Willie Nelson – The Songwriters (Guitar)

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[Intro] C G C [Verse]
C         G            C
We get to break out of prison

C                                G
Make love to our best friend's wife

G
Have a beer for breakfast in Boston

             G7           C
Drink rum in Jamaica that night
[Verse]
C
We get to tell all our secrets

C                C7    F
In a code no one understands

G
We get to shoot all the bad guys

G             G7            C
But never get blood on our hands
[Chorus]
F
We're heroes, we're schemers,

F
We're drunks and we're dreamers

C
We're lovers and sometimes we're fighters

F
We're students, we're teachers

F
We're the devil, we're preachers

C                                   G
We're true love but mostly one nighters

C         G6  C
We're the songwriters
[Verse]
C
Half the world thinks we're crazy

C                          G
The other half wants to be us

G7            G             C
And they're jealous because we get to hang out

C               G6                 C
In the back of some big stars tour bus
[Bridge]
C
We're old boots and tee shirts and blue jeans

C                              F
We're capos and strings and E Chords

G7                  G
We only dress up in November

C                         Gaug   C
When they hand out some writers awards
[Chorus]
F
We're heroes, we're schemers,

F
We're drunks and we're dreamers

C                 G              C
We're lovers and sometimes we're fighters

F
We're the truth, we're the lies

F
We're stupid, we're wise

Cmaj7                              G
We're true love but mostly one nighters

C          Gmaj7   C
We're the songwriters
[Verse]
F                   G             C
We ride bridges, we cross 'em and burn 'em

C                                 G7
Teach lessons but don't bother to learn 'em

C
Our mamas don't know what we're doing

C                         G
Why we stay out all night long

G
I told mine I was a drug dealer

 G                          G7        C
She said thank god you ain't writin' songs
[Chorus]
F
We're heroes, we're schemers,

F
We're drunks and we're dreamers

C                 G              C
We're lovers and sometimes we're fighters

F
We're the truth, we're the lies

F
We're stupid, we're wise

C                                 G
We're true love but mostly one nighters

C          Gmaj7   C
We're the songwriters
C F C [Outro]
C
We're the songwriters
C F C