Goat

Battle Hymn Of The Mechwarrior

Goat


Tom: Em

  G                         G7                     G7/B
I fight my enemies, because thats what I'm paid to do
  C                         G             D7
I never hesitate to act, or even think it through.
    G                  G7                 B7       Em
I'd retire any day but I spend to much on guns and whores.
  Am         D4   D  G
I aint gonna drop no more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 1]
    G                              G7                    G7/B
The people that we're fighting are Cappelans through and through
  C                          G                        D7
I ask for reinforcements but they said "That would be you"
     G                G7                   B7               Em
I'll wait for them to eat themselves thats what I'm prazing for
  Am         D4   D  G
I aint gonna drop no more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 2]
   G                            G7          G7/B
My actuators broken and my left arms gun is jammed
    C                            G                D7
The other day I saw them turn my best friend into ham
    G                       G7           B7           Em
For dinner I shall eat some pills that I found on the floor
  Am         D4   D  G
I might not drop once more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 3]
  G                                G7           G7/B
I got all kinds of upgrades and my mek is fully blinged
  C                              G                D7
I like to fire my cannon just to hear my own ears ring
      G                G7                B7  Em
Every single mission I swear its my last big score
    Am             D4   D    G
But I know that'll drop some more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 4]
   G                       G7           G7/B
My family is buried and my homeworld is ablaze
  C                       G               D7
I do not see the irony as one more town I raze
     G                            G7             B7      Em
I've lost sight of all revengence creeds and the oaths I swore
  Am         D4   D    G
I just wanna drop some more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 5]
    G                             G7                G7/B
The client didn't tell us what we would be fighting for
    C                         G                   D7
And all I know for certain is I will not die from 'Poor'
   G                            G7      B7     Em
In other world I'm just another fucking dog of war!
  Am        D4   D    G
I'll gladly drop once more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 6]
G                         G7            G7/B
Never trust Cappelans, or anything thet say
C                              G                     D7
They'll always stab you in the back just to get ther way
    G                               G7        B7      Em
The only thing thats worse is their shit, substandart pay
  Am        D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 7]
  G                      G7           G7/B
I fought my way through '49 and even '52
     C                       G                        D7
With no fucks given you'd be suprised by what you can do
    G                                 G7                B7   Em
And when the shit has hit the fan you know who'll fight your war
     Am        D4    D    G
Just pay me to drope some more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 8]
     G                           G7              G7/B
I've murderes flithy pirates and a few cappelans too
     C                               G                   D7
I've stomped on goddamn clanners and survived to tell it true
   G                          G7               B7         Em
If there's one thing that I'm counting on its never being bored!
     Am        D4    D    G
I'll gladly drop once more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 9]
     G                       G7                  G7/B
I've been paid in every coin thats ever known to man
     C                            G                   Em
I'll fight for any reason because thats frankly who I am
G                       G7       B7     Em
Plausible deniablity is what you pay me for!
Am       D4  D  G
Fuck you pay me more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 10]
     G                          G7             G7/B
When your a mercenary there are seldom lasting rules
      C                         G                 Em
Those who chose to live by them will often die as fools
G                         G7               B7     Em
Warcrimes may just happen unless choose to pay me more
Am       D4  D  G
I'll alway drop some more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 11]
     G                        G7             G7/B
I've rayed some noble houses, comapnies even schools
     C                                  G             Em
I'll mortar fucking orphanages with the latest deadly tool
     G                  G7            B7                  E7
I'll raze entire cities because thats what I'm best known for
Am        D4   D    G
Pay me to drop some more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 12]
     G                       G7                 G7/B
I am a problem solver I just use some different tools
     C                 G              Em
From ACIOs to LRMs and anything thats cool
     G                     G7            B7          E7
I'll shot your enemies and charge you by the fucking war
Am        D4   D    G
I need to drop once more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.
 
[Verse 13]
     G                     G7                   G7/B
From Solaris to Tukayyid I have seen a thing or two
    C                     G                                 Em
And across my vast career I know there is one thing that is true
   G                      G7            B7                 E7
It ain't required to know just what the hell your fighting for
Am            D4   D    G
I'm just gonn drop once more!
 
[Chords]
G                    G7             G7/B
Glory, glory, what a hell of way to die!
C      C7       G                   G7
Glory, glory, I just hope I can get by!
G      G7/F          B7/D#              Em
Glory, glory, I just wish they'd pay me more,
  Am         D4   D    G
I guess I'll drop once more.