Drink Before The War chords by Sinéad O'Connor (Official Version)

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Emaj7
F#
G#m
E

Intro 1

Emaj7

G#m

Emaj7

G#m

Emaj7

G#m

Emaj7

G#m

Verse 1
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Well, you tell us that we're wrong
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
And you tell us not to sing our song
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Nothing we can say will make you see
Emaj7 
F# 
You got a heart of stone,
G#m 
you can never feel

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Verse 2
Emaj7 
F# 
You say, "oh, I'm not afraid,
G#m 
it can't happen to me
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
I've lived my life as a good man
Emaj7 
F# 
Oh, no, you're out of your mind
G#m 
It won't happen to me
Emaj7 
F# 
'Cause I've carried my weight
G#m 
and I've been a strong man"
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
But listen to the man in the liquor store
Emaj7 
F# 
Yelling, "anybody wanna drink
G#m 
before the war?"

Interlude 1

Emaj7

G#m

Emaj7

G#m

Verse 3
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
And your parents paid you through
Emaj7 
F# 
You got a nice big car,
G#m 
nothing bothers you
Emaj7 
F# 
Somebody cut out your eyes,
G#m 
you refuse to see
Emaj7 
F# 
Ah, somebody cut out your heart,
G#m 
you refuse to feel

Bridge 1
E 
F# 
And you live in a shell
E 
F# 
You create your own hell
E 
F# 
G#m 
You live in the past and talk about war
E 
F# 
And you dig your own grave, yeah
E 
F# 
But it's a life you can save
E 
F# 
G#m 
So stop getting fast, it's not gonna happen
Emaj7 
F# 
And you'll cry      but you'll never fall
Emaj7 
F# 
No, no, no, you're building a wall
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Gotta break it down, start again

Verse 4

Emaj7

G#m

No, no, no, it won't happen to us

Emaj7

We've lived our lives,

G#m

basically we've been good men

Bridge 2
E 
F# 
So stop talking of war
E 
F# 
'Cause you know we've heard it all before
E 
F# 
Why don't you go out there
G#m 
and do something useful?
E 
F# 
G#m 
Oh, listen to the man in the liquor store
E 
He yelling,
F# 
G#m 
"Anybody wanna drink before the war?"
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
"Anybody wanna drink before the war?"
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
"Anybody wanna drink before the war?"

Outro 1
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Eeeh-    aaah...
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
Emaj7 
F# 
G#m 
[Fade out]

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Emaj7
F#
G#m
E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G# minorBPM: 62

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

Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Drink Before The War by Sinéad O'Connor, 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 G# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sinéad O'Connor's performance.