• Song:

    I Fought In A War

  • Artist:

    Belle And Sebastian

  • Album:

    2002-03-19: Stockholm, ...

I think B can be played also as B7, but i am not sure.


Em (022000@1)                        A (x02220@1)  I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

      C (x32010@1)                           B (x2444x@1)To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long

Em (022000@1)                         A (x02220@1)   Before I would stand with another boy in front of me
						
       C (x32010@1)                                    BAnd (x2444x@1)a corpse that just fell into me, with the bullets flying round...


1st chorus:

       G (320003@1)                             AmAnd (x02210@1)I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

      C (x32010@1)                                      BAnd (x2444x@1)I bet youre making shells back home for a steady boy to wear

           G (320003@1)                               AmRound (x02210@1)his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for

      C (x32010@1)                         BThis (x2444x@1)letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while


2nd verse:

Em (022000@1)                        A (x02220@1)  I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me

       C (x32010@1)                           B (x2444x@1)To go looking for the enemy, and it wasnt very long

Em (022000@1)                            A (x02220@1)   Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me

       C (x32010@1)                            B (x2444x@1)
Went beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before


2nd chorus:	

        G (320003@1)                            Am (x02210@1)And I reminded myself of the words you said when we were getting on

      C (x32010@1)                                      B (x2444x@1)
And I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear

           G (320003@1)                               AmRound (x02210@1)his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for

      C (x32010@1)                          B (x2444x@1)
This letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while


3rd Verse:

Em (022000@1)                         A (x02220@1)   I fought in a war, and I didn't know where it would end

      C (x32010@1)                             BIt (x2444x@1)stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think

Em (022000@1)                                A (x02220@1)   Of the day beyond now, keep your head down pal

                      CThere's (x32010@1)trouble plenty in this hour, this day

           BI (x2444x@1)can see hope I can see light


3rd Chorus

        G (320003@1)                            Am (x02210@1)		
And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on

      C (x32010@1)                                      BAnd (x2444x@1)I bet youre making shells back home for a steady man to wear

           G (320003@1)                               Am (x02210@1)Round his neck, well it wont hurt to think of you as if youre waiting for

      C (x32010@1)                          BThis (x2444x@1)letter to arrive because Ill be here quite a while

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