How I Won the War chords by Thomas Jackson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I   was
eatin' three -eyed fish
in a bar in New York
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With an old movie star on,
lost and poor
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Looking at a man,
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trying not to get off course
I asked my friend what direction to take
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He said, stick to the left
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Before it's too late, you're in purgatory
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And you're just gonna have to wait
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I knew then, but I wasn't sure
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I'd lost the battle,
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I'd won the war
There was energy
and the blood on my shoes
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There's a million people
and nothing to lose
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New York City sniffing cocaine
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in the basement with the blues
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I knew then, but I wasn't sure
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I'd lost the battle long, long ago
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I knew then, but I wasn't sure
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I'd lost the battle long,
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ago
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And the prettiest thing I think I saw was
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Mandy Friedman's sister -in
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went back to Mississippi too
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Sharpened my claw
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I  knew then but I wasn't sure
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I'd lost the battle I   won before
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I  knew then but I wasn't sure
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I'd lost the battle, I'm home
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The war is over