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When The War Is Over

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[Intro]
AAin't Nobody Gonna C#mSteal This Heart AwDayE  
AAin't Nobody Gonna SC#mteal This Heart AwDayE  
[Chorus]
AWhen The War Is C#mOver Got To Get AwDayE  
APack My Bag To C#mNo Place In No Time, No DDayE  
AYou And I We Used Each Other's Shoulder
BmStill So Young But Somehow So Much Older
How DCan I EGo HomDe And Not EGet Blown AwaAyA  C#m  D  A  Bm  
[Verse]
F#mYou And I Had Our SigC#mhts Set On Something
DHope This Doesn't Mean Our ADays Are Numbered
C#mI Got Plans For MDore Than A Wanted EMan
F#mAll Around This CC#mhaos And Madness
DCan't Help Feeling Nothing MAore Than Sadness
C#mOnly Choice To FDace It The Best I CEan
[Chorus]
AWhen The War Is OvC#mer Got To Start AgaiDn E  
ATry To Hold A TracC#me Of What It Was Back Then D  E  
AYou And I We Sent Each Other Stories 
BmJust A Page I'm Lost In All Its Glory 
How DCan I EGo HomDe And Not EGet Blown AwayA  

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When The War Is Over

by Cold Chisel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

A C#m D E

Ain't Nobody Gonna Steal This Heart Away

A C#m D E

Ain't Nobody Gonna Steal This Heart Away

[Chorus]

A C#m D E

When The War Is Over Got To Get Away

A C#m D E

Pack My Bag To No Place In No Time, No Day

You And I We Used Each Other's Shoulder

Still So Young But Somehow So Much Older

D E D E A A C#m D A Bm

How Can I Go Home And Not Get Blown Away

[Verse]

F#m C#m

You And I Had Our Sights Set On Something

D A

Hope This Doesn't Mean Our Days Are Numbered

C#m D E

I Got Plans For More Than A Wanted Man

F#m C#m

All Around This Chaos And Madness

D A

Can't Help Feeling Nothing More Than Sadness

C#m D E

Only Choice To Face It The Best I Can

[Chorus]

A C#m D E

When The War Is Over Got To Start Again

A C#m D E

Try To Hold A Trace Of What It Was Back Then

You And I We Sent Each Other Stories

Just A Page I'm Lost In All Its Glory

D E D E A

How Can I Go Home And Not Get Blown Away

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