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This is Why We Fight by the Decemberists
I'm surprised no one has yet bothered to update the lyrics on the available tabs for this song. 
This one is for anyone who wants to sing it without sounding like an idiot.
Standard Tuning: Capo 2
Intro: [ Em7-  Em7/F#- G] x2
       [ Em– C] x2
        EmCome the wCar,       Emcome the aCvarice
        EmCome the wCar, come HEmellC  
        EmCome attriCtion,        Emcome the Creek of bones
        EmCome attriCtion, come EmHellC  
  GThis is why,  Dwhy we fiEmght, why we Clie awake
  GThis is why,  Dthis is why Cwe fight
  GAnd when we die,   Dwe will die,   Emwith our Carms unbound
  GThis is why,   Dthis is why Cwe fight,    
        Em7-  Em7/F#-     G   Em7- Em7/ F#- G  
come Hell
EmBride of quiet,         C          EmBride oCf all unquiet things
EmBride of quiet, BrCide of HellEm  
EmCome the archers,       C          Emcome thCe infantry
EmCome the archers oCf HellEm  
  GThis is why,  Dwhy we fiEmght, why we Clie awake
  GThis is why,  Dthis is why Cwe fight
  GAnd when we die,   Dwe will die,   Emwith our Carms unbound
  GThis is why,   Dthis is why Cwe fight,    
        Em7-  Em7/F#-         G   Em7- Em7/ F#- G  
come Hell               Come Hell
Interlude: [ Em- C] x4
  GThis is why,  Dwhy we fiEmght, why we Clie awake
  GThis is why,  Dthis is why Cwe fight
  GAnd when we die,   Dwe will die,   Emwith our Carms unbound
  GThis is why,   Dthis is why Cwe fight,    
GSo come to me, Dcome to me now
EmLay your armCs around me
  GThis is why,   Dthis is why Cwe fight,    
        Em7-  Em7/F#-          G   Em7- Em7/ F#- G  
come Hell                Come Hell 
        Em7-  Em7/F#-          G   Em7- Em7/ F#- G  
Come Hell                Come Hell

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This Is Why We Fight

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Em7

Em7/F#

This is Why We Fight by the Decemberists

I'm surprised no one has yet bothered to update the lyrics on the available tabs for this song.

This one is for anyone who wants to sing it without sounding like an idiot.

Standard Tuning: Capo 2

Em7 Em7/F# G

Intro: [ - - ] x2

Em C

[ – ] x2

Em C Em C

Come the war, come the avarice

Em C Em C

Come the war, come Hell

Em C Em C

Come attrition, come the reek of bones

Em C Em C

Come attrition, come Hell

G D Em C

This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight

G D Em C

And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight,

Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7 F# G

- - - / -

come Hell

Em C Em C

Bride of quiet, Bride of all unquiet things

Em C Em

Bride of quiet, Bride of Hell

Em C Em C

Come the archers, come the infantry

Em C Em

Come the archers of Hell

G D Em C

This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight

G D Em C

And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight,

Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7 F# G

- - - / -

come Hell Come Hell

Em C

Interlude: [ - ] x4

G D Em C

This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight

G D Em C

And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight,

G D

So come to me, come to me now

Em C

Lay your arms around me

G D C

This is why, this is why we fight,

Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7 F# G

- - - / -

come Hell Come Hell

Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7 F# G

- - - / -

Come Hell Come Hell

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