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Weekend Wars

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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 19Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Picking pattern for verse and chorus (optional - you can just strum too):
For Dm:
e|------1------------|
B|--3-------3----3---|
G|----2-------2------|
D|-0-----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| x2
For C:
e|------0------------|
B|----------3--------|
G|--0--------0---0---|
D|----2--------2-----|
A|-3-----------------|
E|-------------------| x2
(and so on for the rest of the chords)
[Verse]
DmEvil S I yes to find a CshoreG  
A Cbeast that doesn't Gquiver anyFmore
And Dmwe could crush some Cplants to paint my Fwalls
And I won't Amtry to fight in the weekend wFars
DmWas I? I was too lazy to CbatheG  
Or Cpaint or write or Gtry to make a Fchange
Now DmI can shoot a Cgun to kill my lFunch
And I don't Amhave to love or think too Fmuch
[Refrain]
  A  DmInstant Cbattle Fplans Awritten on the Bbsidewalk
  A  DmMental Cmystics Fin a Atwisted metal Bbcar
  A  DmTried to CampliFfy the Gmsound Aof Bblight and Clove
[Interlude]
C  C/Bb  Am7 A7/C#
[Verse]
DmChrist is cursed of fathers and moCthersG  
Might Ceven take a Gknife to split a Fhair
Or Dmeven scare the Cchildren off my Flawn
Giving us Amtime to make the makeshift Fbombs
DmEvery mess invested was a CscoreG  
We Ccouldn't use Gcomputers anyFmore
But it's Dmdifficult to Cwin unless you're Fbored
And you might Amhave to plan for the weekend Fwars
[Interlude]
Am   Dm
C    G
F
[Refrain]
  A  DmTry to bCreak my Fheart I'll Adrive to AriBbzona
   A  DmIt might Ctake a Fhundred Ayears to grow an Bbarm
  AI'll Dmsit and Clisten Fto the Gmsound Aof Bbsand and Acold
DmTwisted Cdiamond Fheart, AI'm the weekend Bbwarrior
  A  DmMy preCdictions Fare the oAnly things I Bbhave
  A  DmI can CampliFfy the Gmsound Aof Bblight and Clove
[Interlude]
C   C/Bb  Am7  C/Ab
C/G
[Outro]
C/GI'm a curse and I'm a Bb/Fsound
When I open up my Bbmouth
There's a reason I don't Fwin
I don't know how to C/Gbegin
I'm a curse and I'm a Bb/Fsound
When I open up my Bbmouth
There's a reason I don't Fwin
I don't know how to C/Gbegin
[Outro with fade out]
C/GI'm a curse and I'm a Bb/Fsound
When I open up my Bbmouth
There's a reason I don't Fwin
I don't know how to C/Gbegin
C/GI'm a curse and I'm a Bb/Fsound
When I open up my Bbmouth
There's a reason I don't Fwin
I don't know how to C/Gbegin

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Weekend Wars

by MGMT

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

Am7

A7/C#

C/Ab

C/G

Bb/F

Picking pattern for verse and chorus (optional - you can just strum too):

For Dm:

e|------1------------|

B|--3-------3----3---|

G|----2-------2------|

D|-0-----------------|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------| x2

For C:

e|------0------------|

B|----------3--------|

G|--0--------0---0---|

D|----2--------2-----|

A|-3-----------------|

E|-------------------| x2

(and so on for the rest of the chords)

[Verse]

Dm C G

Evil S I yes to find a shore

C G F

A beast that doesn't quiver anymore

Dm C F

And we could crush some plants to paint my walls

Am F

And I won't try to fight in the weekend wars

Dm C G

Was I? I was too lazy to bathe

C G F

Or paint or write or try to make a change

Dm C F

Now I can shoot a gun to kill my lunch

Am F

And I don't have to love or think too much

[Refrain]

A Dm C F A Bb

Instant battle plans written on the sidewalk

A Dm C F A Bb

Mental mystics in a twisted metal car

A Dm C F Gm A Bb C

Tried to amplify the sound of light and love

[Interlude]

C C/Bb Am7 A7/C#

[Verse]

Dm C G

Christ is cursed of fathers and mothers

C G F

Might even take a knife to split a hair

Dm C F

Or even scare the children off my lawn

Am F

Giving us time to make the makeshift bombs

Dm C G

Every mess invested was a score

C G F

We couldn't use computers anymore

Dm C F

But it's difficult to win unless you're bored

Am F

And you might have to plan for the weekend wars

[Interlude]

Am Dm

C G

[Refrain]

A Dm C F A Bb

Try to break my heart I'll drive to Arizona

A Dm C F A Bb

It might take a hundred years to grow an arm

A Dm C F Gm A Bb A

I'll sit and listen to the sound of sand and cold

Dm C F A Bb

Twisted diamond heart, I'm the weekend warrior

A Dm C F A Bb

My predictions are the only things I have

A Dm C F Gm A Bb C

I can amplify the sound of light and love

[Interlude]

C C/Bb Am7 C/Ab

C/G

[Outro]

C/G Bb/F

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

C/G

I don't know how to begin

Bb/F

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

C/G

I don't know how to begin

[Outro with fade out]

C/G Bb/F

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

C/G

I don't know how to begin

C/G Bb/F

I'm a curse and I'm a sound

When I open up my mouth

There's a reason I don't win

C/G

I don't know how to begin

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