry!
Capo 2
When I was C#myounger
I wish that I would have known Abetter
Better love makes a fat romaEnce
That lasts for more than a shoe shine
I’m C#molder
Took all the words of my Amother
Saying it could be wEorse, could be born with that disease
IBnstead of catching it first
SC#mo let’s go back 
To the first time that I Amet you
In your Chevy,
With your Ehands stretched and me crying, screaming
B“Mercy. Mercy.”
BC#mut I know that I was put here
To fight AVikings in the cold war, 
wEith my arms out in the front lines, singing
“BDare me Dare me.”
But these things Asus2take time, love
These things Etake backbone
And they’ll C#mtell you what you want to hear
'Cause they think it’s Bbetter, Bbetter
But you better Asus2know how to point out the lEiars
YC#mou’ve got to weigh your wars 
Make sure you’re not fighting for BnothingB, nothing
Are you fighting for Anothing, nothing?
It feels like this C#mworld has 
Been growing slowly Aupside down
Maybe I should move to EChina and straighten this mess out
Maybe I’ll be a C#mpoet
Watch all the sky for Afalling words
And write about my grandma’s Ecurtains
Or the lady who put the Chinese Bbuffet in her purse
I’ve goC#mt my mouth, It’s a weapon
It’s a Abombshell, It’s a cannon
I’ve got Emy words
I won’t give them, BMercy MBercy
Well these things Asus2take time, love
These things Etake backbone
And they’ll C#mtell you what you want to hear
'Cause they think it’s Bbetter, Bbetter
But you better Asus2know how to point out the lEiars
YC#mou’ve got to weigh your wars 
Make sure you’re not fighting for BnothingB, nothing
Are you fighting for Anothing, nothing?
DURING SOLO: 
   C#m      A      E    B2x
     C#m (one strum each)
I’ve got my words 
I hope Athey hurt you
I hope theEy scar you
I hope tBhey heal you
I hope they C#mcut you open, make you see you’ve been warring
FAor all the wrong reasons
Make you see that some things
EAre worth bruising for
Make you see that your name
Is your Bhonor code
Make you see that your hands
You’re accouC#mnted for
Pick and choose where your sweat
And your Ablood will go
Make you see your life’s not
To Ebe lived alone
Run their spit through your hair
You’re worth notBhing
NBothing
These things take Asus2time, love
These things Etake backbone
And they’ll C#mtell you what you want to hear
'Cause they think it’s Bbetter, Bbetter
But you better Asus2know how to point out the lEiars
YC#mou’ve got to weigh your wars 
Make sure you’re not fighting for BnothingB, nothing
Well these things Asus2take time, love
These things Etake backbone
And they’ll C#mtell you what you want to hear
'Cause they think it’s Bbetter, Bbetter
But you better Asus2know how to point out the lEiars
YC#mou’ve got to weigh your wars 
Make sure you’re not fighting for BnothingB, nothing
Are you fighting for Anothing, nothing?

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Fighting For Nothing

by Meg & Dia

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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C#m

Asus2

Meg & Dia - Fighting For Nothing Chords

**Didn't figure out the solo part though, sorry!

Capo 2

C#m

When I was younger

I wish that I would have known better

Better love makes a fat romance

That lasts for more than a shoe shine

C#m

I’m older

Took all the words of my mother

Saying it could be worse, could be born with that disease

Instead of catching it first

C#m

So let’s go back

To the first time that I met you

In your Chevy,

With your hands stretched and me crying, screaming

“Mercy. Mercy.”

C#m

But I know that I was put here

To fight Vikings in the cold war,

with my arms out in the front lines, singing

“Dare me Dare me.”

Asus2

But these things take time, love

These things take backbone

C#m

And they’ll tell you what you want to hear

B B

'Cause they think it’s better, better

Asus2 E

But you better know how to point out the liars

C#m

You’ve got to weigh your wars

B B

Make sure you’re not fighting for nothing, nothing

Are you fighting for nothing, nothing?

C#m

It feels like this world has

Been growing slowly upside down

Maybe I should move to China and straighten this mess out

C#m

Maybe I’ll be a poet

Watch all the sky for falling words

And write about my grandma’s curtains

Or the lady who put the Chinese buffet in her purse

C#m

I’ve got my mouth, It’s a weapon

It’s a bombshell, It’s a cannon

I’ve got my words

B B

I won’t give them, Mercy Mercy

Asus2

Well these things take time, love

These things take backbone

C#m

And they’ll tell you what you want to hear

B B

'Cause they think it’s better, better

Asus2 E

But you better know how to point out the liars

C#m

You’ve got to weigh your wars

B B

Make sure you’re not fighting for nothing, nothing

Are you fighting for nothing, nothing?

DURING SOLO:

C#m A E B

C#m (one strum each)

I’ve got my words

I hope they hurt you

I hope they scar you

I hope they heal you

C#m

I hope they cut you open, make you see you’ve been warring

For all the wrong reasons

Make you see that some things

Are worth bruising for

Make you see that your name

Is your honor code

Make you see that your hands

C#m

You’re accounted for

Pick and choose where your sweat

And your blood will go

Make you see your life’s not

To be lived alone

Run their spit through your hair

You’re worth nothing

Nothing

Asus2

These things take time, love

These things take backbone

C#m

And they’ll tell you what you want to hear

B B

'Cause they think it’s better, better

Asus2 E

But you better know how to point out the liars

C#m

You’ve got to weigh your wars

B B

Make sure you’re not fighting for nothing, nothing

Asus2

Well these things take time, love

These things take backbone

C#m

And they’ll tell you what you want to hear

B B

'Cause they think it’s better, better

Asus2 E

But you better know how to point out the liars

C#m

You’ve got to weigh your wars

B B

Make sure you’re not fighting for nothing, nothing

Are you fighting for nothing, nothing?

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