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Masters Of War

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[Verse]
EmCome you masters of war
EmYou that build the big guns
EmYou that build the death planes
EmYou that build all the bombs
EmYou that hide behind walls
EmYou that hide behind desks
EmI just want you to Gknow I can sDee through your Emmasks
EmYou that never have done nothin' but build to destroy
EmYou play with my world like it's your little toy
EmYou put a gun in my hand then you hide from my eyes
EmThen you turn and run Gfarther when the Dfast bullets Emfly
[Verse]
EmLike Judas of old you lie and deceive
EmA world war can't be won, and you want me to believe
EmBut I see through your eyes and I see through your brain
EmLike I see through the Gwater that Druns down my Emdrain
EmYou that fasten all the triggers for the others to fire
EmThen you sit back and watch while the death count gets higher
EmYou hide in your mansions while the young people's blood
EmFlows out of their Gbodies and is Dburied in the Emmud
[Verse]
EmYou've thrown the worst fear that can ever be hurled
EmFear to bring children into the world
EmFor threatening my baby, unborn and unnamed
EmYou ain't worth the Gblood that Druns in your vEmeins
EmHow much do I know to talk out of turn
EmYou might say that I'm young, you might say I'm unlearned
EmBut there's one thing I know, though I'm younger than you
EmEven Jesus would Gnever forDgive what you Emdo
[Verse]
EmLet me ask you one question:  is your money that good?
EmWill it buy you forgiveness?  Do you think that it could?
EmI think you will find when your death takes its toll
EmAll the money you mGade won't ever Dbuy back your Emsoul
EmAnd I hope that you die and your death will come soon
EmI'll follow your casket through the pale afternoon
EmAnd I'll watch while you're lowered into your death bed
EmThen I'll stand over your Ggrave till I'm Dsure that you're Emdead

The story behind the song

Pearl Jam, an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1990, became a key part of the early 1990s grunge movement. With Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, and Eddie Vedder as its core, the band has outlasted many of its peers. They broke into the mainstream with their debut album, Ten, in 1991, which became one of the highest-selling rock albums ever.

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Masters Of War

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[Verse]

Come you masters of war

You that build the big guns

You that build the death planes

You that build all the bombs

You that hide behind walls

You that hide behind desks

Em G D Em

I just want you to know I can see through your masks

You that never have done nothin' but build to destroy

You play with my world like it's your little toy

You put a gun in my hand then you hide from my eyes

Em G D Em

Then you turn and run farther when the fast bullets fly

[Verse]

Like Judas of old you lie and deceive

A world war can't be won, and you want me to believe

But I see through your eyes and I see through your brain

Em G D Em

Like I see through the water that runs down my drain

You that fasten all the triggers for the others to fire

Then you sit back and watch while the death count gets higher

You hide in your mansions while the young people's blood

Em G D Em

Flows out of their bodies and is buried in the mud

[Verse]

You've thrown the worst fear that can ever be hurled

Fear to bring children into the world

For threatening my baby, unborn and unnamed

Em G D Em

You ain't worth the blood that runs in your veins

How much do I know to talk out of turn

You might say that I'm young, you might say I'm unlearned

But there's one thing I know, though I'm younger than you

Em G D Em

Even Jesus would never forgive what you do

[Verse]

Let me ask you one question: is your money that good?

Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could?

I think you will find when your death takes its toll

Em G D Em

All the money you made won't ever buy back your soul

And I hope that you die and your death will come soon

I'll follow your casket through the pale afternoon

And I'll watch while you're lowered into your death bed

Em G D Em

Then I'll stand over your grave till I'm sure that you're dead

About Masters Of War Chords by Pearl Jam

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