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The War

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Key: D
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 D-    xx0232
 A-    x02220
 Bm-   x24432
 G-    320033
 D/F#- 2x023x
 Em-   022000
Intro:
  D     Gx2     D/F#  Em  
 D   D   A   D   D   A   Bm   Bm   G   D   A     Gx2
Verse 1:
The Docean is on D/F#fire
The sky turned Gdark again
as the boats came in
And the Dbeaches stretched
out with D/F#soldiers
With their Garms and guns
it has just begun 
Refrain 1:
BeDlieve ADo you
Bmwant thisA  
BeDlieveA  
I Bmwant this tooA  
Chorus:
DWhy won’t you tell me 
that Ait’s almost Gover?
DWhy must this tear 
my head Ainside out?G  
Interlude: 
D D A D D A Bm Bm G D A G
Verse 2:
And the Dhouses laid 
out like D/F#targets
With the Gdeafening sound
we watched them all go down
And the Dfamilies
now useless D/F#bodies
They layed still Gblack and 
blue a gift from us to you
Refrain 2:
BeDlieve ADo you
Bmwant thisA  
BeDlieve ADo I
Bmwant this tooA  
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
Oh oh Doh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 
Oh oh Doh oh oh oh oh Aoh oh
Oh oh Bmoh oh oh Aoh oh oh oh 
(Believe) 
Oh oh Doh oh oh Aoh oh oh oh
Oh oh Doh oh oh Aoh oh oh oh 
(Believe do you want this too) 
Oh oh oh Bmoh oh Aoh oh oh oh 
Oh oh oh D/F#oh oh oh Goh oh oh
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Interlude: 
 D   D   A   D   D   A   Bm   Bm   G   D   A     Gx2
Outro:
Oh oh Doh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh 
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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The War

by Angels & Airwaves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Key: D

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0232

- x02220

- x24432

- 320033

D/F#

- 2x023x

- 022000

Intro:

D G D/F# Em

D D A D D A Bm Bm G D A G

Verse 1:

D D/F#

The ocean is on fire

The sky turned dark again

as the boats came in

And the beaches stretched

D/F#

out with soldiers

With their arms and guns

it has just begun

Refrain 1:

D A

Believe Do you

Bm A

want this

D A

Believe

Bm A

I want this too

Chorus:

Why won’t you tell me

A G

that it’s almost over?

Why must this tear

A G

my head inside out?

Interlude:

D D A D D A Bm Bm G D A G

Verse 2:

And the houses laid

D/F#

out like targets

With the deafening sound

we watched them all go down

And the families

D/F#

now useless bodies

They layed still black and

blue a gift from us to you

Refrain 2:

D A

Believe Do you

Bm A

want this

D A

Believe Do I

Bm A

want this too

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

D A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Bm A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

(Believe)

D A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

D A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

(Believe do you want this too)

Bm A

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

D/F# G

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Interlude:

D D A D D A Bm Bm G D A G

Outro:

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

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