Civil War chords by Joe Henry

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I don't know you to wear a hat
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But I came home late and there it sat,
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You rose to show what hats are for
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When living through a civil war,
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When living through a civil war

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Verse 2

Christmas mornings and

New Years Days

They flood with dreams and

drift away,

They cling to logs and cupboard doors

Riding out this civil war,

Riding out this civil war

Verse 3
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Some fighters came and
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they pitched a tent
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And   everyone ‘round here, we went,
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The fix was in, but we bet and we swore
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From both sides of a civil war...
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Interlude 1

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Verse 4
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We build this up and we
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knock this down
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We call our little mob the town,
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We nail a sign up above the door
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"God bless our little civil war,"
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"God bless our little civil war"

Verse 5
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Three dogs at a party
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on a boat at night
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Play checkers in a lantern light,
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They sing a song out to  the shore
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Of women, gold,
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and civil war...
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Every truth carries blame
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And every light reveals
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some shame
Progress rides with the
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thieves and whores
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The stowaways of civil war,
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The stowaways of civil war
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Progress rides with thieves and whores
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The stowaways of civil war,
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The stowaways of civil war