Song - Stagger
Artist - Street Dogs
Album - Back to the World

Tabbed by - Josh Chase


            G#He's (xx1114@1)just a drunk
       C# (x43121@1)      G#Yer (xx1114@1)an old salty dog
G# (xx1114@1)         F (133211@1)           
Stagger, you drink and then fall
Bb (x1333x@1)                           C# (x43121@1)       
Unaware that your life is held up against the wall
G# (xx1114@1)         FAching, (133211@1)just dying inside
          Bb (x1333x@1)                   C#Still (x43121@1)you cling on tight to your obstinate pride


G#  F  Bb  C# (x3)
     F#Lets (244322@1)Gooo


G# (xx1114@1)     F (133211@1)        Bb (x1333x@1)       C# (x43121@1)
I knew a man at the end of the bar
       G# (xx1114@1)    F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)       C# (x43121@1)
Wore a look of erosion, some old battle scars
G# (xx1114@1)      F (133211@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)         C# (x43121@1)
Told many stories, none of them bright
       Bb (x1333x@1)                       C#If (x43121@1)you bought him liberations, he spun them all night

G# (xx1114@1)           F (133211@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)             C# (x43121@1)
Started out in Normandy, moved right onto France
    G# (xx1114@1)      F (133211@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)    C# (x43121@1)
The battle of Berlin and more veteran partance
       G# (xx1114@1)     F (133211@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)         C# (x43121@1)
At the end this generation, not like the last
Bb (x1333x@1)               C#Kids (x43121@1)today need to learn from the past


[Chorus]
G# (xx1114@1)         FStagger, (133211@1)you drink and then fall
Bb (x1333x@1)                           G# (xx1114@1)    
Unaware that your life is held up against the wall
G# (xx1114@1)         F (133211@1) 
Aching, just dying inside
          Bb (x1333x@1)                   G#Still (xx1114@1)you cling on tight to your obstinate pride


G# (xx1114@1)       F (133211@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)      C# (x43121@1)
Getting to loud barkeeper gives the hook
G# (xx1114@1)            F (133211@1)               Bb (x1333x@1)        C# (x43121@1)
All the patrons laugh so hard the dive nearly shook
G# (xx1114@1)     F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)        C# (x43121@1)
Into the alley he goes furious and irate
Bb (x1333x@1)  		       C#Expletives (x43121@1)and threats babbled in hate
G# (xx1114@1)       F (133211@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)   C# (x43121@1)
Finally he collapses down to the asphalt
G# (xx1114@1)             F (133211@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)     C# (x43121@1)
Battered mug and lacerations, it's his fault
G# (xx1114@1)           F (133211@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)      C# (x43121@1)
Bystanders tap numbers for the ambulance call
Bb (x1333x@1)                   C#Salty (x43121@1)dog going for an E.R. haul


[Chorus]


G# (xx1114@1)             FSalt (133211@1)you stagger away and then fall
Bb (x1333x@1)                      C#Continuously (x43121@1)stubborn and defiant through it all
G# (xx1114@1)               FVet (133211@1)you'll rattle, bemoan and berate
Bb (x1333x@1)               C#People (x43121@1)not backing ideals out of date


G# (xx1114@1)                     FWhat (133211@1)he doesn't realize (What he doesn't realize.)
C# (x43121@1)                               C (x32010@1)      BbIs (x1333x@1)he's the enemy of him (He's the enemy of him)
G# (xx1114@1)               FWhat (133211@1)he can't see (What he doesn't realize.)
        C# (x43121@1)                         C (x32010@1)      BbIs (x1333x@1)he's stuck in yesterday (He's the enemy of him)

G# (xx1114@1)               FBattle (133211@1)EMT's, they try to help him
Bb (x1333x@1)                          C#Inside (x43121@1)self imposed defiance, he'd rather swim
G# (xx1114@1)      F# (244322@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)        C# (x43121@1)   C(x3) Bb(x3)
Inside of him, a crazy death wish


[Chorus]


G# (xx1114@1)                F# (244322@1)
I knew a man at the end of the bar
       Bb (x1333x@1)                C# (x43121@1)     
With a VFW jacket and some old battle scars
        G# (xx1114@1)            F# (244322@1)
Did you hear the news?
          Bb (x1333x@1)            C#(x6) (x43121@1)  G#Stagger's (xx1114@1)wish came true