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INTRO
 Em     D\
  D    Am/ x2
VERSE 1
 EmTake the heart of a Dfallen of man and a child and saint and a Amburning land 
 EmKnow the smell of Dfear and the fear that you bring Am  
 EmYou have come from Dfar off lands to lay to claims to lives that you Amcan?t understand 
 EmTo come and take Dall, but never to leave Am  
CHORUS
 CMust we wait for a Gbrighter Bday when aEmll our sDins are wCashed away 
 CMust we wait for the Gfallen Bones to be 
 Em     D\
  D    Am/ x2
VERSE 2
 EmYou with all of your Ddiplomats and your guns and checks and forAmgotten debts 
 EmYou cannot be Dloved or ever feel peace 
 EmI know I can?t Dfeel his pain but I still can see what your Ammoney brings 
EmYou're build to deDstroy with your all new toys Am  
CHORUS
 CMust we wait for a Gbrighter Bday when aEmll our sDins are wCashed away 
 CMust we wait for the Gfallen Bones to be 
BRIDGE
 EmCan?t you Em/D#see what this could Em/Dmean Em/C#  
That a tCime will come for tAmhee D  
A Emfist cannot Em/D#keep what it can?t Em/Dfeel Em/C#  
For I kCnow you?ve had your fAmill D  
SOLO
play these chords during the solo
 Em     D\
  D    Am/ x4
CHORUS
 CMust we wait for a Gbrighter Bday when aEmll our sDins are wCashed away 
 CMust we wait for the Gfallen Bones to be 
OUTRO (same chords as bridge)
Em     Em/D#
Em/D   Em/C#
C      Am    D
end on Em

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Masters Of War

by Elephant Stone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D#

Em/D

Em/C#

INTRO

Em D

D Am

/ x2

VERSE 1

Em D Am

Take the heart of a fallen of man and a child and saint and a burning land

Em D Am

Know the smell of fear and the fear that you bring

Em D Am

You have come from far off lands to lay to claims to lives that you can?t understand

Em D Am

To come and take all, but never to leave

CHORUS

C G B Em D C

Must we wait for a brighter day when all our sins are washed away

C G B

Must we wait for the fallen ones to be

Em D

D Am

/ x2

VERSE 2

Em D Am

You with all of your diplomats and your guns and checks and forgotten debts

Em D

You cannot be loved or ever feel peace

Em D Am

I know I can?t feel his pain but I still can see what your money brings

Em D Am

You're build to destroy with your all new toys

CHORUS

C G B Em D C

Must we wait for a brighter day when all our sins are washed away

C G B

Must we wait for the fallen ones to be

BRIDGE

Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#

Can?t you see what this could mean

C Am D

That a time will come for thee

Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C#

A fist cannot keep what it can?t feel

C Am D

For I know you?ve had your fill

SOLO

play these chords during the solo

Em D

D Am

/ x4

CHORUS

C G B Em D C

Must we wait for a brighter day when all our sins are washed away

C G B

Must we wait for the fallen ones to be

OUTRO (same chords as bridge)

Em Em/D#

Em/D Em/C#

C Am D

end on Em

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