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D    F#m    A
It staDrted long ago, you hGave to undersDtand
we thF#mought we'd make a life, we thGought we had a plan
we buDilt it like a house and fGilled it up with Dkids
the oF#mnly trouble is
I wCon't be back againG  
Cause soDmething in my heart has tGmaken to the wind
and nBmothing I can do will Ebring it back again
noGbody ever wins the Gmwar in the gulf betAween us
Dsomething in my heart no Gmlonger could survive
those bBmattles in the day, the qEuiet in the night
I lGost the will to fight the Gmwar in the gulf beDtween usF#m  
Am    G    Gm    A
And tDhen it all began, the qGuarrels and the mDoods
I F#mtip-toed all around you; you dGanced around me too
and sDomewhere in between we fGound the time for Dlove
the F#monly trouble is
it Cnever was enoughG  
Cause Dsomething in my heart has tGmaken to the wind
and Bmnothing I can do will Ebring it back again
noGbody ever wins the Gmwar in the gulf beAtween us
Dsomething in my heart no Gmlonger could survive
those Bmbattles in the day, the qEuiet in the night
I lGost the will to fight the Gmwar in the gulf betwDeen usF#m  
  GWhat was the sense in keAeping alive
  Csomething that never made us saGtisfied
  Emsometimes it's better to get oAn with your life
I dCon't believe in hurting each otA7her all the time
D     Gm
D     Gm
D     F#m     A
Now aDfter all the lawyers have Geaten our rDemains
and F#mafter all the nights have sGwallowed up the pain
then Dmaybe we will meet, we'll fGind a neutral Dplace
the oF#mnly trouble is
what Cwill we have to say?G  
Well Dsomething in our hearts will Gmhave to try and give
and Bmsomething in our hearts will Ehave to learn to live
toGgether and apart wiGmthout another war beDtween usF#m  
Am    G     Gm    A
DI wrote only the chord just because the note and solo parts are very simple to find.

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The War In The Gulf Between Us

by Adrian Belew

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F#m

D F#m A

D G D

It started long ago, you have to understand

F#m G

we thought we'd make a life, we thought we had a plan

D G D

we built it like a house and filled it up with kids

F#m

the only trouble is

C G

I won't be back again

D Gm

Cause something in my heart has taken to the wind

Bm E

and nothing I can do will bring it back again

G Gm A

nobody ever wins the war in the gulf between us

D Gm

something in my heart no longer could survive

Bm E

those battles in the day, the quiet in the night

G Gm D F#m

I lost the will to fight the war in the gulf between us

Am G Gm A

D G D

And then it all began, the quarrels and the moods

F#m G

I tip-toed all around you; you danced around me too

D G D

and somewhere in between we found the time for love

F#m

the only trouble is

C G

it never was enough

D Gm

Cause something in my heart has taken to the wind

Bm E

and nothing I can do will bring it back again

G Gm A

nobody ever wins the war in the gulf between us

D Gm

something in my heart no longer could survive

Bm E

those battles in the day, the quiet in the night

G Gm D F#m

I lost the will to fight the war in the gulf between us

G A

What was the sense in keeping alive

C G

something that never made us satisfied

Em A

sometimes it's better to get on with your life

C A7

I don't believe in hurting each other all the time

D Gm

D F#m A

D G D

Now after all the lawyers have eaten our remains

F#m G

and after all the nights have swallowed up the pain

D G D

then maybe we will meet, we'll find a neutral place

F#m

the only trouble is

C G

what will we have to say?

D Gm

Well something in our hearts will have to try and give

Bm E

and something in our hearts will have to learn to live

G Gm D F#m

together and apart without another war between us

Am G Gm A

I wrote only the chord just because the note and solo parts are very simple to find.

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