{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1139553,"song":"Post War Blues","artist":"Dan Mangan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11253423-post-war-blues-chords-by-dan-mangan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1139553?type=chord","rating":4.63356,"votes":6,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nStandard tuning, Capo on 5th fret if using Dan's chord construction. \r\nMost chords are finger picked with thumb striking root note on 1st and 3rd beat \r\nand fingers strumming higher notes on 2nd and 4th beats. \r\nChords with an * are strummed rather than finger picked.\r\nThis is how Dan plays the chords, standard construction works just as well:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  10 9  12 11 x  x\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  6  7  11 9  x  x\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] 7  9  9  7  7  7 \r\n[ch]G[/ch]  x  10 12 12 12 \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet's start a war for the kids [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nA purpose for which to unite [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMake them some words they can mince [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat they don't know, They won't mind [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nFind them a foe for the fight [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd stories to tell as they age [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen maybe time will decide [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]*             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhich ones keep and which ones fade [/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus: \r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] *                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's the deepest sleep in my life, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]*                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nfrom which I am slowly coming to [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]*                  [ch]Bm[/ch]*\r\nAnd every morning I wait for the news [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]*\r\noh this is, this is post war blues [/tab]\r\n\r\nguitar solo \r\n\r\nMake me a means to an end \r\nOh make me an ending in sight \r\nMake me insightful again \r\nWhat I can't see, I can't fight \r\n\r\nMake me a fire to burn \r\nburn all the letters I wrote \r\nwrite me a list of concerns \r\nIf we are at peace \r\nIf we are at ease \r\nI want to know \r\n\r\nChorus: \r\nThere's the deepest sleep in my life \r\nfrom which I am slowly coming to \r\nAnd every morning I wait for the news \r\nOh this is, this is post war blues \r\n\r\nOh this is, this is post war blues","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nStandard tuning, Capo on 5th fret if using Dan's chord construction. \nMost chords are finger picked with thumb striking root note on 1st and 3rd beat \nand fingers strumming higher notes on 2nd and 4th beats. \nChords with an * are strummed rather than finger picked.\nThis is how Dan plays the chords, standard construction works just as well:\nD  10 9  12 11 x  x\nA  6  7  11 9  x  x\nBm 7  9  9  7  7  7 \nG  x  10 12 12 12 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus: \n\n\n\n\n\nguitar solo \n\nMake me a means to an end \nOh make me an ending in sight \nMake me insightful again \nWhat I can't see, I can't fight \n\nMake me a fire to burn \nburn all the letters I wrote \nwrite me a list of concerns \nIf we are at peace \nIf we are at ease \nI want to know \n\nChorus: \nThere's the deepest sleep in my life \nfrom which I am slowly coming to \nAnd every morning I wait for the news \nOh this is, this is post war blues \n\nOh this is, this is post war blues","chords":["D","A","Bm","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}