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Holy War

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I've spent Em20 years learning to liveG  
In a Amworld that takes back Emall that it gives
But I Cdo not want a Dwar
(Same for verse two)
'cause I'm not Emin for GkilCling aDnother man
     Em   GDefCending my Dholy land
As Emif there's a Ggod who would CunderDstand
(Verse 3 - same pregression as Verses 1 and 2)
(Chorus 2 - same as 1)
C - -- Em
changes the entire chord as in C-G-Am-G-Em....anyway, he starts with C  
and ends with Em!)
C - -- Em
CAt Allah's own command
DAt Allah's own command
I've spent twenty years learning to live
In a world that takes back all that it gives
But I do not want a war
I don't know what's going on
In the scenes behind
I worry about it some of the time
And I hope there's not a war
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a god who would understand
And I would walk across highways
To find my fate
If that might settle your crude debate
But I do not want a war
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a god who would understand
Feeding the promised land
With your blood by my own hand
At allah's own command
At allah's own command
I came up from the desert and here I will die
Tooth for tooth and an eye for an eye
Though I didn't want a war
I went in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a god who would understand
As if there's a god who would understand
I went in for killing another man
Defending my holy land
As if there's a god who would understand
As if there's a god who would understand
Oh yeah...

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Holy War

by Matthew Sweet

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Em G

I've spent 20 years learning to live

Am Em

In a world that takes back all that it gives

C D

But I do not want a war

(Same for verse two)

Em G C D

'cause I'm not in for killing another man

Em G C D

Defending my holy land

Em G C D

As if there's a god who would understand

(Verse 3 - same pregression as Verses 1 and 2)

(Chorus 2 - same as 1)

C - -- Em

C G Am G Em C

changes the entire chord as in ----....anyway, he starts with

and ends with Em!)

C - -- Em

At Allah's own command

I've spent twenty years learning to live

In a world that takes back all that it gives

But I do not want a war

I don't know what's going on

In the scenes behind

I worry about it some of the time

And I hope there's not a war

'Cause I'm not in for killing another man

Defending my holy land

As if there's a god who would understand

And I would walk across highways

To find my fate

If that might settle your crude debate

But I do not want a war

'Cause I'm not in for killing another man

Defending my holy land

As if there's a god who would understand

Feeding the promised land

With your blood by my own hand

At allah's own command

I came up from the desert and here I will die

Tooth for tooth and an eye for an eye

Though I didn't want a war

I went in for killing another man

Defending my holy land

As if there's a god who would understand

I went in for killing another man

Defending my holy land

As if there's a god who would understand

Oh yeah...

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