Back To The War chords by John Hiatt

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Verse 1

You're different from me

All the boundaries are defined

If we keep up with these truces

One of will lose their mind

Verse 2
Em 
And I consciously object to your
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D 
weapons detector
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Hedging bets in the private sector
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Am 
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I don't have to salute you
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But I might have to shoot you
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Let's get back

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Verse 3

to the war

That's what we're here for

Back to the war

That's what we're here for

Back to the war

Verse 4

Those bullets in the park

Those after dark rendezvous

Somebody has to bleed

As someone draws a bead on you

Verse 5
Em 
And it keeps you on your toes,
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D 
all these innocent gophers
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C 
Taking orders in their penny loafers
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C 
I could change my position
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But you just never listen
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Let's get back

Verse 6

to the war

That's what we're here for

Back to the war

Verse 7
Em 
Bombs away, as they say
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I'm not about to pay
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membership dues
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I've got this dynamite
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I  know you're sitting tight,
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waiting for news
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Well I'm lighting the fuse

Verse 8

While you were on vacation

I was stationed at the line

You think we've normalized

Well I'm surprised you're so blind

Verse 9
Em 
As you traffic in the bucks of
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the recent reconstruction
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This ain't no drill team
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I'm conducting
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You can make your decision
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Or watch it on television
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But let's get back