Chords for Van Halen - Ballot Or The Bullet

_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Give me liberty [E] _ or give me death. _
Not a single word [Em] have ever been said.
Well, I used to [D] fast for [A] your very life, friend.
_ Down [D] to death, [A] I cannot finish.
So [F] when we face the [C] adversary, _ _
[G] no lie _ _ [D] nor a day.
[C]
And [A] when history _ _ repeats a hour,
and the love will quench, we'll be poor. _
Though not _ _ like your forefathers,
we'll _ have no room [F] for cowardry.
There will [C] be equality, _
[G] by and in me,
that I am [D] not necessary.
[E] Without it, [F] or the bullet, [C] the choice is up [D] to you.
[E] Without it, [F] or the bullet, [Bb] tell me what you're [C] gonna do.
The sword or the pen can't [Eb] be held by the [A] pen.
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ Once you come [C] to me,
[A] deliver me,
I'll have the right to
[D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ all [D] these stronger [A] words.
_ And I've got a little bit of [Am] pride
_ _ _ [A] when [F] _ I'm
just with [C] myself.
Once [Gm] you've got it,
I'll have [D] grown in the sense.
_ [E] _ [F] Without it, or the bullet, [C] the choice is up [D] to you.
[F] Without it, [G] or the bullet, [Bb] tell me what [C] _ [Eb] you're gonna do.
The sword [F] or the pen can't [Eb] be held [F] by the [A] pen.
_ [G] _
_ [Db] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] Without it, [F] or the bullet, [C] the choice is [D] up to you.
[E]
Without it, [F] or the bullet, [Bb] tell me what [D] you're gonna [Eb] do.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E]
Without it, [F] or the bullet, [C] the choice is [D] up to you.
[F]
Without it, [G] or the bullet, [Bb] tell me what [C] _ _ [Bb]
you're gonna do.
The sword [Ab] or the pen can't be _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] held [Eb] _ _ by the [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G] pen.
_ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
The _ _ sword _ [D] or _ _ [B] the _ _ pen can't be held by the pen. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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