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War Makes War

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John Gorka - War Makes War
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:   C      G  C  
CHORUS:
War makes Gwar, it won’t bring Cpeace
It just makes Gmore, without Am7ceaseF  
Peace will come from Gwhat is rightF  
Peace will come from Gtrust
The Fstrength to stop the Gred, red wheAmel
To make it lock and GrustAm  
To make it lock and Grust
INTERLUDE:   C      G    C  F  
We can learn from Geveryone
How Fto, or not to GbeF  
But we can learn the Gmost from thosAme
Who think differentGlyAm  
Who think differentGly
CHORUS:
CWar makes Gwar, it won’t bring Cpeace
INTERLUDE:   C      G    C  F  
From the Book of GAmos
The Fwords went into the Gdream
"Let Fjustice run down like Gwater
AmRighteousness like a mGighty streamAm  
RighteousGness like a mighty Cstream"
INTERLUDE:   C      G    C      G    C  F  
I still believe that Gthere is hope
If Flove is where our Gtrust is
"The Farc of the moral Guniverse is Clong
But it bends towards GjusticeAm  
But it bends towards Gjustice"
CHORUS:   (## repeat and fade to end ##)
CWar makes Gwar, it won’t bring Cpeace
It just makes Gmore, without Ccease

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War Makes War

by John Gorka

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

John Gorka - War Makes War

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C G C

INTRO:

CHORUS:

G C

War makes war, it won’t bring peace

G Am7 F

It just makes more, without cease

G F

Peace will come from what is right

Peace will come from trust

F G Am

The strength to stop the red, red wheel

G Am

To make it lock and rust

C G C F

INTERLUDE:

We can learn from everyone

F G F

How to, or not to be

G Am

But we can learn the most from those

G Am

Who think differently

CHORUS:

C G C

War makes war, it won’t bring peace

C G C F

INTERLUDE:

From the Book of Amos

F G

The words went into the dream

F G

"Let justice run down like water

Am G Am

Righteousness like a mighty stream

G C

Righteousness like a mighty stream"

C G C G C F

INTERLUDE:

I still believe that there is hope

F G

If love is where our trust is

F G C

"The arc of the moral universe is long

G Am

But it bends towards justice

But it bends towards justice"

CHORUS: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

C G C

War makes war, it won’t bring peace

G C

It just makes more, without cease

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