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SONG: WAR BABY
ARTIST: MICK JAGGER
ALBUM: PRIMITIVE COOL
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: [email protected]
INTRO: (SPOKEN)
GUITAR ENTERS:     G  C  
VERSE:
  GI was born in the war
  So they call me a Cwar baby
  GI was born in a war
  And it don't make me wCar crazyG  C  
  GAnd the guns start to roar
  As the fire sweeps the strCeets
  CrazyG  C  
BREAK:
  EbWhy can't we wFalk this road togGether
  EbAnd keep our cFhildren safe and sGure
VERSE:
  G   CWar - War baby
INTERLUDE:
   CBut the arms race is Fon
   CAnd the tanks all roll Fout
   CAll the guns are in pFlace
   CWe just wait for the sBbhout
   To aGrms, to armsG  C  
VERSE:
BREAK:
   EbWhy can't we rFun this road toGgether
   EbWhy can't we hBbope to find a Ebcure
INTERLUDE:
 G   C   G                   C    F   C- 4x's TO OUT
        War - War baby
                           E
                           A
                         C C C
                       D   E  EO   EN

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War Baby

by Mick Jagger

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SONG: WAR BABY

ARTIST: MICK JAGGER

ALBUM: PRIMITIVE COOL

TAB BY: DON CZARSKI

E-MAIL: [email protected]

INTRO: (SPOKEN)

G C

GUITAR ENTERS:

VERSE:

I was born in the war

So they call me a war baby

I was born in a war

C G C

And it don't make me war crazy

And the guns start to roar

As the fire sweeps the streets

G C

Crazy

BREAK:

Eb F G

Why can't we walk this road together

Eb F G

And keep our children safe and sure

VERSE:

G C

War - War baby

INTERLUDE:

C F

But the arms race is on

C F

And the tanks all roll out

C F

All the guns are in place

C Bb

We just wait for the shout

G G C

To arms, to arms

VERSE:

BREAK:

Eb F G

Why can't we run this road together

Eb Bb Eb

Why can't we hope to find a cure

INTERLUDE:

G C G C F C

- 4x's TO OUT

War - War baby

C C C

E E E

D O N

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