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Capo 4th fret
[Verses]
CThere's a Gwar between my Fhead and my Cheart 
FAnd I don't Cknow which side to Gtake
CYou made your Ghome inside the Fdowry on my Chead
FYou know my Cheart was yours to Gbreak 
GAnd people try and Ccalm me Fdown
GBut I can never Chear a Fsound
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-a-Fwhoa
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-ooo-Fo 
GYeah
CThere are Gsirens screaming Fout behind my Ceyes
FI hide 'em aCway 'cause I'm aGshamed
COr maybe GI'm just too Fshy to just speak Cup
FOr I'm aCfraid of what you might Gsay
GAnd people try and Ccalm me Fdown (it can only get better)
GBut I can never Chear a Fsound (but you wish you never met her) 
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-a-Fwhoa 
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-ooo-Fo
GYeah
GOoooooooh oooooooh oooooh oooooooooh
CLife GIt's just the Amway it is
GYeah 
FWay it always Cwas
And it's all Gright Oh
CLife GIt's just the Amway it is
GYeah. 
FWay it always Cwas
And it's all Gright
GAnd people try and Ccalm me Fdown (it can only get better) 
GBut I can never Chear a Fsound (but you wish you never met her) 
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-a-Fwhoa 
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-a-Fwhoa
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-a-Fwhoa
GWhoa-a-Cwhoa-ooo-FooooooG  
CAnd there's a Gwar between my Fhead and my Cheart
FAnd I don't Cknow which side to Gtake

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War

by Kodaline

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4th fret

[Verses]

C G F C

There's a war between my head and my heart

F C G

And I don't know which side to take

C G F C

You made your home inside the dowry on my head

F C G

You know my heart was yours to break

G C F

And people try and calm me down

G C F

But I can never hear a sound

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-a-whoa

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-ooo-o

Yeah

C G F C

There are sirens screaming out behind my eyes

F C G

I hide 'em away 'cause I'm ashamed

C G F C

Or maybe I'm just too shy to just speak up

F C G

Or I'm afraid of what you might say

G C F

And people try and calm me down (it can only get better)

G C F

But I can never hear a sound (but you wish you never met her)

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-a-whoa

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-ooo-o

Yeah

Ooooooooh oooooooh oooooh oooooooooh

C G Am

Life It's just the way it is

Yeah

F C

Way it always was

And it's all right Oh

C G Am

Life It's just the way it is

Yeah.

F C

Way it always was

And it's all right

G C F

And people try and calm me down (it can only get better)

G C F

But I can never hear a sound (but you wish you never met her)

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-a-whoa

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-a-whoa

G C F

Whoa-a-whoa-a-whoa

G C F G

Whoa-a-whoa-ooo-oooooo

C G F C

And there's a war between my head and my heart

F C G

And I don't know which side to take

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