Belle and Sebastian - I Fought in a War: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I Fought in a War" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Em A I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me C B To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long Em A Before I would stand with another boy in front of me C And a corpse that just fell into me, B with the bullets flying round... Chorus: G Am And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on C B And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear G Am Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for C B This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while I fought in a war And I left my friends behind me To go looking for the enemy And it wasn't very long Before I found out That the sickness there ahead of me Went beyond the bedsit infamy B D Of the decade gone before Chorus: I reminded myself of the words you said When we were getting on And I bet you're making shells back home For a steady man to wear 'Round his neck Well, it won't hurt to think of you As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive Because I'll be here quite a while I fought in a war I didn't know where it would end It stretched before me infinitely I couldn't really think Of a day beyond now Keep your head down, pal, there's trouble plenty In this hour, this day I can see hope, I can see light Chorus: I reminded myself of the looks you gave When we were getting on I bet you're making shells back home For a steady man to wear 'Round his neck Well, it won't hurt to think of you As if you're waiting for this letter to arrive Because I'll be here quite a while You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  B  C  D  Em  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Fought in a War" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Fought in a War" by Belle and Sebastian.