Guns N' Roses - Civil War: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Civil War" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Civil War Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Guns N' Roses
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Civil War" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D#m Look at your young men fighting F# Look at your women crying D#m Look at your young men dying F# C#/F The way they've always done before Look at the hate we're breeding Look at the fear we're feeding Look at the lives we're leading The way we've always done before D#m My hands are tied F# The billions shift from side to side D#m And the wars go on with brainwashed pride F# C# For the love of God and our human rights D#m And all these things are swept aside F# By bloody hands time can't deny D#m And are washed away by your genocide F# C# G# And history hides the lies of our civil wars F# A#m D'you wear a black armband when they shot the man D#m Who said "Peace could last forever" F# A#m And in my first memories they shot Kennedy D#m B C# F# A#m I went numb when I learned to see so I never fell for Vietnam D#m We got the wall of d.C. to remind us F# all that you can't trust freedom A#m D#m When it's not in your hands when everybody's fightin' B C# For their promised land And Chorus: F# A#m D#m I don't need your civil war F# A#m D#m B C# It feeds the rich while it buries the poor F# A#m D#m You're power hungry sellin' soldier In a human grocery store Ain't that fresh F# A#m D#m B C# I don't need your civil war Look at the shoes you're filling Look at the blood we're spilling Look at the world we're killing The way we've always done before Look in the doubt we've wallowed Look at the leaders we've followed Look at the lies we've swallowed An' I don't want to hear no more My hands are tied For all, I've seen has changed my mind But still, the wars go on, as the years go by With no love of God or human rights An' all these dreams are swept aside By bloody hands of the hypnotized Who carry the cross of homicide And history bears the scars of our civil wars Chorus - x2 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m  C#  D#m  F  F#  G#  B  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 "Civil War" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Civil War" by Guns N' Roses.