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War Paint by Kelly Clarkson
Album: Piece by Piece
Track 10
2015
Standard tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
Em:      x22000
C:       x32010
G:       320003 or 320033
D:       xx0232
Am:      x02210
 Verse:
 EmFace to face Cbut miles away
 GBuilding trenches oDut of empty sEmpaces
 Lay hCere, next to meG  
 And close the dDistance in betwEmeen
 Pre-Chorus:
 I'll take off yoCurs if you take off mGine
 Reveal the thiDngs that we're trying to Emhide
 I'll take off yoCurs if you take off mGine
 Take off mDine
 Chorus:
 EmCause we can be beCautiful without our wGar paint
 Our wDar paint
 EmAnd we can have it Call once we let our wGalls break
 Our wDalls break
 EmWhy in the hell do we fCight on the front line?
 GWhen we both know that we're hDere on the same sEmide
 We can be beCautiful without the mGistake
 Of our wDar paint
 Em      C      G      D
 Verse:
 EmScar to scar, CI wanna know
 GEvery storDy that you've never tEmold
 Don't shut me outC, don't think too muchG  
 Don't keep that Dbarricade upEm  
 Pre-Chorus:
 I'll take off yoCurs if you take off mGine
 Reveal the thiDngs that we're trying to Emhide
 I'll take off yoCurs if you take off mGine
 Take off mDine
 Chorus:
 EmCause we can be beCautiful without our wGar paint
 Our wDar paint
 EmAnd we can have it Call once we let our wGalls break
 Our wDalls break
 EmWhy in the hell do we fCight on the front line?
 GWhen we both know that we're hDere on the same sEmide
 We can be beCautiful without the mGistake
 Of our wDar paint
 Bridge:
 So hold me clCose and kiss my sEmkin
 Don't be afrAmaid, let me Emin
 I'll hold you clCose and take your hEmand
 To my heDart, here I am
 Instrumental:        Em      C      G      Dx 2
 Chorus:
 EmCause we can be beCautiful without our wGar paint
 Our wDar paint
 EmAnd we can have it Call once we let our wGalls break
 Our wDalls break
 EmWhy in the hell do we fCight on the front line?
 GWhen we both know that we're hDere on the same sEmide
 We can be beCautiful without the mGistake
 Of our wDar paint
 EmCause we can be beCautiful without our wGar paint
 Our wDar paint
 EmAnd we can have it Call once we let our wGalls break
 Our wDalls break
 EmWhy in the hell do we fCight on the front line?
 GWhen we both know that we're hDere on the same sEmide
 We can be beCautiful without the mGistake
 Of our wDar paint
 Our Emwar paint

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War Paint

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War Paint by Kelly Clarkson

Album: Piece by Piece

Track 10

2015

Standard tuning

Capo on the 4th fret

Chords:

Em: x22000

C: x32010

G: 320003 or 320033

D: xx0232

Am: x02210

Verse:

Em C

Face to face but miles away

G D Em

Building trenches out of empty spaces

C G

Lay here, next to me

D Em

And close the distance in between

Pre-Chorus:

C G

I'll take off yours if you take off mine

D Em

Reveal the things that we're trying to hide

C G

I'll take off yours if you take off mine

Take off mine

Chorus:

Em C G

Cause we can be beautiful without our war paint

Our war paint

Em C G

And we can have it all once we let our walls break

Our walls break

Em C

Why in the hell do we fight on the front line?

G D Em

When we both know that we're here on the same side

C G

We can be beautiful without the mistake

Of our war paint

Em C G D

Verse:

Em C

Scar to scar, I wanna know

G D Em

Every story that you've never told

C G

Don't shut me out, don't think too much

D Em

Don't keep that barricade up

Pre-Chorus:

C G

I'll take off yours if you take off mine

D Em

Reveal the things that we're trying to hide

C G

I'll take off yours if you take off mine

Take off mine

Chorus:

Em C G

Cause we can be beautiful without our war paint

Our war paint

Em C G

And we can have it all once we let our walls break

Our walls break

Em C

Why in the hell do we fight on the front line?

G D Em

When we both know that we're here on the same side

C G

We can be beautiful without the mistake

Of our war paint

Bridge:

C Em

So hold me close and kiss my skin

Am Em

Don't be afraid, let me in

C Em

I'll hold you close and take your hand

To my heart, here I am

Em C G D

Instrumental: x 2

Chorus:

Em C G

Cause we can be beautiful without our war paint

Our war paint

Em C G

And we can have it all once we let our walls break

Our walls break

Em C

Why in the hell do we fight on the front line?

G D Em

When we both know that we're here on the same side

C G

We can be beautiful without the mistake

Of our war paint

Em C G

Cause we can be beautiful without our war paint

Our war paint

Em C G

And we can have it all once we let our walls break

Our walls break

Em C

Why in the hell do we fight on the front line?

G D Em

When we both know that we're here on the same side

C G

We can be beautiful without the mistake

Of our war paint

Our war paint

About War Paint Chords by Kelly Clarkson

Learn how to play War Paint by Kelly Clarkson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “War Paint chords”, “War Paint guitar chords”, or “Kelly Clarkson War Paint chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy War Paint chords and for experienced players who want accurate War Paint lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, C, G, D, Am.

FAQ — War Paint by Kelly Clarkson

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What key is "War Paint" in?

The chords for "War Paint" show the original chord names (including Em, C, G, D, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.