Mercenary Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

D5I was the future,D5 in nineteen-ninety-five,

G5I watched the flashbulbs bA5urst, Whenever I'd arrive.

D5I'd tape my knuckles up,D5 cinched and tight for the riG5ng,

 just beneath the gloves,A5 clenching white for the swing.

DI was a sellout,D before a sellout croGwd,

 I threw the fight in my heAad, before the fat lady bowed.

DYou want a tip-off,D some good advice for the braGwl?

 Just wear a mouth-guard,A to keep your teeth when you faF♯mll.

 And when you quGit, make F♯msure that you can wAash your hands of it.

D5Armed to the teeth,

G5score one for treachery,

B5 A5

 I [am] A mercenary.

D5There's more lies here,

 thanG5 we can all bury

B5 A5 D5

 I [am] A mercenary.

I've seen the headlines,

swarming thick with flies.

I've seen the Billboard Charts

I've heard them spitting lies.

Here's to your lame award,

your phony Nobel Prize.

Here's to the suckers lining up

to see us compromise.

Let's light a campfire,

We'll have a sing along,

I'll burn some bridges,

you'll bring the crappy songs.

And when you quit,

make sure that you can wash your hands of it.

Bridge

D5There's a part of me I've compromiB5sed,

G5buried somewhere under gA5hosts of lies.

D5Make it quick, make it B5sick,

 turn the crank and just pG5lay the greatest hits... A5sigh.

There's a part of me that I despise,

pull the curtain back and see what dies.

Emerald spires of the near profound,

let's burn this lousy city down.

Bridge ends on a D5, lead ends on

and back to chorus.

the end.