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Key: E major•
Verse 1
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Our love is dead but without limit
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Like the surface of the moon
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D

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Or the land between
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here and the mountains
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D

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It is not these hiding places
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G

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that have kept us innocent
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D

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But the way you taught me
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A

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to just let it all go back
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Verse 2


So we learn to be as faithless
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G

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Stand behind bulletproof glass
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A
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Exchanging our affections through a drawer
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D

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It was always horribly convenient
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G

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and happening too fast
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D

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You should count your change before
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A

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D

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you're even out the door
Verse 3
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D

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Well, yes you should,
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G

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but please return, return
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To the person that you were,
Bm
Bm
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A

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and I will do the same
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G

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Because it's too hard to belong
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D

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to someone who is gone
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My compass spins,
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D

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but wilderness remains
Verse 4
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D

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Once too often I've retreated
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G

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into the depths of my despair
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I built a barricade to block you on the road
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D

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But standing there with all of my
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possessions piled higher than a house
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I felt closer to you than you
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ever would have known
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Verse 5


So let's let all these tiny acts of charity
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G

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become ground on which to build
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A

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A monument to commemorate our time
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D

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And though you say you've found another
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G

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who will surely speed you on your way
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D

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Don't let the forest grow over that
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path you came there by
Verse 6
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D

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But you will, so, so hurry up and
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run to the one that you love
Bm
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A
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And blind him with your kindness
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And he'll make war, oh, war,
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on who you were before
Em
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And claim all that has
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G

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spoiled in your heart
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Verse 7

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D
D

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But
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Am
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D
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now I tell myself I've
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mended under these patches of blue sky
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D

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There's still a few holes that
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A

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let in a little rain
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D

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And so it's crying on my shingles,
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my floorboards moan under my feet
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The refrigerator's whining so
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I've got reason to complain
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Verse 8


But I'm not gonna bless you with such compliments,
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some degrading song of praise
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Like the kind that converted you
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to me so long ago
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Because the truth is that gossip's
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as good as gospel in this town
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You can save face but you
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won't ever save your soul
Verse 9
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And that's a fact so,
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so hurry up and run to the one that you love
Bm
Bm
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And tie him up in your likeness
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And he'll become, become,
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oh, the prisoner I was
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And know all that has spoiled
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in your heart

Yeah, he'll know it all
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He'll know all that has
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spoiled in your heart
Verse 10
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So hurry up and run to
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the one that you love
Bm
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A
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And blind him with your kindness
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G

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And he'll make war, oh, war,
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on who you were before
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G
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And claim all that has spoiled
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in your heart
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

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Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • Am

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Make War by Bright Eyes is E major.

The primary chords used in Make War are E, B, A, C#m, F#m, Bm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, A, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Make War is approximately 133 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Make War using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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