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Just Before We Lost The War chords by
Bill Morrissey
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
G
G

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Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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G
G

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D
D

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The July wind
A
A

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blew from the mountain
G
G

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and threw a chill on the
D
D

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lake shore
G
G

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The whitecaps danced around us
A
A

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D
D

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like they never have before
F#m
F#m
2

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Em
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There ain't no room in this little town
F#m
F#m
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No one to settle up the score
D
D

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So we must live with what
G
G

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we both put down
A
A

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D
D

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just before we lost the war
G
G

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D
D

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Verse 2
G
G

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D
D

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A
A

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My love for you has gone unspoken
G
G

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D
D

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Still you knew the words I'd say
G
G

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Yet we stand here with both

hearts broken
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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D
D

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on this windy summer day
F#m
F#m
2

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Em
Em

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I can't find relief in the lies
F#m
F#m
2

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I told
Em
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but they came right from my core
D
D

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G
G

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I still believe one of us ran cold
A
A

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D
D

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G

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just before we lost the war
D
D

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Verse 3
G
G

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D
D

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I used to think that time
A
A

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G
G

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was plenty
D
D

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and time was all I knew
G
G

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But it gets cut short for so many
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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D
D

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It could be me; it could be you
F#m
F#m
2

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There ain't no wind
Em
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that can blow the truth
F#m
F#m
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Em
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back to where it stood before
D
D

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And I couldn't change it
G
G

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in a cold phone booth
Asus4
Asus4

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A
A

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D
D

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just before we lost the
G
G

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war
D
D

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G
G

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Verse 4
D
D

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A
A

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So say goodbye and fare- thee- well
G
G

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D
D

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Tell everyone I'm doing fine
G
G

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For as far as I can tell
A
A

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D
D

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I'm just ten years down the line
F#m
F#m
2

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Em
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F#m
F#m
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What we give we can't get back
Em
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and we always ask for more
D
D

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We could not
G
G

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retreat; we could not attack
A
A

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Asus4
Asus4

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D
D

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G
G

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just before we lost the war
Outro 1
D
D

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Bm
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D
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D
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F#m
F#m
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Em
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F#m
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Em
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D
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Asus4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Just Before We Lost The War by Bill Morrissey is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Just Before We Lost The War are Ab, Cm, Fm, Eb, Bb, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Cm, Fm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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