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[Verse 1]
FStarted out with   GBreakfast at a        CB
FLater on you said  GI pushed you just a little too Cfar
FNext was your Gdemand that I hAmad to go an be your maCn
FThat was really Gwhen the war bCegan
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F     G   F   G
F     G   F   G
[Verse 2]
FI'm not sure exactly where it Gwas, that it came from C  
FThere's never a nice way of Gsaying, that you ain't the Cone
FBy day's end I was better oGff dead, but yet you stiAmll went and kicked me in my heaCd
FThat was really Gwhen the war bCegan
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F     G   F   G
F     G   F   G
[Chorus]
AmWe went dancing,  Gjust like we always do
AmWe went dancing, oGn the dirty dance floor
                 F  GYou leave me lonely
                 F   GI'm by myself now
                 F  GI'm by myself and I'm blue
AmBut one more time, one more time and then I swear I'll never Cleave you 
AmOne more time, one more time and then I'm headed out that Cdoor
                 F  GYou leave me lonely
                 F   GI'm by myself now
                 F  GI'm by myself and I'm blueC  
[Guitar solo]
  Am    G     C     Cx4
[Verse 3]
FYou're a lot of things but you ain't ever kGind
And your driAmving me right out of my Cmind
FThat's the reason Gwhy the war bCegan
[Chorus]
AmWe went dancing,  Gjust like we always do
AmWe went dancing, oGn the dirty dance floor
                 F  GYou leave me lonely
                 F   GI'm by myself now
                 F  GI'm by myself and I'm blue
AmBut one more time, one more time and then I swear I'll never Cleave you 
AmOne more time, one more time and then I'm headed out that Cdoor
                 F  GYou leave me lonely
                 F   GI'm by myself now
                 F  GI'm by myself and I'm blueC  

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When The War Began

by Matt York

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[Verse 1]

F G C

Started out with Breakfast at a B

F G C

Later on you said I pushed you just a little too far

F G Am C

Next was your demand that I had to go an be your man

F G C

That was really when the war began

[Link]

F G F G

[Verse 2]

F G C

I'm not sure exactly where it was, that it came from

F G C

There's never a nice way of saying, that you ain't the one

F G Am C

By day's end I was better off dead, but yet you still went and kicked me in my head

F G C

That was really when the war began

[Link]

F G F G

[Chorus]

Am G

We went dancing, just like we always do

Am G

We went dancing, on the dirty dance floor

F G

You leave me lonely

F G

I'm by myself now

F G

I'm by myself and I'm blue

Am C

But one more time, one more time and then I swear I'll never leave you

Am C

One more time, one more time and then I'm headed out that door

F G

You leave me lonely

F G

I'm by myself now

F G C

I'm by myself and I'm blue

[Guitar solo]

Am G C C

[Verse 3]

F G

You're a lot of things but you ain't ever kind

Am C

And your driving me right out of my mind

F G C

That's the reason why the war began

[Chorus]

Am G

We went dancing, just like we always do

Am G

We went dancing, on the dirty dance floor

F G

You leave me lonely

F G

I'm by myself now

F G

I'm by myself and I'm blue

Am C

But one more time, one more time and then I swear I'll never leave you

Am C

One more time, one more time and then I'm headed out that door

F G

You leave me lonely

F G

I'm by myself now

F G C

I'm by myself and I'm blue

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