Learn to play "This 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.
C You've got the mouth of a she wolf Am Inside the mask of an innocent lamb Em You say your heart is all compassion D/F# G But there's just a flat line on your cardiogram Am C Yet you always made a profit baby Em If it was a famine or a feast C Yes, I'm the soul of indiscretion, Am I was cursed with x-ray vision, Em I could see right through all the lies you told, D/F# G When you smiled for the television Am C And you can see the coming battle Em You pray the drums will never cease Am C And you may win this war that's coming Em But would you tolerate the peace? Chorus: Em Investing in munitions C And those little cotton flags Am Invest in wooden caskets G Em In guns and body bags, guns and body bags Your daddy was a businessman And it always made good sense You know the war can make you rich my friend In dollars, pounds and cents In the temple that was Mammon's You were ordained the parish priest Yes you may win this coming battle But could you tolerate the peace? Chorus: Invest in deadly weapons And those little cotton flags Invest in wooden caskets In guns and body bags You're invested in oppression Investing in corruption Invest in every tyranny And the whole world's destruction I imagine there's a future When all the earthly wars are over You may find yourself just standing there On the white cliffs of Dover You may ask, what does it profit a man To gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? Is that your body you see on the rocks below As the tide begins to roll? Chorus: And you invested in this prison From which you never got released You may have won this war we're fighting But would you tolerate the peace? There's a war on our democracy A war on our dissent There's a war inside religion And what Jesus might have meant There's a war on mother nature A war upon the seas There's a war upon the forests On the birds and the bees There's a war on education A war on information A war between the sexes And every nation A war on our compassion A war on understanding A war on love and life itself It's war that they're demanding Make it easy on yourself And don't do nothing You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA Am C D Em F# 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 "This War" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This War" by Sting.