When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing

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Lana Del Rey
"When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing"
standard tuning. Corrections welcome!
Am D Am7/G FM C6 D/E D/F# D/G C/E
e|0----2----0----0----0---(2)---2----2----0----|
B|1----3----1----1----1----3----3----3----1----|
G|2----2----0----2----2----2----2----2----0----| Chords represent overall tonality, including changes
D|2----0----2----3----2----2----0----0----2----| in the Bass part. Optional notes in parentheses.
A|0---------0----3----3------------------(3)---|
E|----------3----1--------------2----3---(0)---|
[Intro]
Am D
Am D
[Verse 1]
Am Am7/G D
Girls, don't forget your pearls
Am
And all of your horses
Am7/G D
As you make your way
Across the pond
Am Am7/G D
Girls, don't forget your curls
Am
And all of your corsets
Am7/G D
Memorize them in a little song
[Pre-Chorus]
FM
Shake it up
D
Throw your hands up and get loose
Cut a rug
FM
Lean into the fucking youth
Choreo
D
We just want the fucking truth
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
Am C6
Is it the end of an era
D D/E
Is it the end of America
Am C6
Is it the end of an era
D D/E
Is it the end of America
[Chorus]
Am
No, oh
Am7/G D/F#
It's only the beginning
D/G Am
If we hold on to hope
Am7/G D/F#
We'll have a happy ending
C/E FM
When the world was at war before
C/E D
We just kept dancing
C/E FM
When the world was at war before
C/E D
We just kept dancing
[Verse 2]
Am Am7/G D
Boys, don't forget your toys
Am
And take all of your money
Am7/G D
If you find you're in a foreign land
Am Am7/G D
Boys, don't make too much noise
Am
And don't try to be funny
Am7/G D
Other people may not understand
[Pre-Chorus]
FM
Shake it up
D
Throw your hands up and get loose
Cut a rug
FM
Lean into the fucking youth
Choreo
D
We just want the fucking truth
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
Am C6
Is it the end of an era
D A7sus4/E
Is it the end of America
Am C6
Is it the end of an era
D A7sus4/E
Is it the end of America
[Chorus]
Am
No, oh
Am7/G D/F#
It's only the beginning
D/G Am
If we hold on to hope
Am7/G D/F#
We'll have a happy ending
C/E FM
When the world was at war before
C/E D
We just kept dancing
C/E FM
When the world was at war before
C/E D
We just kept dancing
[Bridge]
C/E FM
And we'll do it again
C/E
Oh my god, dizzy from loving you
D
From do it again
C/E
Oh my god, dizzy from loving you
FM
We'll do it again
C/E
Did it from, dizzy from loving you
D
We'll do it again
C/E
When the world was at war
[Refrain]
Am C6
Is it the end of an era
D A7sus4/E
Is it the end of America
Am C6
Is it the end of an era
D A7sus4/E
Is it the end of America
[Chorus]
C/E FM
When the world was at war before
C/E D
We just kept dancing
C/E FM
When the world was at war before
C/E D
We just kept dancing
[Outro]
Am
And we'll do it again
Am7/G D
And we'll do it again
Simpified version:
Lana Del Rey
"When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing"
standard tuning. Corrections welcome!
Am D Am7/G FM C6 D/E D/F# D/G C/E
e|0----2----0----0----0---(2)---2----2----0----|
B|1----3----1----1----1----3----3----3----1----|
G|2----2----0----2----2----2----2----2----0----| Chords represent overall tonality, including changes
D|2----0----2----3----2----2----0----0----2----| in the Bass part. Optional notes in parentheses.
A|0---------0----3----3------------------(3)---|
E|----------3----1--------------2----3---(0)---|
[Intro]
Am D
Am D
[Verse 1]
Am D
Girls, don't forget your pearls
Am
And all of your horses
D
As you make your way
Across the pond
Am D
Girls, don't forget your curls
Am
And all of your corsets
D
Memorize them in a little song
[Pre-Chorus]
FM
Shake it up
D
Throw your hands up and get loose
Cut a rug
FM
Lean into the fucking youth
Choreo
D
We just want the fucking truth
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
Am
Is it the end of an era
D
Is it the end of America
Am
Is it the end of an era
D
Is it the end of America
[Chorus]
Am
No, oh
Am7 D/F#
It's only the beginning
D/G Am
If we hold on to hope
Am7 D/F#
We'll have a happy ending
FM
When the world was at war before
D
We just kept dancing
FM
When the world was at war before
D
We just kept dancing
[Verse 2]
Am D
Boys, don't forget your toys
Am
And take all of your money
D
If you find you're in a foreign land
Am D
Boys, don't make too much noise
Am
And don't try to be funny
D
Other people may not understand
[Pre-Chorus]
FM
Shake it up
D
Throw your hands up and get loose
Cut a rug
FM
Lean into the fucking youth
Choreo
D
We just want the fucking truth
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
Am
Is it the end of an era
D
Is it the end of America
Am
Is it the end of an era
D
Is it the end of America
[Chorus]
Am
No, oh
Am7 D/F#
It's only the beginning
Am
If we hold on to hope
Am7 D/F#
We'll have a happy ending
FM
When the world was at war before
D
We just kept dancing
FM
When the world was at war before
D
We just kept dancing
[Bridge]
FM
And we'll do it again
Oh my god, dizzy from loving you
D
From do it again
Oh my god, dizzy from loving you
FM
We'll do it again
Did it from, dizzy from loving you
D
We'll do it again
When the world was at war
[Refrain]
Am
Is it the end of an era
D
Is it the end of America
Am
Is it the end of an era
D
Is it the end of America
[Chorus]
FM
When the world was at war before
D
We just kept dancing
FM
When the world was at war before
D
We just kept dancing
[Outro]
Am
And we'll do it again
D
And we'll do it again

When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing chords and lyrics

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Lana Del Rey
"When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing"
standard tuning. Corrections welcome!
[Intro]
Am   D
Am   D
[Verse 1]
Across the pond
[Pre-Chorus]
Cut a rug
Choreo
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
Cut a rug
Choreo
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Simpified version:
Lana Del Rey
"When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing"
standard tuning. Corrections welcome!
[Intro]
Am   D
Am   D
[Verse 1]
Across the pond
[Pre-Chorus]
Cut a rug
Choreo
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
Cut a rug
Choreo
(told by the frightened)
[Refrain]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]

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