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Love And War

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[Intro]
 A   G   D   AX2
[Verse 1]
He was nAineteen
When he lGanded at Bagram
DScared and all aAlone
AHe lost a leg and a giGrlfriend
DBefore he got hAome
[Chorus]
And they say Aall is fair in lGove and war
But tDhat ain't true, it's wArong
They sAend you off to dGie for us
DForget about you when you dAon't
[Interlude]
A G D A
[Verse 2]
He was nAineteen, then Gsixty-eight
ADfter all this tAime
That brAoken boy is now a bGroken man
DWaitin' in a V.A lAine
[Chorus]
And they say Aall is fair in lGove and war
But tDhat ain't true, it's wArong
They sAhip you out to dGie for us
DForget about you when you dAon't
[Bridge]
And the niEghtmares
And he's rDunning scared
Far from Ahome
And he wEakes up
From a nDightmare
He's in aEnother one
He's still not hAome
[Solo]
 A   G   D   AX4
[Verse 3]
AThey call 'em decorated hGeroes
And pDin some medals on their cAhest
AGive 'em a tiny little peGnsion
DCould we do much lAess
[Chorus]  
They say aAll is fair in loGve and war
But tDhat ain't true, it's wArong
They sAhip you out to dGie for us
DForget about you when you dAon't
X3
[Outro]
A G D A

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Love And War

by Brad Paisley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A G D A

[Verse 1]

He was nineteen

When he landed at Bagram

D A

Scared and all alone

A G

He lost a leg and a girlfriend

D A

Before he got home

[Chorus]

A G

And they say all is fair in love and war

D A

But that ain't true, it's wrong

A G

They send you off to die for us

D A

Forget about you when you don't

[Interlude]

A G D A

[Verse 2]

A G

He was nineteen, then sixty-eight

D A

After all this time

A G

That broken boy is now a broken man

D A

Waitin' in a V.A line

[Chorus]

A G

And they say all is fair in love and war

D A

But that ain't true, it's wrong

A G

They ship you out to die for us

D A

Forget about you when you don't

[Bridge]

And the nightmares

And he's running scared

Far from home

And he wakes up

From a nightmare

He's in another one

He's still not home

[Solo]

A G D A

[Verse 3]

A G

They call 'em decorated heroes

D A

And pin some medals on their chest

A G

Give 'em a tiny little pension

D A

Could we do much less

[Chorus]

A G

They say all is fair in love and war

D A

But that ain't true, it's wrong

A G

They ship you out to die for us

D A

Forget about you when you don't

[Outro]

A G D A

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