The Good Fight Chords & Lyrics - Timothy B. Schmit

[INTRO]

[Em] [D] │ [Em] [D] │ [Em] [G] │ [Em] [D] 4x

[CHORUS 1]

[Em]Think before you t[D]alk
[Em]It matters what we [D]do
[Em]Gotta keep your [G]head
[Em]To get the message th[D]rough

[Em]Lead from the l[D]eft
[Em]And do what’s r[D]ight
[Em]It’s getting harder ev[G]eryday
[Em]To put up the good fi[D]ght

[VERSE 1]

[Em]Every night I hope and pray
[D]Tomorrow brings us a br[Bm]ighter day
But I k[A]now nothing will c[B]hange if [G]I don’t get[Em] up and try [Em] [D]

[VERSE 2]

[Em]It’s time for me to [A]do my part,
But i[Bm]t’s gotta to come s[G]traight from my heart
I wanna t[A]o take the high road [Bm]right int[G]o this gr[Em]eat divide [Em] [D]

[VERSE 3]

[Em]No weapons, no abuse
[Bm]love is eternal [Em]truth
And the [A]life we live is n[G]othing l[D]ess than a m[Em]iracle [Em] [Bm]

[VERSE 4]

[Em]But it’s a shame, it’s a mess
[Bm]such a lack of ten[Em]derness
We need to[A] rid ourselves of e[D]verything that is c[Em]riminal [Em]

[BRIDGE 1]

[A]Turn away from bigotry
And [G]hold your h[Em]ead up high
[A]Don’t lose your dignity
‘Cuz if y[Bm]ou do no one will [Em]here you cry,

So:

[CHORUS 1]

[A]Think before you [D]talk
[Em]It matters what we do
Gotta[A] keep your head
To get the[Em] message thr[G]ough

[Em]Lead from the [G]Left
And [D]do what’s right
It’s gettin[Em]g harder everyday
To put up the good[D] fight
Good [Em]fight!

[CHORUS 2]

[Em]Hey hey hey hey [D]hey [Em]hey hey
[Em]Hey h[G]ey hey [Em]hey [Em]

[Em]Hey hey hey hey [D]hey [Em]hey hey
[Em]Hey h[G]ey hey [Em]hey [D]

[VERSE 5]

[Em]Feel the heat now from the sun
[Bm]It’s getting hotter for [G]everyone
And the [A]wind and rain seem
[Bm]So confu[G]sed by our v[A]anity [Em] [D]

[VERSE 6]

[Em]If there’s a lesson to be learned
[Bm]It’s how to keep from being burned
Pay [A]attention to the g[Bm]reater good and your s[Em]anity [Em] [D]

[BRIDGE 2]

[A]Take time to spread the word
[G]Tell every[Em]one you know
[A]Make sure that you are heard
We need to[Bm] plant that seed then watch it [A]grow,
So

[CHORUS 1]

[Em]Think before you t[D]alk
[Em]It matters what we [D]do
[A]Gotta keep your[D] head
[Em]To get the message th[D]rough

[Em]Lead from the l[D]eft
And[A] do what’s r[D]ight
[Em]It’s getting harder ev[G]eryday
[Em]To put up the go[D]od fight
Good [Em]fight!

[CHORUS 2]

[Em]Hey hey hey hey [D]hey [Em]hey hey
[Em]Hey h[G]ey hey [Em]hey [Em]

[Em]Hey hey hey hey [D]hey [Em]hey hey
[Em]Hey h[G]ey hey [Em]hey [D]

[SOLO 1]

Em │ [Em] │ [A] │ A
Em │ [Em] │ [A] │ A
Em │ [Em] │ [A] │ A
Em │ [Em] │ [A] │ Bm

[SOLO 2]

Em for 16 bars

[VERSE 7]

[Em]See the fool up on the [Bm]hill
Trying[D] hard to b[Bm]reak our will
But the[A] truth will per[Bm]severe [G]if we refuse to b[Em]end [Em]

[VERSE 8]

[Em]We can’t stop, we cannot [A]wait
[Bm]`Cuz we deserve a better fate
If we [A]stand as one this [D]tattered world could be[Em] on the mend [Em] [D]

[BRIDGE 3]

[A]Our children will awake
In the [G]world we pass a[Em]long
[A]And no matter what their faith
We [Bm]can’t let hatred to fil our[Em] song,

So

[CHORUS 1]

[Em]Think before you t[D]alk
[Em]It matters what we [D]do
[A]Gotta keep your[D] head
[Em]To get the message th[D]rough

[Em]Lead from the l[D]eft
And[A] do what’s r[D]ight
[Em]It’s getting harder ev[G]eryday
[Em]To put up the go[D]od fight
Good [Em]fight!

[Chorus 2] 4x

[Em]Hey hey hey hey hey [D]hey hey
[Em]Hey hey hey h[A]ey [Em]

[Em]Hey hey hey hey hey [D]hey hey
[Em]Hey h[G]ey hey hey[D]
Good [Em]Fight!