Lonesome War chords by Exene Cervenka, John Doe

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Verse 1
Am 
 (A minor) I lie here awake
and look up at the stars
Em 
I can  (E minor) hear men shouting,
Am 
can't tell how far they  (A minor) are
B 
It's a lonesome  (B major) war,
Em 
oh it's a lonesome  (E minor) war
Am 
I  (A minor) lie here awake, night after night
Em 
And I won (E minor) der aloud,
Am 
did you fix in the  (A minor) fight?
B 
It's a lonesome  (B major) war,
Em 
oh it's a lonesome  (E minor) war
Am 
I  (A minor) nev er got so close
to see the whites of his eyes
Em 
And feel  (E minor) my blood flowing,
Am 
so he must have seen mine  (A minor) 
B 
It's a lonesome  (B major) war,
Em 
oh it's a lonesome  (E minor) war
Am 
I fix  (A minor) me my supper, I set you a -playin'
Em 
No mat (E minor) ter how tired I am,
Am 
always say my  (A minor) praise
B 
It's a lonesome  (B major) war
Em 
Oh, it's a lonesome  (E minor) war
Am 
I lie  (A minor) here a -dyin'
among a hundred other men
Em 
In  (E minor) no  man's land,
Am 
there can be no foe or  (A minor) friend
And even though I know
I won't be dyin' alone
B 
It's a lonesome  (B major) war,
Em 
oh, it's a lonesome  (E minor) war
Am 
There's  (A minor) two horses comin' up a long,
dusty road
Em 
Am 
 (E minor) Only one rider with his head hangin'  (A minor) low
Any moment now he'll be
knockin' on our door
B 
It's a lonesome  (B major) war
Em 
Oh, it's a lonesome  (E minor) war
B 
It was a lonesome  (B major) war
Em 
Oh, it was a lonesome war  (E minor) 