Intro:
|:Am Dm | E7 Am | Am7 Dm | B7 E7 :|
Well I [Am]learned the [Dm]trade
From [E7]Piggy [Am]Knowles
[Am7]Sing Sing [Dm]Tommy [B7]Shay [E7]Boys
[Am]God used me [Dm]as [E7]hammer [Am]boys
To [Am7]beat his [Dm]weary [B7]drum to - [E7]day
[(E7)] Hoist that [Am]rag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
[Am] [Dm] [E7] [Am]
The [Am]sun is [Dm]up the [E7]world is [Am]flat
[Am7]Damn good [Dm]address [B7]for a [E7]rat
The [Am]smell of [Dm]blood
The [E7]Drone of [Am]flies
You [Am7]know what to [Dm]do if
The [B7]baby [E7]cries
[(E7)] Hoist that [Am]rag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
[Am] [Dm] [E7] [Am]
Solo: |:Am Dm | E7 Am :|
Well we [Am]stick our [Dm]fingers [E7]in
The [Am]ground, [Am7]heave and
[Dm]Turn the w[B7]orld [E7]around
[Am]Smoke is [Dm]blacking [E7]out the [Am]sun
At [Am]night I [Dm]pray and [B7]clean my [E7]gun
The [Am]cracked bell [Dm]rings as
The [E7]ghost bird [Am]sings and the [Am7]gods
Go [Dm]beggin [B7]here[E7]
So just [Am]open [Dm]fire
As you [E7]hit the [Am]shore
[Am7]All is [Dm]fair in [B7]love
And [E7]war
Hoist that rag (4x)
[(E7)] Hoist that [Am]rag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist that r[Am]ag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag [E7] [Am]
|:Am Dm | E7 Am | Am7 Dm | B7 E7 :|
Well I [Am]learned the [Dm]trade
From [E7]Piggy [Am]Knowles
[Am7]Sing Sing [Dm]Tommy [B7]Shay [E7]Boys
[Am]God used me [Dm]as [E7]hammer [Am]boys
To [Am7]beat his [Dm]weary [B7]drum to - [E7]day
[(E7)] Hoist that [Am]rag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
[Am] [Dm] [E7] [Am]
The [Am]sun is [Dm]up the [E7]world is [Am]flat
[Am7]Damn good [Dm]address [B7]for a [E7]rat
The [Am]smell of [Dm]blood
The [E7]Drone of [Am]flies
You [Am7]know what to [Dm]do if
The [B7]baby [E7]cries
[(E7)] Hoist that [Am]rag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
[Am] [Dm] [E7] [Am]
Solo: |:Am Dm | E7 Am :|
Well we [Am]stick our [Dm]fingers [E7]in
The [Am]ground, [Am7]heave and
[Dm]Turn the w[B7]orld [E7]around
[Am]Smoke is [Dm]blacking [E7]out the [Am]sun
At [Am]night I [Dm]pray and [B7]clean my [E7]gun
The [Am]cracked bell [Dm]rings as
The [E7]ghost bird [Am]sings and the [Am7]gods
Go [Dm]beggin [B7]here[E7]
So just [Am]open [Dm]fire
As you [E7]hit the [Am]shore
[Am7]All is [Dm]fair in [B7]love
And [E7]war
Hoist that rag (4x)
[(E7)] Hoist that [Am]rag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist that r[Am]ag[Dm][E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag[E7][Am]
Hoist t[Am]hat r[Dm]ag [E7] [Am]