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The Fighter:Kris Kristofferson.
- Album - Easter Island - on MONUMENT
Records in 1978.
INTRO: E  
#1.
EI seen an old fighter, tired and in trouble,
who just couldn't take anyBmore.
BmSomethin' Binside him kept fighting to finish,
with only his feet on the Efloor, yeah.
#2.
ELord, I know that it's worth any price you 
could pay, to see truth in whatever BdisAguise.
But BI'd have paid double for one look of pleasure,
a piece of relief in his Eeyes.
CHORUS:
Ain't that Aclown, laughin' like Ecrazy, Aain't his 
Beyes empty and Edeep?
Don't he Asound, sad as a Ebaby, when she Bcries out 
in her Esleep.
#3.
EWe measured the space between Waylon and Willie,
and Willie and Waylon and Bme.
BBut there wasn't nothin' like Billy Jo Shaver,
what Billy Jo DbmShaver should Ebe, no.
#4.
EWhen he showed up sick, later, all bit by a spider,
and crazy to Gbmlook in the Aeye.
He Bput on a show that was sad as it should have been,
and nobody even knew Ewhy.
CHORUS:
Ain't that Aclown, laughin' like Ecrazy, Aain't his 
Beyes empty and Edeep?
Don't he Asound, sad as a Ebaby, when Gbshe Bcries out 
in her Esleep.
OUTRO:  E   B   Gb   B   E   A  E  
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Fighter

by Kris Kristofferson

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Dbm

Gbm

The Fighter:Kris Kristofferson.

- Album - Easter Island - on MONUMENT

Records in 1978.

INTRO:

#1.

I seen an old fighter, tired and in trouble,

who just couldn't take anymore.

Bm B

Somethin' inside him kept fighting to finish,

with only his feet on the floor, yeah.

#2.

Lord, I know that it's worth any price you

B A

could pay, to see truth in whatever disguise.

But I'd have paid double for one look of pleasure,

a piece of relief in his eyes.

CHORUS:

A E A

Ain't that clown, laughin' like crazy, ain't his

B E

eyes empty and deep?

A E B

Don't he sound, sad as a baby, when she cries out

in her sleep.

#3.

We measured the space between Waylon and Willie,

and Willie and Waylon and me.

But there wasn't nothin' like Billy Jo Shaver,

Dbm E

what Billy Jo Shaver should be, no.

#4.

When he showed up sick, later, all bit by a spider,

Gbm A

and crazy to look in the eye.

He put on a show that was sad as it should have been,

and nobody even knew why.

CHORUS:

A E A

Ain't that clown, laughin' like crazy, ain't his

B E

eyes empty and deep?

A E Gb B

Don't he sound, sad as a baby, when she cries out

in her sleep.

E B Gb B E A E

OUTRO:

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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