Civil War chords by 
Joan Baez 
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
A
Verse 1
E
I don't know
C#m
A
E
you to wear a hat
A
F#m
But I came home late and there it sat
B
You rose to show what hats are for
A
C#m
When liv ing through a civil war
E
A
When living through a civil war
Verse 2
E
C#m
A
Christmas mornings and New
E
Year's Day
They flood with dreams and
A
F#m
they drift away
B
They cling to logs and cupboard doors
A
C#m
While riding out this civil war
E
A
Riding out this civil war
Verse 3
F#m
Bsus4
E
Fighters came and they pitched a tent
F#m
E
An d everyone around here went
A
G#
C#m
The fix was in, we bet and we swore
F#
B
From both sides of a civil war
E
G#m
B
Verse 4
E
C#m
A
We build this up and we
E
A
E
knock this down
A
F#m
We call our little mob a town
B
We nail a sign above the door
A
C#m
"God bless our little civil war"
E
A
"God bless our little civil war"
Verse 5
F#m
Three dogs at a party an
E
the road at night
F#m
E
Play checkers in the lan tern light
G#
C#m
They sing a song out to the shore
F#
Of wo men, gold,
B
and civil war
G#m
B
Verse 6
E
C#m
A
E
Every truth carries blame
G#m
A
Every light re veals some
F#m
B
shame
Progress rides with thieves and whores
A
C#m
The stowaways of civil war
E
A
The stowaways of civil war
Verse 7
B
Progress rides with thieves
and whores
A
The stowaways of civil
C#m
war
E
G#m
E
A
The stowaways of civil war
Outro 1
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A C#m F#m B...
E
A
C#m
F#m
B
Bsus4
G#
F#
G#m
Capo: 2
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