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Heartbreak Warfare

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John Mayer
Heartbreak Warfare
Battle Studies
Standard Tuning
with echo
bass guitar wil fill in the sound
if more guitars then play alternate fingerings for chords
  A    D
--12---17--------|
--14---15--------|
--14---14--------|
-------0---------|
--0--------------|
-----------------|
A D
A D
A
Lightning strikes
                           D
Inside my chest to keep me up at night
A
Dream of ways
                         D
To make you understand my pain
A
 Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
     D
It's heartbreak warfare
A
 Once you want it to begin
No one really ever wins
   D
In heartbreak warfare
  F#m  A   D
--2----5---5-----------|
--2----5---5-----------|
-------6---7-----------|
--4----7---7-----------|
-----------5-----------|
--2t---5t--------------|
       F#m        A
If you want more love
               D
why don't you say so
       F#m        A
If you want more love
               D
why don't you say so
  A    D
--12---17--------|
--14---15--------|
--14---14--------|
-------0---------|
--0--------------|
-----------------|
A
Drop his name
                         D
Push it in and twist the knife again
A
Watch my face
                       D
As I pretend to feel no pain
A
 Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
     D
It's heartbreak warfare
A
 Once you want it to begin
No one really ever wins
   D
In heartbreak warfare
  F#m  A   D
--2----5---5-----------|
--2----5---5-----------|
-------6---7-----------|
--4----7---7-----------|
-----------5-----------|
--2t---5t--------------|
       F#m        A
If you want more love
               D
why don't you say so
       F#m        A
If you want more love
               D
why don't you say so
  F   C
--8---8------|
--10--8------|
--10--9------|
--10--10-----|
--8---10-----|
------8------|
     F       C
Just say so
F    C
F    C
F    C
F    C
  F   G
--8---10---------|
--10--12---------|
--10--12---------|
--10--12---------|
--8---10---------|
-----------------|
F
 How come the only way to know how high you get me
      G
is to see how far I fall
F
 God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me
      G
but I can't break free at all
  A
--0---------|
--2---------|
--2---------|
--2---------|
--0---------|
------------|
         A
It's a heartbreak
  A    D
--12---17--------|
--14---15--------|
--14---14--------|
-------0---------|
--0--------------|
-----------------|
A
 I don't care if we don't sleep at all tonight
           D
Let's just fix this whole thing now
A
 I swear to God we're gonna get it right
       D
If you lay your weapons down
A
 Red wine and ambien
                                D
You're talking shit again, it's heartbreak warfare
A
 Good to know it's all a game
                                D
Disappointment has a name, it's heartbreak warfare

Heartbreak Warfare chords and lyrics

Free chords for Heartbreak Warfare by John Mayer. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

John Mayer
Heartbreak Warfare
Battle Studies
Standard Tuning
with echo
bass guitar wil fill in the sound
if more guitars then play alternate fingerings for chords
A D
A D
Bombs are falling everywhere
No one really ever wins
Bombs are falling everywhere
No one really ever wins
F    C
F    C
F    C
F    C

Heartbreak Warfare Chords by John Mayer

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What key is "Heartbreak Warfare" in?

The chords for "Heartbreak Warfare" show the original chord names (including A, D, F#m, F, C, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.