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The War Inside

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 6Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:Standard
*Chords listed at end
~INTRO~
 D5   DmX4
~VERSE~
D5Put your hands up open wiDmde D5Put your hands up side by siDmde
D5Age don't matter like race don't matter Dmlike
D5Place don't matter like what's insideDm  
D5Let the kick drum kick one tiDmme D5breathe out let your mind unwindDm  
D5Eyes on the ceiling looking for the feelDming
D5Wide open let your own eyes shineDm  
~PRE-CHORUS~
DmYeah its where the fight begins
Yeah underneath the skin
BeBbtween these hopes and where we've been
GmEvery fight comes from the fight within
~CHORUS~
DmI am the war inside I am the battle line
BbI am the rising tide GmI am the war I fight
DmEyes open open wide I can feel it like a crack in my spine
BbI can feel it like the back of my mind GmI am the war inside
~VERSE~
D5I get the feeling that we're living in sci-Dmfi
D5I get the feeling that our weapons are lo-Dmfi
D5Ain't no killer like pride no killer Dmlike I
D5No killer like what's insideDm  
~PRE-CHORUS~
DmYeah it's in the air we breathe
Yeah it's in the blood we bleed
BeBbneath these dreams and what we've seen
Gm P.M
We are the kids of the in-between
~CHORUS~
DmI am the war inside I am the battle line
BbI am the rising tide GmI am the war I fight
BbEyes open open wiCde DmI can feel it like a crack in my spine
CI can feel it like the back of my mind DmI am the war inside
BbI am the war insiCde DmI am the war inside
CI am the war inside DmI am the war inside
~INTERLUDE~
 D5   DmX4
~VERSE~
D5Put your hands up open wiDmde D5put your hands up side by sideDm  
D5Age don't matter like race don't matter Dmlike
D5Place don't matter like what's insideDm  
~PRE-CHORUS~
DmYeah every thought of deed
Yeah every tree or seed
The Bbbig things come from the little dreams
                     GmN.C  
Every world is made by make believe
~CHORUS~
DmI am the war inside I am the battle line
BbI am the rising tide GmI am the war I fight
BbEyes open open wiCde DmI can feel it like a crack in my spine
CI can feel it like the back of my mind DmI am the war inside
BbI am the war insiCde DmI am the war inside
CI am the war inside DmI am the war inside
BbI am the war insiCde DmI am the war inside
CI am the war inside DmI am the war inside
~OUTRO~
D5 Dsus D5 Dm
*Chords used
e|-----D5x-----Dm1-----Bb1-----Gm3-----C0----Dsus-3-----|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----3-----|
G|-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2-----|
D|-----0-----0-----3-----5-----2-----0-----|
A|-----x-----x-----1-----5-----3-----x-----|
E|-----x-----x-----x-----3-----x-----x-----|
P.M = palm mute
N.C = no chords
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The War Inside

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus

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Tuning:Standard

*Chords listed at end

~INTRO~

D5 Dm

~VERSE~

D5 Dm D5 Dm

Put your hands up open wide Put your hands up side by side

D5 Dm

Age don't matter like race don't matter like

D5 Dm

Place don't matter like what's inside

D5 Dm D5 Dm

Let the kick drum kick one time breathe out let your mind unwind

D5 Dm

Eyes on the ceiling looking for the feeling

D5 Dm

Wide open let your own eyes shine

~PRE-CHORUS~

Yeah its where the fight begins

Yeah underneath the skin

Between these hopes and where we've been

Every fight comes from the fight within

~CHORUS~

I am the war inside I am the battle line

Bb Gm

I am the rising tide I am the war I fight

Eyes open open wide I can feel it like a crack in my spine

Bb Gm

I can feel it like the back of my mind I am the war inside

~VERSE~

D5 Dm

I get the feeling that we're living in sci-fi

D5 Dm

I get the feeling that our weapons are lo-fi

D5 Dm

Ain't no killer like pride no killer like I

D5 Dm

No killer like what's inside

~PRE-CHORUS~

Yeah it's in the air we breathe

Yeah it's in the blood we bleed

Beneath these dreams and what we've seen

Gm P.M

We are the kids of the in-between

~CHORUS~

I am the war inside I am the battle line

Bb Gm

I am the rising tide I am the war I fight

Bb C Dm

Eyes open open wide I can feel it like a crack in my spine

C Dm

I can feel it like the back of my mind I am the war inside

Bb C Dm

I am the war inside I am the war inside

C Dm

I am the war inside I am the war inside

~INTERLUDE~

D5 Dm

~VERSE~

D5 Dm D5 Dm

Put your hands up open wide put your hands up side by side

D5 Dm

Age don't matter like race don't matter like

D5 Dm

Place don't matter like what's inside

~PRE-CHORUS~

Yeah every thought of deed

Yeah every tree or seed

The big things come from the little dreams

Gm C

Every world is made by make believe

~CHORUS~

I am the war inside I am the battle line

Bb Gm

I am the rising tide I am the war I fight

Bb C Dm

Eyes open open wide I can feel it like a crack in my spine

C Dm

I can feel it like the back of my mind I am the war inside

Bb C Dm

I am the war inside I am the war inside

C Dm

I am the war inside I am the war inside

Bb C Dm

I am the war inside I am the war inside

C Dm

I am the war inside I am the war inside

~OUTRO~

D5 Dsus D5 Dm

*Chords used

D5 Dm Bb Gm C Dsus

e|-----x-----1-----1-----3-----0-----3-----|

B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----3-----|

G|-----2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2-----|

D|-----0-----0-----3-----5-----2-----0-----|

A|-----x-----x-----1-----5-----3-----x-----|

E|-----x-----x-----x-----3-----x-----x-----|

P.M = palm mute

N.C = no chords

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