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World War 3

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[Verse 1]
G#mCold afterEnoon I had no C#midea who you were
G#mSo casually you Ewalked into my C#muniverseD#m  
You said "G#mHey you got some pretty brown Eeyes"
And I C#mcouldn't, couldn't help but smile
And I G#mthink that's the moment it all Ehappen
C#m"Wouldn't you say so, Captain?D#m"
But G#mlove turned into games
EGames turned into heartbreak
And C#mheartbreak turned into war
And G#mif I'm correct you Euse to tell me
"C#mDarling, all is fair in love and war"
[Chorus]
G#mYou you meant the Eworld to me
Then you went C#mWorld War Three
G#mYou you love so mEercilessly
And left me C#mout to bleedD#m  
G#mGuns out Elet's go, C#mI'll be your fighter if you say soD#m  
G#mShots fired, EI see the C#mbattlefield is filled with fatality
G#m    E     C#m
[Verse 2]
G#mI don't get Ewhy we're C#mmeant to fall in love, then say goodbye
G#mGave you all my heart and Eall my precious C#mtime
And I caG#mn picture you in your Eblue jeans
C#mLooking right at me with C#mthat gorgeous Esmile
C#mI couldn't see the lies and the things that you would hideD#m  
[Chorus]
G#mYou you meant the Eworld to me
Then you went C#mWorld War Three
G#mYou you love so mEercilessly
And left me C#mout to bleedD#m  
G#mGuns out Elet's go, C#mI'll be your fighter if you say soD#m  
G#mShots fired, EI see the C#mbattlefield is filled with fatality
[Post-Chorus]
G#mSo here's to you, Ehere's to us
C#mHere's to everything we ever were
G#mAnd here's to a Enew World War
[Bridge]
G#mI can see the headlights Enow
C#mHe tore her apart
G#mBut I got the greatest Eweapon of all, C#ma broken heart
[Chorus]
G#mYou you meant the Eworld to me
Then you went C#mWorld War Three
G#mYou you love so mEercilessly
And left me C#mout to bleedD#m  
G#mGuns out Elet's go, C#mI'll be your fighter if you say soD#m  
G#mShots fired, EI see the C#mbattlefield is filled with fatality
[Post-Chorus]
G#mSo here's to you, Ehere's to us
C#mHere's to everything we ever were
G#mAnd here's to a Enew World War
G#m          E          C#m

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World War 3

by Ruth B.

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[Verse 1]

G#m E C#m

Cold afternoon I had no idea who you were

G#m E C#m D#m

So casually you walked into my universe

G#m E

You said "Hey you got some pretty brown eyes"

C#m

And I couldn't, couldn't help but smile

G#m E

And I think that's the moment it all happen

C#m D#m

"Wouldn't you say so, Captain?"

G#m

But love turned into games

Games turned into heartbreak

C#m

And heartbreak turned into war

G#m E

And if I'm correct you use to tell me

C#m

"Darling, all is fair in love and war"

[Chorus]

G#m E

You you meant the world to me

C#m

Then you went World War Three

G#m E

You you love so mercilessly

C#m D#m

And left me out to bleed

G#m E C#m D#m

Guns out let's go, I'll be your fighter if you say so

G#m E C#m

Shots fired, I see the battlefield is filled with fatality

G#m E C#m

[Verse 2]

G#m E C#m

I don't get why we're meant to fall in love, then say goodbye

G#m E C#m

Gave you all my heart and all my precious time

G#m E

And I can picture you in your blue jeans

C#m C#m E

Looking right at me with that gorgeous smile

C#m D#m

I couldn't see the lies and the things that you would hide

[Chorus]

G#m E

You you meant the world to me

C#m

Then you went World War Three

G#m E

You you love so mercilessly

C#m D#m

And left me out to bleed

G#m E C#m D#m

Guns out let's go, I'll be your fighter if you say so

G#m E C#m

Shots fired, I see the battlefield is filled with fatality

[Post-Chorus]

G#m E

So here's to you, here's to us

C#m

Here's to everything we ever were

G#m E

And here's to a new World War

[Bridge]

G#m E

I can see the headlights now

C#m

He tore her apart

G#m E C#m

But I got the greatest weapon of all, a broken heart

[Chorus]

G#m E

You you meant the world to me

C#m

Then you went World War Three

G#m E

You you love so mercilessly

C#m D#m

And left me out to bleed

G#m E C#m D#m

Guns out let's go, I'll be your fighter if you say so

G#m E C#m

Shots fired, I see the battlefield is filled with fatality

[Post-Chorus]

G#m E

So here's to you, here's to us

C#m

Here's to everything we ever were

G#m E

And here's to a new World War

G#m E C#m

About World War 3 Chords by Ruth B.

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The chords for "World War 3" show the original chord names (including G#m, E, C#m, D#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.