{"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":71890,"song":"War","artist":"The Jam","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11545321-war-chords-by-the-jam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/71890?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"30th August 2001.\r\n\r\nWAR by THE JAM\r\n\r\nWritten by Whitfield-Strong\r\n\r\n[tab]B-side to 'Just Who Is The Five O'Clock Hero?'[/tab]\r\n\r\nChords used:\r\n\r\n[tab]F#:  x-9-11-11-11-x--------------|\r\nEbm: x68876 or 11-13-13-11-11-11-| during the verses.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThis is the tab for the intro:\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n--------------|----6-6-------|--------------|----6-6-------|--------|\r\n-----------11-|----7-7--11-11|-----------11-|----7-7--11-11|--------| (go\r\n-----------11-|----8-8--11-11|-----------11-|----8-8--11-11|--------|  bak\r\n-----------11-|----8-8--11-11|-----------11-|----8-8--11-11|--------|  2\r\n-----------9--|----6-6---9-9-|-----------9--|----6-6---9-9-|--------|  start)\r\n--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------|\r\n                WAR!   HUH!         what is it good...absolutely\r\nNOTHING![/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat the above bit x4\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n War - I despise[/tab]\r\n\r\nCos it means destruction of anything alive\r\n\r\nWar means tears\r\n\r\nIn a thousand mothers eyes\r\n\r\nWhen their sons go off fighting and lose their lives I said\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWAR! HUH! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (absolutely) NOTHING! (War!)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWAR! HUH! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (absolutely) NOTHING! (Good god!)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWAR! HUH! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (absolutely) NOTHING![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n War has shattered many young man's dreams[/tab]\r\n\r\nPlaying the same old (???????????????)\r\n\r\nLife is too short and precious to spend fighting\r\n\r\nWar don't bring life, it can only take it away I said\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWAR! HUH! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (say it again) NOTHING! (what?)[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWAR! HUH! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (absolutely) NOTHING![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]    [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWAR! HUH! WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (absolutely) NOTHING![/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nI know we must fight to keep our freedom[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut I know there's got to be a better way\r\n\r\nthen vocally ad lib it with various echoed 'NO!'s and 'Woah-oh's and stuff\r\nfor a bit then:\r\n\r\n[tab]N.[ch]C[/ch].\r\nWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWARWAR... etc.[/tab]\r\n\r\nNote:\r\n\r\nDuring the verses -  the Ebm changes slightly like, and I can't say\r\n for sure what to here are the chords it might be, it could be all\r\n of them - but it makes playing the verses more interesting anyway!\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Ebm[/ch]             [ch]Eb7sus4[/ch]        [ch]Ebm7[/ch]           [ch]Ebm6[/ch]\r\n-11-----------|--11----------|--11------11--|--11----------|--|\r\n-11-----------|--11----------|--14------11--|--13----------|--|\r\n-11-----------|--13----------|--11------11--|--11----------|--|\r\n-13-----------|--11----------|--11--or--11--|--11----------|--|\r\n-13-----------|--13----------|---x-------x--|--13----------|--|\r\n-11-----------|--11----------|--11------11--|--11----------|--|[/tab]\r\n\r\nHope this is of some help.","plain_text":"30th August 2001.\n\nWAR by THE JAM\n\nWritten by Whitfield-Strong\n\n\n\nChords used:\n\n\n\nThis is the tab for the intro:\n\n\n\nRepeat the above bit x4\n\n\n\nCos it means destruction of anything alive\n\nWar means tears\n\nIn a thousand mothers eyes\n\nWhen their sons go off fighting and lose their lives I said\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlaying the same old (???????????????)\n\nLife is too short and precious to spend fighting\n\nWar don't bring life, it can only take it away I said\n\n\n\n\n\nEbm\n\n\n\nBut I know there's got to be a better way\n\nthen vocally ad lib it with various echoed 'NO!'s and 'Woah-oh's and stuff\nfor a bit then:\n\n\n\nNote:\n\nDuring the verses -  the Ebm changes slightly like, and I can't say\n for sure what to here are the chords it might be, it could be all\n of them - but it makes playing the verses more interesting anyway!\n\n\n\nHope this is of some help.","chords":["B","F","Ebm","F#","C","Eb7sus4","Ebm7","Ebm6"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]}}}