Intro:
C5 , D#7Mth, Ab5 , Eb7Mth
Verse 1
C5 D#7Mth
Running as fast as I can
Ab5 Eb5 D#7Mth
Can't even see where I am now
C5 D#7Mth
Over the soldiers and sand
Ab5 Eb5 D#7Mth
This wasn't part of the plan
Pre Chorus:
Ab5 Eb5
I never see the dawn
C5 Eb5 D#7Mth
Although I know it comes
Chorus 1:
Bb5 C5 Ab5
If I ever see blue skies in my town
Ab5
You know I'll kiss the
Eb5 D#7Mth
ground we walk on
Bb5 C5 Ab5
If I ever watch fire flies all around
Eb5 D#7Mth
Shining like the stars above them
Ab5 C5
The bullets fly over my head
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
Just like the words that you said, son,
A#min Ab5
So put down your guns
G#min
And thats the way
the war was won
C5 , C5
Verse 2:
C5 D#7Mth
Over the edge and beyond
Ab5 Eb5 D#7Mth
Over the border there's no bombs
C5 D#7Mth
Falling on soldiers and sand
Ab5 Eb5 D#7Mth
holding their hearts in their hands
Chorus 2:
Bb5 C5 Ab5
If I ever see blue skies in my town
Ab5
You know I'll kiss the
Eb5 D#7Mth
ground we walk on
Bb5 C5 Ab5
If I ever watch fire flies all around
Ab5 Eb5 D#7Mth
Shining like the stars above them
Ab5 C5
The bullets fly over my head
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
Just like the words you said, son,
A#min Ab5
As we put down our guns
G#min
And thats the way
the war was won
Instrumental:
C5 , D#7Mth, Ab5 , Eb5 , D#7Mth
Ab5 , Eb5 , C5 , Ab5 , G(#5th), G5
Chorus 3:
Bb5 C5 Ab5
If I ever see blue skies in my town
Ab5
You know I'll kiss the
Eb5 Eb5
ground we walk on
Bb5 C5 Ab5
If I ever see fire flies all around
Ab5 Eb5 Eb5
Shining like the stars above them
Ab5 C5
The bullets fly over my head
Ab5 C5
As I lie awake in my bed
Ab5 Eb5 Bb5
I just can't forget what you said, son,
A#min Ab5
As we put down our guns
G#min
And thats the way the war
C5 Ab5
Was won
C5 Bb5
The War was won
Eb5
The war was was won