Chords for Fighting Tears

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[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ Yeah, if I could take [B] that picture down [E] and throw it on the floor, would it turn me into
the [B] guy you [E] were always looking for?
And the signs of [B] depression [E] keep rolling round the bend, and I hope my [B] last dollar will [E] help
me on the mend.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ Yeah, I know that I [B] ain't made of clay, [E] I ain't that moldable, but [Abm] goddamn, I can't help myself.
[E] I love that rodeo.
And if only you knew [B] what I was [E] and all that I want.
Yeah, let me roll down Blacktop till I can find a place to start.
And if [Gb] you need [B] my help, then come along.
_ Cause [Gb] I've been rolling too long to be alone.
And all [Abm] the rank rumps and [Gb] steers [E] revive my way past here.
And I hope I'm not [B] the only one, [E] cause I dare fight in tears.
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Yeah, you got a job [B] in another town, [E] we tried to make it work.
But all the signs [B] kept leading me [E] to black soiled dirt.
But the lonesome [B] whistle echoes on [E] for everyone to hear.
After [Abm] we broke up, my bright side shined, [E] and everything is clear.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ In another town, [B] in another year, [E] they had one on near there.
After the ride, me and [B] my boys went [E] out to clear the air.
And across [B] the stop at a roadside bar [E] off of Hammer Avenue, was a stripping girl [B] from
my hometown [E] with a devil tattoo.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Tried to take her [B] back home and get her on the straight and right.
Took a photo on an old iPhone [E] to commemorate the night.
[Abm] And if I could go [B] back all them years, [E] wouldn't have married her.
[Abm] And fix the broken glass that is my [E] past, make this girl her.
And if [Gb] you need [E] my help, then [B] come along.
_ Cause [Gb] I've been going [E] too long to be alone.
_ With [Abm] all the rank rumps [Gb] and steers, [E] I fight my way past me.
And I hope I'm not [B] the only [E] one that's out here fighting tears.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] First [B] round of rehab didn't seem to work for you.
[Abm] After two long months in a county jail, [E] I set [B] a table for two.
Said I'll send you back there one last time.
[E] Try to go this year, cause your daughter's [B] graduating.
And [E] I'm sure she wants you here.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Come [B] around September time, [E] we all thought she was good.
But there's something [B] in her bottle [E] and her dollar's still backward.
_ Found her by [B] the rafters [E] of a road through Trailer Row.
And the only [B] one who knows [E] is the porcelain gardener. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] Later down in our hometown, [E] we really fought for her.
[Abm] And her mom and dad picked a coffin out of old Fraser fir.
They told me not [B] to bash [E] myself, did all that I could.
Told me if I'm [B] down, come around, [E] tell us all the things you could.
[Gb] If you need [E] my help, then [B] come along.
_ [Gb] Cause I've been going [E] too long to [B] be alone.
With [Abm] all the rank rumps [Gb] and steers, [E] I fight my way past me.
And I hope I'm [B] not the only [E] one that's out here fighting tears.
And I hope I'm [B] not the only [E] one that's out here fighting tears. _ _ _ _