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Art Of War

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Art Of War
Standard Tuning - Capo 1
[Intro]
Bm  G  D  A
[Verse 1]
 BmI was just a kid then skipping Gstones
Innocent and so aDlone
In a sense we were all aAlone
 BmYou could take my heart and you could take my Ghome
But you'll never ever break my Dsoul
No you'll never ever break my Asoul
[Pre-Chorus]
But Gyou know Dme
I Awanna go back but I Bmcan't back Adown
And Gyou know Bmme too Awell
'Cause
[Chorus]
 GI'm a soldier, D'til it's over
 AYou and I fighting Bmfor the Aart of Gwar
I'm a soldier, Dup against the wAall yeah
 GI'm a soldier, D'til it's over
 ALive and die fighting Bmfor the aArt of wGar
I'm a soldier, DI will never Afall
I will never Bmfall
I will never Gfall
I will never Dfall
I will never Afall
[Verse 2]
 BmWe were just two kids thrown into the Gflames
We would never ever be the Dsame
We would never ever be the Asame
 BmWe were just a spark that lit the Gchange
They could never ever bring the Drain
They could never ever bring the Arain
[Pre-Chorus]
But Gyou know Dme
I Awanna go back but I Bmcan't back Adown
And Gyou know Bmme too Awell
'Cause
[Chorus]
 GI'm a soldier, D'til it's over
 AYou and I fighting Bmfor the Aart of Gwar
I'm a soldier, Dup against the wAall yeah
 GI'm a soldier, D'til it's over
 ALive and die fighting Bmfor the aArt of wGar
I'm a soldier, DI will never Afall
I will never Bmfall
I will never Gfall
I will never Dfall
I will never Afall
[Bridge]
BmFollow Gme inDto the Adark and BmI will Glead you Dto the Alight
BmFormless, Gsoundless, Dfearless, Ahearts keep Bmholding Gon all Dthrough the Anight
[Chorus]
 GI'm a soldier, D'til it's over
 AYou and I fighting Bmfor the Aart of Gwar
I'm a soldier, Dup against the wAall yeah
 GI'm a soldier, D'til it's over
 ALive and die fighting Bmfor the aArt of wGar
I'm a soldier, DI will never Afall
I will never Bmfall
I will never Gfall
I will never Dfall
I will never Afall
[Outro]
BmFollow Gme inDto the Adark and BmI will Glead you Dto the Alight
BmFormless, Gsoundless, Dfearless, Ahearts keep Bmholding Gon all Dthrough the Anight

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Art Of War

by We the Kings

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Art Of War

Standard Tuning - Capo 1

[Intro]

Bm G D A

[Verse 1]

Bm G

I was just a kid then skipping stones

Innocent and so alone

In a sense we were all alone

Bm G

You could take my heart and you could take my home

But you'll never ever break my soul

No you'll never ever break my soul

[Pre-Chorus]

G D

But you know me

A Bm A

I wanna go back but I can't back down

G Bm A

And you know me too well

'Cause

[Chorus]

G D

I'm a soldier, 'til it's over

A Bm A G

You and I fighting for the art of war

D A

I'm a soldier, up against the wall yeah

G D

I'm a soldier, 'til it's over

A Bm A G

Live and die fighting for the art of war

D A

I'm a soldier, I will never fall

I will never fall

[Verse 2]

Bm G

We were just two kids thrown into the flames

We would never ever be the same

Bm G

We were just a spark that lit the change

They could never ever bring the rain

[Pre-Chorus]

G D

But you know me

A Bm A

I wanna go back but I can't back down

G Bm A

And you know me too well

'Cause

[Chorus]

G D

I'm a soldier, 'til it's over

A Bm A G

You and I fighting for the art of war

D A

I'm a soldier, up against the wall yeah

G D

I'm a soldier, 'til it's over

A Bm A G

Live and die fighting for the art of war

D A

I'm a soldier, I will never fall

I will never fall

[Bridge]

Bm G D A Bm G D A

Follow me into the dark and I will lead you to the light

Bm G D A Bm G D A

Formless, soundless, fearless, hearts keep holding on all through the night

[Chorus]

G D

I'm a soldier, 'til it's over

A Bm A G

You and I fighting for the art of war

D A

I'm a soldier, up against the wall yeah

G D

I'm a soldier, 'til it's over

A Bm A G

Live and die fighting for the art of war

D A

I'm a soldier, I will never fall

I will never fall

[Outro]

Bm G D A Bm G D A

Follow me into the dark and I will lead you to the light

Bm G D A Bm G D A

Formless, soundless, fearless, hearts keep holding on all through the night

About Art Of War Chords by We the Kings

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