Holy War chords by
Matthew Sweet
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Key: E minor

Verse 1
Em Em 
 
I've spent twenty years
G G 
 
learning to live
In a world that takes back all that it gives
Am Am 
 
But I do  not want a war
Em Em 
 
'Cause I'm not in for killing another man

Verse 2

Defending

my holy land

As if there's a god who would

understand

Verse 3

Feeding the promised land With

your blood by my own hand

At Allah's own command

Verse 4

I've spent twenty years learning to live

In a world that takes back all that it gives

But I do not want a war

Verse 5
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I don't know what's going on
G G 
 
In the scenes behind
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
I worry about it some of the time
C C 
 
D D 
 
And I hope there's not a war

Verse 6
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
'Cause I'm not in  for killing
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
another man
C C 
 
D D 
 
Defending my holy land
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
As if  there's a god who
C C 
 
D D 
 
would un derstand

Verse 7
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
And I would walk across highways
G G 
 
To find my fate
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
If that might settle your crude debate
C C 
 
D D 
 
But I do not want a war

Verse 8
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
'Cause I'm not in  for killing
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
another man
C C 
 
D D 
 
Defending my holy land
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
As if  there's a god who
C C 
 
would understand
D D 
 
C C 
 
Am Am

Verse 9
Em Em 
 
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Feeding the promised land
Em Em 
 
With your blood by my
C C 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
own hand
C C 
 
At allah's own command
D D 
 
At allah's own command

Verse 10
Em Em 
 
I came up  from the desert
G G 
 
and here I will die
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Tooth for tooth and
an eye for an eye
C C 
 
D D 
 
Though I didn't want a war

Verse 11
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
I went in  for killing
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
another man
C C 
 
D D 
 
Defending my holy land
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
As if  there's a god who
C C 
 
D D 
 
would understand
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
As if  there's a god who
C C 
 
D D 
 
would understand
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
I went in  for killing
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
another man
C C 
 
D D 
 
Defending my holy land
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
As if  there's a god who
C C 
 
D D 
 
would un derstand
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
As if  there's a god who
C C 
 
would understand
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Oh yeah...

Outro 1
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D

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