I Fought in a War chords by
Belle And Sebastian

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Key: E minor

Verse 1
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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I fought in a war and I left
my friends behind me
To go looking for the enemy,
B B 2
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Em Em 
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and it wasn't very long
B B 2
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Am Am 
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Before I would stand with
another boy in front of me
C C 
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Em Em 
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And a corpse that just fell into me,
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B B 2
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with the bullets flying round

Verse 2
G G 
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Am Am 
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And I reminded myself of the words you
said when we were getting on
C C 
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And I bet you're making shells back
B B 2
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home for a steady boy to wear
G G 
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Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think
Am Am 
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of  you as if you're waiting for
C C 
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Am Am 
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B B 2
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This letter to arrive because I'll be
here quite a while
Bm Bm 2
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D D 
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Verse 3
Em Em 
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A A 
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I fought in a war and I left
my friends behind me
C C 
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To go looking for the enemy,
B B 2
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Em Em 
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and it wasn't very long
A A 
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Before I found out that the sick
ness there ahead of me
C C 
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Went beyond the bedsit infamy
B B 2
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D D 
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of the decade gone before

Verse 4
G G 
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And I reminded myself of the words
Am Am 
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you said when we were getting on
C C 
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And I bet you're making shells back
B B 2
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home for a steady man to wear
G G 
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Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think
Am Am 
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of you as if you're waiting for
C C 
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B B 2
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This letter to arrive because I'll be here quite a

Interlude 1

while

B

Em

Am

C

B

Em

A

Am

C

B

D

Em

Verse 5
Em Em 
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I fought in a war,
A A 
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and I didn't know where it would end
C C 
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It stretched before me infinitely,
B B 2
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I couldn't really think
Em Em 
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Of the day beyond now,
A A 
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keep your head down pal
Am Am 
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C C 
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There's trouble plenty in this hour, this day
B B 2
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Bsus4 Bsus4 2
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B B 2
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I can see hope I can see      light

Verse 6
G G 
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And I reminded myself of the looks you
Am Am 
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gave when we were getting on
C C 
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And I bet you're making shells back
B B 2
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home for a steady man to wear
G G 
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Round his neck, well it won't hurt to think
Am Am 
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of you as if you're waiting for
C C 
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B B 2
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This letter to arrive because I'll be here

Outro 1

quite a while

D

Em

Am

C

B

Em

A

C

B

D

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