Battle Scars chords by
Guy Sebastian
Lupe Fiasco (Official Version)

2012Hip-hop1K views

Key: F minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

Fm

Db

The wound heals but it never does

Ab

That's cause you're at war with love

Eb

You're at war with love,

Chorus 1

Fm

These battle scars,

Db

don't look like they're fading

Ab

Don't look like they're ever going away

Eb

They ain't never gonna change

Verse 1
These battle
Fm Fm 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
Never let a wound ruin     me
Ab Ab 
 
But I feel like ruin's wooing me
Arrow holes that never close
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
from Cupid   on a shooting spree
Feeling stupid cause I know
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
it ain't no you   and me
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
But when you're trying to beat the odds     up
Db Db 
 
Been trying to keep your nods up
and you know that you should know
Ab Ab 
 
Fm7 Fm7 
 
And let it go but the fear of the unknown
Eb Eb 
 
Holding another lover's phone
Cm7 Cm7 
 
sends you back into the zone
Fm Fm 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
With no Tom Hanks to bring you home
Db Db 
 
A lover not a fighter
on the front line with a poem
Ab Ab 
 
Trying to write yourself a rifle
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Maybe sharpen up a song
To fight the tanks and drones
of you being...
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I wish  I never

Pre-chorus 1
Fm Fm 
 
looked, I wish I never touched
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I wish     that I could stop loving you so much
Ab Ab 
 
Cause I'm the only one
that's trying to keep us together
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
When all   of the signs say
that I should forget her
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I wish  you weren't the best,
the best I ever had
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I wish     that the good outweighed the bad
Ab Ab 
 
Cause it'll never be over,
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
until you tell  me it's over
Cm7 Cm7 
 
These battle

Chorus 2
Fm Fm 
 
scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
These battle   scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
These battle

Verse 2
Fm Fm 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
You shouldn't have but you said     it
Db Db 
 
(And I hope you never come back)
It shouldn't have happened but you let it
Ab Ab 
 
Now you're down on the ground
Fm7 Fm7 
 
screaming medic
Eb Eb 
 
The only thing that comes
Cm7 Cm7 
 
is the post-traumatic stresses
Fm Fm 
 
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Shields, body armours and vests
Db Db 
 
Don't properly work,
that's why you're in a locker full of hurt
Ab Ab 
 
The enemy within
Fm7 Fm7 
 
and all the fires from your friends
Eb Eb 
 
The best medicine is to probably just let...
Cm7 Cm7 
 
I wish  I couldn't

Pre-chorus 2
Fm Fm 
 
feel, I wish I couldn't love
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I wish     that I could stop
'cause it hurts so much
Ab Ab 
 
And I'm the only one
that's trying to keep us together
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
When all   of the signs say
that I should forget her
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
I wish  you weren't the best,
the best I ever had
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I wish     that the good outweighed the bad
Ab Ab 
 
Cause it'll never be over,
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
until you tell  me it's over
Cm7 Cm7 
 
These battle

Chorus 3
Fm Fm 
 
scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
These battle   scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
These battle

Bridge 1
Bbm Bbm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
'Cause you've set me on fire
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Ab Ab 
 
I've never felt so alive,  yeah
Now hoping wounds heal, but it never does
Eb Eb 
 
Bbm Bbm 
 
That's because you're at war with love
Fm Fm 
 
And I'm at the point of breaking
Eb Eb 
 
Eb7 Eb7 
 
And it's impossible to shake it
Bbm Bbm 
 
See,  you hope the wound heals,
Fm Fm 
 
but it never does
Ab Ab 
 
That's 'cause you're at war with love
Eb Eb 
 
Hope it heals, but it never does
That's 'cause...

Chorus 4
Fm Fm 
 
These battle scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
These battle   scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
These battle   scars,
Fm/Eb Fm/Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
don't look like they're fad      ing
Ab Ab 
 
Don't look like they're ever going away
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
They ain't never gonna change
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Fm Fm 
 
These battle

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsFm Db Ab Eb Fm/Eb...

Chords

Fm
Db
Ab
Eb
Fm/Eb
Fm7
Cm7
Bbm
Eb/G
Eb7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm/Eb: x-x-1-1-1-1
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Battle Scars by Guy Sebastian, Lupe Fiasco, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Guy Sebastian, Lupe Fiasco.

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