The Who - I've Known No War: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I've Known No 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.
Chorus: D I've known no war And if I ever do I won't know for sure Who'll be fighting whom G/D For the soldiers lonely tomb C G D A Now opens as soon as the referee's F C D A gun starts to roar D G Am C I've known no war D G Am C No I've never known war D Galbraith took his pen G To break down the men Am C Of the German army defeated D On the nineteenth day G Of a spring day in May Am C Albert Speer was deleted G Am And as soon as the battle was over Bm C I was born in victorious clover D Em And I've never been shot at or gassed F G Never tortured or stabbed Dm C D A D And I'm sure, I'll never know war Chorus: G D No, I'll never know war G Oh no no D I know I'll never know war G And if I ever do The glimpse will be short D Fireball in the sky G No front line battle cries C G D A Can be heard as the button is pushed F C D A By a soul that's been bought D G Am C I'll know no war. No! D G Am C I'll know no war In and out of reach loft The medals are lost They belong to a lone broken sailor His provinces now Are the bars of the town His songs and his poems of failure For his grandchildren can't see the glory And his own kids are bored with the story But for him they'd have burned behind netting From the brink they were grabbed And I am sure I'll never know war I've known no war And if I ever do I won't know for sure Who will be fighting whom For the soldiers lonely tomb Now opens as soon as the referee's gun starts to roar I'll know no war Chorus: War – I have known no war I'll never know war And if I ever know it The glimpse will be short Fireball in the sky No front line battle cries Can be heard as the button is pushed by a soul that's been bought And the armies remaining will judge without people or courts And there's no point pretending that knowing will help us abort I'll know no war You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  C  D  Dm  Em  F  G  Bm  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've Known No War" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I've Known No War" by The Who.