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Mark Erelli - Imaginary Wars
CAPO: 2nd fret
[Verse 1]
Behind the Chouse where I Flived
Back Cwhen I was a Gkid
I played CG.I. Joe beneath the tall pine Gtrees
I'd fight imCaginary Fwars
'Til my mom Ccalled from our back Gporch
And I'd come home Ccovered in that pine pitch
From my Ghead down to my Cknees
[Verse 2]
Too big to Cwrap my arms aFround
Surely Colder than I could Gcount
Must have Cbeen there since the Mayflower crossed the Gsea
They'd been through Cblizzards and hurriFcanes
Summer Cdroughts and freezing Grain
Them Cpines would live forever
At least that's Ghow it seemed to Cme
[Chorus]
Now what's beFcome of the old pine Cwoods
It's all Fgone and there's a brand new neighbourGhood
All for a Ambuck they Gcut down all those Ftrees
They Csubdivided all of my Gfondest memoCries
[Verse 3]
When those Ctrucks came for my Fwoods
I did Ceverything I Gcould
And it was Cwar for real when school let out that GJune
I ripped down Cflags and I pulled up Fstakes
But what Cdifference can one boy Gmake
Those Cpines still fell like thunder
On a Gsummer afterCnoon
[Chorus]
Now what's beFcome of the old pine Cwoods
It's all Fgone and there's a brand new neighbourGhood
All for a Ambuck they Gcut down all those Ftrees
They Csubdivided all of my Gfondest memoCries
[Bridge]
And I Amnever became Emfriends
With the Ffamilies that moved Cin
They were Fdifferent from us or so it Gseemed
I grew Amup and moved aEmway 
I just go Fhome on holiCdays
But those Ftall and tangled pines
They're Gstill falling in my dreams
[Verse 4]
We all Cwant the greenest Flawn
And a country Cclub where we beGlong
And an CSUV to get us there in Gstyle
But we don't keep Ctrack of what we've Flost
We can't Ccalculate the Gcost
When there's Cno place left for a boy's
ImaginGation to run Cwild
[Chorus]
So what's beFcome of the old pine Cwoods
It's all Fgone and it's gone for Ggood
All for a Ambuck they Gcut down all those Ftrees
They Csubdivided all of my Gfondest memoCries

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Imaginary Wars

by Mark Erelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Mark Erelli - Imaginary Wars

CAPO: 2nd fret

[Verse 1]

C F

Behind the house where I lived

C G

Back when I was a kid

C G

I played G.I. Joe beneath the tall pine trees

C F

I'd fight imaginary wars

C G

'Til my mom called from our back porch

And I'd come home covered in that pine pitch

G C

From my head down to my knees

[Verse 2]

C F

Too big to wrap my arms around

C G

Surely older than I could count

C G

Must have been there since the Mayflower crossed the sea

C F

They'd been through blizzards and hurricanes

C G

Summer droughts and freezing rain

Them pines would live forever

G C

At least that's how it seemed to me

[Chorus]

F C

Now what's become of the old pine woods

F G

It's all gone and there's a brand new neighbourhood

Am G F

All for a buck they cut down all those trees

C G C

They subdivided all of my fondest memories

[Verse 3]

C F

When those trucks came for my woods

C G

I did everything I could

C G

And it was war for real when school let out that June

C F

I ripped down flags and I pulled up stakes

C G

But what difference can one boy make

Those pines still fell like thunder

G C

On a summer afternoon

[Chorus]

F C

Now what's become of the old pine woods

F G

It's all gone and there's a brand new neighbourhood

Am G F

All for a buck they cut down all those trees

C G C

They subdivided all of my fondest memories

[Bridge]

Am Em

And I never became friends

F C

With the families that moved in

F G

They were different from us or so it seemed

Am Em

I grew up and moved away

F C

I just go home on holidays

But those tall and tangled pines

They're still falling in my dreams

[Verse 4]

C F

We all want the greenest lawn

C G

And a country club where we belong

C G

And an SUV to get us there in style

C F

But we don't keep track of what we've lost

C G

We can't calculate the cost

When there's no place left for a boy's

G C

Imagination to run wild

[Chorus]

F C

So what's become of the old pine woods

F G

It's all gone and it's gone for good

Am G F

All for a buck they cut down all those trees

C G C

They subdivided all of my fondest memories

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