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Key: G major•
Intro 1
C
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Bm
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Am
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Verse 1
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For whom the bells toll
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G

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When sentenced to die
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The stuttering rifles
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Will stifle the cry
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The monstrous anger
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The fear's rapid rattle
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A desert inferno
C
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Kids dying like cattle
Bm
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Verse 2
C
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Don't tell me
Bm
Bm
2

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We're not prepared
G
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I've seen today's marine
C
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Bm
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2

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He's eighteen and he's eager
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G

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He can be quite mean
Verse 3
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No mock'ries for them
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No prayers or bells
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The demented choirs
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The wailing of shells
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The boys holding candles
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On untraveled roads
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The fear spreads like fire
C
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As shrapnel explodes
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Verse 4
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I think it's wrong
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To conscript our youth
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Against their will
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Bm
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When plenty of our citizenry
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G

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Really like to kill
Interlude 1
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Bm
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Verse 5
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What sign posts will lead
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To armageddon's fires
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What bugles will call them
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G

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From crowded grey shires
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The women sit quiet
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With death on their minds
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A slow dusk descending
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The drawing of blinds
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Verse 6
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Bm
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Make the hunters all line up
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It's their idea of fun
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And let those be forgiven
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C
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Who never owned a gun
Bm
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Was it him or me
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G
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Or the wailing of the dead
C
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The laughing soldiers
Bm
Bm
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Cast their lots
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G
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And you can cut the dread

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • Am

  • D

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Anthem For Doomed Youth by 10,000 Maniacs is G major.

The primary chords used in Anthem For Doomed Youth are C, Bm, G, Am, D.

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