The Fighter

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The Fighter

Written by Ben Wysocki, David Welsh, Isaac Slade, Joseph King
Key: F
The Fighter Key CC
The Fighter Key C#C#
The Fighter Key DD
The Fighter Key D#D#(one step down)
The Fighter Key EE(half step down)
The Fighter Key FF(original key)
The Fighter Key F#F#(half step up)
The Fighter Key GG(one step up)
The Fighter Key G#G#
The Fighter Key AA
The Fighter Key A#A#
The Fighter Key BB
	  		

(Start Riff 1) 

Intro: F 


Verse 1: 
                    C 
The lover held her love 
                      Am 
She begged him not to go 
                         C 
The fighter wrapped his gloves 
                   Am 
The fighter said I know, I know, I know 
                    G 
Just this one last time 
                         F 
I swear you'll still be mine 
                      Am 
But he can't promise much 
                      G 
He goes for one last touch, one last touch 

(End Riff 1) 



(Start Riff 2) 

Chorus 1:
 
F                          Am      G 
Maybe we were meant to be lonely, lonely 
F                         Am     G 
Maybe we were meant to be on our own 
F                          Am       G 
Loneliness has always been with me, with me 
F                             Am   G 
But maybe we don't have to be all alone 

(End Riff 2) 


Break 1: C 


(Start Riff 3) 

Verse 2:

                    C 
The fighter goes inside 
                      Am 
The doubt is creeping in 
                       C 
He swings with all his might 
                       Am 
At all that might have been 
                        F 
And she's in love with him 
                        G 
But lovers don't always win 
                       Am 
He never even saw the swing 
                  C 
She calls out his name, calls his name 

(End Riff 3) 



(Start Riff 2) 

Chorus 1:
 
F                          Am      G 
Maybe we were meant to be lonely, lonely 
F                         Am     G 
Maybe we were meant to be on our own 
F                          Am       G 
Loneliness has always been with me, with me 
F                             Am   G 
But maybe we don't have to be all alone 

(End Riff 2) 



Bridge 1: F F Am C 

F                    Am     G       F 
    What breaks your bones 
           Am          G          F 
Is not the load you're carrying 
                Am   G      F 
What breaks you down 
          Am      G 
Is all in how you carry 

G Bm Bm Em Em 



(Start Riff 4) 

Verse 3: 

    Em    Em       D 
The lover held her love 
                      Bm 
She begged him not to go 
                  D 
She unwrapped his gloves 
                 Bm 
The lover said I know, I know, I know 
                     G 
Kissed his trembling lips 
                  A 
She touched fingertips 
                       Bm 
But somehow they both know 
                D 
He's not coming home, Coming home 

(End Riff 4) 


(Start Riff 5) 


Break 1: G G Bm A (4x) 


Chorus 2:
 
G                          Bm       A 
Loneliness has always been with me, with me 
G                         Bm     A 
Maybe we were meant to be on our own 
G                      Bm       A 
But I got to try or it will destroy me 
G                               Bm    A 
Cause maybe we don't have to be all alone 

(End Riff 5) 


(Start Riff 6) 

Outro: G 

(End Riff 6) 


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 Riff 1: 
    
e|-------8-| 
B|--5h6----| 
G|---------| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 



Riff 2: 
    
e|-----5-8---|-----------------|-----5-8---|-----------------| 
B|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5----5----5-|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5------8--5-| 
G|-----------|--------7----5---|-----------|-------7-5-------| 
D|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| 
A|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| 
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------| 

    
e|-----5-8---|-----------------|-----5-8----|-----12----10--12-| 
B|-5/6-----6-|-5b6r5----5----5-|-5/6------6-|-/13----13--------| 
G|-----------|--------7----5---|------------|------------------| 
D|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------| 
A|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------| 
E|-----------|-----------------|------------|------------------| 



Riff 3: 
   
e|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 
B|---8----8--|---8------|------------|--------| 
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|-5--6-5--6--5--6--5--| 
D|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 
A|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 
E|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 

  
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B|---8----8--|---8------|------------|--------| 
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|-5--6-5--6--5--6--5--| 
D|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 
A|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 
E|-----------|----------|------------|--------| 

  
e|-----------|----------|------------|---------| 
B|---8----8--|---8------|----8----8--|--8------| 
G|-5---5-----5-----5--7-|------------|-------7-| 
D|-----------|----------|-9----9-----9----9----| 
A|-----------|----------|------------|---------| 
E|-----------|----------|------------|---------| 

  
e|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------| 
B|---8----8--|---8----|---5---5---6--5-----5---5--| 
G|-5---5-----5-----5--|-5---5-----|-----7----5----| 
D|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------| 
A|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------| 
E|-----------|--------|-----------|---------------| 



Riff 4: 
e|-------10-| 
B|--7h8-----| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 



Riff 5: 
  
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|------7--10---|-------------------| 
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7---7-------|-8/10-------8-|-7b8r7-------10--7-| 
G|------------|-------9----9h11-|--------------|-------9-7---------| 
D|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| 
A|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| 
E|------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| 

  
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|------7--10---|-----14----10--14-| 
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7----7------|-8/10-------8-|-/15----15--------| 
G|------------|--------9---9h11-|--------------|------------------| 
D|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------| 
A|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------| 
E|------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------| 

  
e|-----7-10---|-----------------|-----7--10---|-------------------| 
B|-7/8------8-|-7b8r7---7----7--|-7/8-------8-|-7b8r7-------10--7-| 
G|------------|--------9---7----|-------------|-------9-7---------| 
D|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------| 
A|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------| 
E|------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------------| 

  
e|-----7--10---|-----------------|-----7--10---|-----14----10--15-| 
B|-7/8-------8-|-7b8r7----7----7-|-7/8-------8-|-/15----15--------| 
G|-------------|--------9----7---|-------------|------------------| 
D|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| 
A|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| 
E|-------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------| 



Riff 6: 
  
e|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14-|----14----12-14---|----| 
B|-15----15-------|-15----15-------|-15----15-------|-15----15-------15|-15-| 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----| 
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
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