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The War Drags On
Donovan Leitch
I created this tab because the version that's out there is incomplete and wrong in some 
places... Enjoy and rate please!
Legend: \ = slide down, / = slide up, x = mute string, d = strum down, u = strum up, * = 
Barre chord
E7: 020100
Em7: 022030
Em6: 022020
D/E*: 0577x5
D/C#: x477xx
Intro:
Rhythm = 3/4 (waltz)
      D   Du  Du      D   Du  Du      D   Du  Du     D    D   Du  Du
e:-0---7-7-7-7---0---5-5-5-5---0---3-3-3-3--3---0--0-0-0-0-----||
B:-0---x-x-x-x---0---x-x-x-x---0---x-x-x-x--x---0--0-0-0-0-----||
G:-1-\-9-9-9-9-/-1-\-7-7-7-7-/-1-\-5-5-5-5--5-/-1--1-1-1-1---o-||
D:-2-\-9-9-9-9-/-2-\-7-7-7-7-/-2-\-5-5-5-5--5-/-2--2-2-2-2---o-||
A:-2---7-7-7-7---2---5-5-5-5---2---3-3-3-3--3---2--2-2-2-2-----||
E:-0---0---------0-------------0----------------0--0-----------||
      E  E*           E           D     E              C  E  
*****************************************************************************
To slide down into the barre chord shapes for the intro:
1. Make the open E-major shape with your index (pointer, first) finger on the G string.
2. Strum once, then release your index finger from the G string as you begin to slide down
3. As you are sliding down, place your pinky (fourth) finger on the G string and your 
index finger on the A string. Your ring finger (third) should remain on the D string for 
the open chord and the entire slide.
*****************************************************************************
Verse 1:
Let me Etell you the E7story of a Asoldier named EDan
Went Eout to fight the E7good fight in ASouth VietEnam
Went Eout to fight for E7peace,  lAiberty and Eall
            D/E*                           D/C#  E  
Went out to fight for equality,  Hope,   let’s go
Chorus:
And the Em7wa-------Em6---r drags Eon
Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1)
Found himself involved in a sea of blood and bones
millions without faces--without hope and without homes
and the guns they grew louder as they made dust out of bones
that the flesh had long since left just as the people left their homes
::Repeat Chorus::
Verse 3:
They’re just there to make the people free
but the way that they’re doing it, it don’t seem like that to me
just more blood letting and misery and tears
that this poor country’s known for the last twenty years
::Repeat Chorus::
Verse 4:
Last night young Dan had a nightmare it seems
one that kept occurring and reoccurring in his dreams
cities full of people running screaming and shouting loud
and right there overhead was a great orange mushroom cloud
Bridge:
            D/E*          D/C#  E  
and there’s no---------- more war
cause there’s no more world
and my tears come screaming down
yes I like crying on------ the ground
::Repeat Intro and fade with harmonica::

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The War Drags On

by Donovan

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Chords in this song · guitar

D/E

D/C#

Em7

Em6

The War Drags On

Donovan Leitch

I created this tab because the version that's out there is incomplete and wrong in some

places... Enjoy and rate please!

Legend: \ = slide down, / = slide up, x = mute string, d = strum down, u = strum up, * =

Barre chord

E7: 020100

Em7: 022030

Em6: 022020

D/E

*: 0577x5

D/C#: x477xx

Intro:

Rhythm = 3/4 (waltz)

D D D D D D D D D D D D D

u u u u u u u u

e:-0---7-7-7-7---0---5-5-5-5---0---3-3-3-3--3---0--0-0-0-0-----||

B:-0---x-x-x-x---0---x-x-x-x---0---x-x-x-x--x---0--0-0-0-0-----||

G:-1-\-9-9-9-9-/-1-\-7-7-7-7-/-1-\-5-5-5-5--5-/-1--1-1-1-1---o-||

D:-2-\-9-9-9-9-/-2-\-7-7-7-7-/-2-\-5-5-5-5--5-/-2--2-2-2-2---o-||

A:-2---7-7-7-7---2---5-5-5-5---2---3-3-3-3--3---2--2-2-2-2-----||

E:-0---0---------0-------------0----------------0--0-----------||

E E E D E C E

*****************************************************************************

To slide down into the barre chord shapes for the intro:

1. Make the open E-major shape with your index (pointer, first) finger on the G string.

2. Strum once, then release your index finger from the G string as you begin to slide down

3. As you are sliding down, place your pinky (fourth) finger on the G string and your

index finger on the A string. Your ring finger (third) should remain on the D string for

the open chord and the entire slide.

*****************************************************************************

Verse 1:

E E7 A E

Let me tell you the story of a soldier named Dan

E E7 A E

Went out to fight the good fight in South Vietnam

E E7 A E

Went out to fight for peace, liberty and all

D/E D/C# E

Went out to fight for equality, Hope, let’s go

Chorus:

Em7 Em6 E

And the wa----------r drags on

Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1)

Found himself involved in a sea of blood and bones

millions without faces--without hope and without homes

and the guns they grew louder as they made dust out of bones

that the flesh had long since left just as the people left their homes

::Repeat Chorus::

Verse 3:

They’re just there to make the people free

but the way that they’re doing it, it don’t seem like that to me

just more blood letting and misery and tears

that this poor country’s known for the last twenty years

::Repeat Chorus::

Verse 4:

Last night young Dan had a nightmare it seems

one that kept occurring and reoccurring in his dreams

cities full of people running screaming and shouting loud

and right there overhead was a great orange mushroom cloud

Bridge:

D/E D/C# E

and there’s no---------- more war

cause there’s no more world

and my tears come screaming down

yes I like crying on------ the ground

::Repeat Intro and fade with harmonica::

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