Make War

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E
Our love is dead but without limit,
A
like the surface of the moon
E B7
or the land between here and the mountains.
E
Well, it is not these hiding places
A
that have kept us innocent
E B7 E
but the way you taught me to just let it all go by.
E
And so we've learned to be as faithless,
A
stand behind bulletproof glass,
E B7
exchanging our affections through a drawer.
E
And it was always horribly convenient
A
and happening too fast.
E B7 E
You should count your change before you're even out the door.
Well yes, you should, but please...
A E
Return, return to the person that you were.
C#m B
And I will do the same
A E
'cause it's too hard to belong to someone who is gone.
F#m A E
My compass spins, the wilderness remains.
E
Once too often, I've retreated
A
into the depths of my despair.
E B7
I built a barricade to block you on the road.
E
But standin' there with all of my possessions
A
piled higher than a house,
E B7 E
I felt closer to you than you ever would have known.
E
So let these tiny acts of charity
A
be common ground on which to build
E B7
a monument to commemorate our times.
E
And though you say you've found another
A
who will surely speed you on your way,
E B7 E
don't let the forest grow over that path you came there by.
But you will, so...
A E
So hurry up and run to the one that you love.
C#m B
And blind him with your kindness.
A E
And he'll make war, oh war, on who you were before.
F#m A E
And claim all that has spoiled in your heart.
E
Now, I tell myself I've mended
A
under these patches of blue sky.
E B7
There are still a few holes that let in a little rain.
E
And so it's crying on my shingles.
A
My floorboards moan under my feet.
E B7 E
The refrigerator's whining, so I've got reason to complain.
E
But I'm not gonna bless you with such compliments,
A
some degrading psalm of praise,
E B7
like the kind that converted you to me so long ago.
E A
Because the truth is that gossip's as good as gospel in this town.
E B7 E
You can save face but you won't ever save your soul.
And that's a fact.
A E
So hurry up and run to the one that you love.
C#m B
And tie him up in your likeness,
A E
And he'll become, become the prisoner I was.
F#m A E
And know all that has spoiled in your heart.
F#m A E
He'll know all that has spoiled in your heart.
A E
So hurry up and run to the one that you love.
C#m B
And blind him with your kindness.
A E
And he'll make war, oh war, on who you were before.
F#m A E
And claim all that has spoiled in your heart.
F#m A E
Yeah, he'll claim all that has spoiled in your heart.

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Well yes, you should, but please...
But you will, so...
And that's a fact.

Make War Chords by Bright Eyes

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