Mountain Goats - Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome Chords

[Intro]
G E | A | G E | A |
G E | A | G E | A |
 
 
[Verse 1]
           E             D
Floor the pedal at the green light
F#m               A
Watch the traffic   all drift right
        E           D
Barrel forward unimpeded
F#m              A
Switch lanes as needed
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
     G      F#sus4
Be flexible
         E
Be unreplaceable
      G             F#sus4
In a world of heavy footprints
       A
Be untraceable
 
 
[Instrumental]
A | A |
 
 
[Chorus]
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
 
 
[Instrumental]
G E | A |
 
 
[Verse 2]
     E
Live once
                 D
You get to pay twice
F#m
Keep your nose clean
A
Keep your wheels nice
      E                D
Open highway on the horizon
F#m              A
Queen of Queens,   anima rising
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
          G
Stay independent
F#sus4                 E
 Make  adjustments as needed
      G                 F#sus4
It's losers all the way  down
               A
You stay undefeated
           A
Stay undefeated
 
 
[Chorus]
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
 
Go!
 
 
[Instrumental]
G E | A | E G | A |
G E | A | E G | A |
 
 
[Chorus]
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
      E         D         A
Wage wars, get rich, die handsome
 A
Die handsome
 
 
[Outro]
G E | A |