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                             Post War Blues - Dan Mangan
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Standard tuning, Capo on 5th fret if using Dan's chord construction.

Most chords are finger picked with thumb striking root note on 1st and 3rd beat 
and fingers strumming higher notes on 2nd and 4th beats. 
Listen to the song for a better feel, this video has him playing acoustically: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16z4-SSFeo0
Chords with an * are strummed rather than finger picked.

This is how Dan plays the chords, standard construction works just as well:
D (xx0232@1)10 9  12 11 x  x
A (x02220@1)6  7  11 9  x  x
Bm7 (x24432@1) 9  9  7  7  7 
G (320003@1)x  10 12 12 12

DLet's (xx0232@1)start a war for the kids 
AA (x02220@1)purpose for which to unite 
DMake (xx0232@1)them some words they can mince 
G*               D (xx0232@1)              AWhat (x02220@1)they don't know, They won't mind

DFind (xx0232@1)them a foe for the fight 
AAnd (x02220@1)stories to tell as they age 
DThen (xx0232@1)maybe time will decide 
G*             D (xx0232@1)              AWhich (x02220@1)ones keep and which ones fade

Chorus: 
Bm* (x24432@1)                            DThere's (xx0232@1)the deepest sleep in my life, 
Bm*                            Dfrom (xx0232@1)which I am slowly coming to 
A*                  Bm*
And every morning I wait for the news 
A*
oh this is, this is post war blues

guitar solo

Make me a means to an end 
Oh make me an ending in sight 
Make me insightful again 
What I can't see, I can't fight

Make me a fire to burn 
burn all the letters I wrote 
write me a list of concerns 
If we are at peace 
If we are at ease 
I want to know

Chorus: 
There's the deepest sleep in my life 
from which I am slowly coming to 
And every morning I wait for the news 
Oh this is, this is post war blues

Oh this is, this is post war blues