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[Intro]
G  F#  E   E  F#  G      G   Em   G   Em
[Bridge 1]
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh        EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh        EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
[Verse 1]
GThere’s a war over them Emhills    GTime I kicked up my Emheels
GAsked the boy to load my Emgun    GTo get my horse ready to Emrun
CPlease don’t let me see you Dweep    CHard enough for me to Dleave
[Bridge 2]
Oh Amoh      oh Emoh      oh Amoh      oh Emoh
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh         EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh         EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
[Verse 2]
GThere’s a war over them Emhills    GAnd I won’t just sit here Emstill
GBuilt this house with my Embones    GTogether we made it Emhome
CLet it happen one more Dnight    CAnd I’ll be gone before dawn’s Dlight
[Bridge 3]
Oh Amoh      oh Emoh      oh Amoh      oh Emoh
[Instrumental]
G     Em     G     Em         G     Em     G     Em
[TURNAROUND]
CTell her, son, that I Dlove her    CSomething I should have Ddone
[Bridge 4]
Oh Amoh      oh Emoh      oh Amoh      oh Doh
[Verse 3]
GThey’re gonna have to take my Emlife    GBefore they get to my Emwife
GMen will die by my Emhand    GBefore they take away my Emland
                 C            D                         C  D*
If you see guns a-blazin’    Take the boy and get to runnin’
     ‘Cause I’ll be gone, my Gdarlin’
[Outro]
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh        EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh        EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh        EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh
GHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh        EmHmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

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Theres A War

by Jason Parish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F# E E F# G G Em G Em

[Bridge 1]

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

[Verse 1]

G Em G Em

There’s a war over them hills Time I kicked up my heels

G Em G Em

Asked the boy to load my gun To get my horse ready to run

C D C D

Please don’t let me see you weep Hard enough for me to leave

[Bridge 2]

Am Em Am Em

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

[Verse 2]

G Em G Em

There’s a war over them hills And I won’t just sit here still

G Em G Em

Built this house with my bones Together we made it home

C D C D

Let it happen one more night And I’ll be gone before dawn’s light

[Bridge 3]

Am Em Am Em

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Instrumental]

G Em G Em G Em G Em

[TURNAROUND]

C D C D

Tell her, son, that I love her Something I should have done

[Bridge 4]

Am Em Am D

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Verse 3]

G Em G Em

They’re gonna have to take my life Before they get to my wife

G Em G Em

Men will die by my hand Before they take away my land

C D C D

If you see guns a-blazin’ Take the boy and get to runnin’

‘Cause I’ll be gone, my darlin’

[Outro]

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

G Em

Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh Hmm, Hmm Hmh, Hmm, Hmh

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