^AEveryone ^Cknows I'm the ^Dhard workin' ^Gpeace lovin' ^Atype ^{C D C} I walk a ^Athousand miles ^Cout of my w^Day Just to ^Gkeep from a ^Afight ^{C D C} Poke ^Afun at the ^Cway that I ^Gtalk Or this ^Dhat that I ^Awear ^{C D C} You can ^Asay what you ^Cwant about ^Dme ^GSee if I ^Acare ^{C D}

But one ^Aslip of the ^Dtongue 'bout my ^GGod Or my ma^Dma Or this ^Aflag that I ^Gwear on my ^Dshirt You'll see a ^Aside of me ^Cman That I ^Ddon't think you ^Awanna Cause ^Gthem there's ^Dfightin' ^Awords ^{C D A C D}

Now ^Adon't get me ^Cwrong I've swapped ^Dskin now and ^Gthen in my ^Ayouth ^{C D C} I was ^Aall for an ^Ceye for an ^Deye and a ^Gtooth for a ^Atooth ^{C D C} Now the ^Aolder I ^Cget The less ^DI wanna ^Gstand toe to ^Atoe ^{C D C} But ^Abefore you go ^Crunnin' your ^Dmouth I think ^Gyou oughta ^Aknow ^{C D}

But one ^Aslip of the ^Dtongue 'bout my ^GGod Or my ma^Dma Or this ^Aflag that I ^Gwear on my ^Dshirt You'll see a ^Aside of me ^Cman That I ^Ddon't think you ^Awanna Cause ^Gthem there's ^Dfightin' ^Awords ^{C D A C D}

^EChevrolet or Ford The south or the north ^DThat ain't gonna get me ^Aworked up ^EBut I'll draw the line Everytime when it ^Dcomes to the things that I ^Elove

So one ^Aslip of the ^Ctongue 'bout my ^Gdog Or my ^Dwoman Or this ^Acountry that ^GI proudly ^Dserve You'll see a ^Aside of me ^Cman That you ^Ddamn sure don't ^Awanna Cause ^Gthem there's ^Dfightin' ^Awords ^{C D A C D}

Yeah, them's fightin' ^Awords ^{C D} Ahh them's ^Afightin' words, ^CHoss ^{D A}

^A(th^Cis ^Dpattern^A re^Cpea^Dts during the spoken part below) Excuse me First amendment? Son, the first amendment protects you from the government Not from me You can say whatever you want to out there You come within reach of me I'll exercise my right to give you a good ol' country ass whoopin' Is what I'll do Alright