Key of C Major
Tempo 92 bpm
Verse
(E) G
Caught in a struggle to be free
A E
We play with guns n' such
G (A)
We'll mess each other up real good
E
What's a man without a fight?
G A E (G)(A)
What's a dog, a hungry dog, without its rights?
Chorus
(C) B C
The cost to play the game could be somebody’s head
B C
I'd hate to be the one to tell his family he's dead
B C
And I'd hate to be the one with both hands stained in red
D E
But I also wouldn't wanna be one of them
Verse 2
(E) G A E
The brave young souls who gave it all
G A
Those precious diamonds, no longer in the rough
(E) G (A)
Tossed and thrown, a heart of stone
E G (A)
Just ain't enough, to last forever
Breakdown
E, E, G, A (x2)
(A) E (G)(A)
Bodies buried in the sand
E (G)(A)
They were fighting for the land
Chorus 2
(C) B C
The cost to play the game could be somebody’s head
B C
I'd hate to be the one to tell his family he's dead
B C
And I'd hate to be the one with both hands stained in red
D C (D)(E)
But I also wouldn't wanna be shot full of lead
Bridge
(C) (D) E
If we could play together nice, like good little kids
Learn how to share, each other’s own space and time
(C) (D) (E)
And every once in a while, get on each other’s nerves
C (D)
But not retaliate, so let's become one constellation now
Outro
(A)(G) x4