Stagger
Street DogsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
He's just a drunk
Yer an old salty dog
Stagger, you drink and then fall
Unaware that your life is held up against the wall
Aching, just dying inside
Still you cling on tight to your obstinate pride
Lets Gooo
I knew a man at the end of the bar
Wore a look of erosion, some old battle scars
Told many stories, none of them bright
If you bought him liberations, he spun them all night
Started out in Normandy, moved right onto France
The battle of Berlin and more veteran partance
At the end this generation, not like the last
Kids today need to learn from the past
Stagger, you drink and then fall
Unaware that your life is held up against the wall
Aching, just dying inside
Still you cling on tight to your obstinate pride
Getting to loud barkeeper gives the hook
All the patrons laugh so hard the dive nearly shook
Into the alley he goes furious and irate
Expletives and threats babbled in hate
Finally he collapses down to the asphalt
Battered mug and lacerations, it's his fault
Bystanders tap numbers for the ambulance call
Salty dog going for an E.R. haul
Salt you stagger away and then fall
Continuously stubborn and defiant through it all
Vet you'll rattle, bemoan and berate
People not backing ideals out of date
What he doesn't realize (What he doesnt realize.)
Is he's the enemy of him (Hes the enemy of him)
What he can't see (What he doesnt realize.)
Is he's stuck in yesterday (Hes the enemy of him)
Battle EMT's, they try to help him
Inside self imposed defiance, he'd rather swim
Inside of him, a crazy death wish
I knew a man at the end of the bar
With a VFW jacket and some old battle scars
Did you hear the news?
Stagger's wish came true
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Readable chord sheet for Stagger by Street Dogs
He's just a [Ab]drunk Yer an [C#]old salty [Ab]dog [Ab]Stagger, you [F]drink and then fall [Bb]Unaware that your life is held [C#]up against the wall [Ab]Aching, just [F]dying inside Still you [Bb]cling on tight to your [C#]obstinate pride [Ab] [F] [Bb] [C#] Lets [F#]Gooo [Ab]I knew a [F]man at the [Bb]end of the [C#]bar Wore a [Ab]look of [F]erosion, some [Bb]old battle [C#]scars [Ab]Told many [F]stories, [Bb]none of them [C#]bright If you [Bb]bought him liberations, he [C#]spun them all night [Ab]Started out in [F]Normandy, [Bb]moved right onto [C#]France The [Ab]battle of [F]Berlin and more [Bb]veteran [C#]partance At the [Ab]end this [F]generation, [Bb]not like the [C#]last [Bb]Kids today need to [C#]learn from the past [Ab]Stagger, you [F]drink and then fall [Bb]Unaware that your life is held [Ab]up against the wall [Ab]Aching, just [F]dying inside Still you [Bb]cling on tight to your [Ab]obstinate pride [Ab]Getting to [F]loud barkeeper [Bb]gives the [C#]hook [Ab]All the patrons [F]laugh so hard the [Bb]dive nearly [C#]shook [Ab]Into the [F]alley he goes [Bb]furious and [C#]irate [Bb]Expletives and threats [C#]babbled in hate [Ab]Finally he [F]collapses down [Bb]to the [C#]asphalt [Ab]Battered mug and [F]lacerations, [Bb]it's his [C#]fault [Ab]Bystanders tap [F]numbers for the [Bb]ambulance [C#]call [Bb]Salty dog going for an [C#]E.R. haul [Ab]Salt you stagger [F]away and then fall [Bb]Continuously stubborn and [C#]defiant through it all [Ab]Vet you'll rattle, [F]bemoan and berate [Bb]People not backing [C#]ideals out of date [Ab]What he doesn't realize ([F]What he doesnt realize.) [C#]Is he's the enemy of him (Hes the [C]enemy of [Bb]him) [Ab]What he can't see ([F]What he doesnt realize.) Is he's [C#]stuck in yesterday (Hes the [C]enemy of [Bb]him) [Ab]Battle EMT's, they [F]try to help him [Bb]Inside self imposed defiance, [C#]he'd rather swim [Ab]Inside of [F#]him, a [Bb]crazy death [C#]wish [C] [Bb] [Ab]I knew a man at the [F#]end of the bar With a [Bb]VFW jacket and some [C#]old battle scars Did you [Ab]hear the news? [F#] Stagger's [Bb]wish came true [C#] [Ab]