The Git Go

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[Chorus]
Dm Gm
It’s been that way since the git go,
Gm Dm
It’s been that way since the git go
Dm Gm
Well, it’s been that way since the git go,
A Dm
Lord it’s always been that way
[Verse]
Dm A Dm
Woman shined the apple, and the man had to take a bite
Dm A
Anything that good, God knows, just had to be right
Dm
Well they woke up naked with a big headache,
Gm
He been done in by a slippery snake,
Dm A Dm
a man and a woman get to live a while and then they die
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
It’s been that way since the git go,
Gm Dm
It’s been that way since the git go
Dm Gm
Well, it’s been that way since the git go,
A Dm
Lord it’s always been that way
[Verse]
Dm A Dm
Politicians make promises that they can’t keep
Dm A
They keep printin’ money ‘till they get in way too deep
Dm
It’s the same old lesson, they never learn,
Gm
They’re too busy workin’ on their next term
Dm A Dm
Politicians keep makin’ fools out of you and me
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
It’s been that way since the git go,
Gm Dm
It’s been that way since the git go
Dm Gm
Well, it’s been that way since the git go,
A Dm
Lord it’s always been that way
[Verse]
Dm A Dm
Money breeds war, as long as there’s a man alive
Dm A
Rich kids go to college, and the poor kids fight
Dm Gm
High-rollers crap out every time, roll a soldier’s bones like loaded dice
Dm A Dm
War is the beast that makes every mother cry
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
It’s been that way since the git go,
Gm Dm
It’s been that way since the git go
Dm Gm
Well, it’s been that way since the git go,
A Dm
Lord it’s always been that way
[Verse]
Dm A Dm
He told the truth, and they hung him up to die
Dm A
The son of God who created you and I
Dm
He said it in the Good Book with letters in red
Gm
But we keep on forgettin’ every thing He said
Dm A Dm
Jesus Christ hung on the cross for you and I
[Chorus]
Dm Gm
It’s been that way since the git go,
Gm Dm
It’s been that way since the git go
Dm Gm
Well, it’s been that way since the git go,
A Dm
Lord it’s always been that way
Dm Gm
It’s been that way since the git go,
Gm Dm
It’s been that way since the git go
Dm Gm
Well, it’s been that way since the git go,
A Dm
Lord it’s always been that way

The Git Go chords and lyrics

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The Git Go Chords by Willie Nelson

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