Masters of War chords by Bob Dylan (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Come you masters of (C/D)
Verse 1
(D minor) war (C/D) (D minor)
You that build the (C/D) big (D minor) guns (C/D) (D minor)
You that build the death (C/D) (D minor) planes (C/D) (D minor)
You that (C/D) build all the bombs (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
You that hide behind (C/D) (D minor) walls (C/D) (D minor)
You that hide behind (C/D) (D minor) desks (C/D) (D minor)
I just want you to (C/D) know
I can see through your masks (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
You that never done (C/D)
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Verse 2
(D minor) nothin' (C/D) (D minor)
But build to (C/D) de (D minor) stroy (C/D) (D minor)
You play with my (C/D) world (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Like it's your (C/D) little toy (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
You put a gun in my (C/D) hand (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And you hide (C/D) from my (G/D) eyes (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And you turn and run farther (C/D)
When the fast bullets fly (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Like Judas of (C/D) old
Verse 3
(D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
You lie and de (C/D) cieve (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
A world war can be (C/D) (D minor) won (C/D) (D minor)
You want (C/D) me to believe (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
But I see through your (C/D) eyes (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And I see (C/D) through your (D minor) brain (C/D) (D minor)
Like I see through the water (D minor9)
That runs (C/D) down my (D minor) drain (C/D)
(D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
You fasten all (C/D) the
Verse 4
(D minor) triggers (C/D) (D minor)
For the others (C/D) to fire (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Then you sit back and (C/D) watch (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
When the death (C/D) count gets (G/D) higher (D minor)
(C/D) (D minor)
You hide in your (C/D) mansion (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
While the young (C/D) people's (G/D) (D minor) blood
(C/D) (D minor)
Flows out of their bodies (C/D)
And is buried in the (D minor) mud (C/D) (D minor)
You've thrown the worst (C/D)
Verse 5
(D minor) fear (C/D) (D minor)
That can ever be (C/D) (D minor) hurled (C/D) (D minor)
Fear to bring (C/D) (D minor) children (C/D) (D minor)
(C/D) Into (G/D) the (D minor) world (C/D) (D minor)
For threatening my (C/D) baby (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Un (C/D) born and un- (G/D) (D minor) named (C/D) (D minor)
You ain't worth the (D minor9) blood
That runs (C/D) in your veins (D minor) (C/D) (D minor) (C/D)
(D minor)
How much do I (C/D) know
Verse 6
(D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
To talk out (C/D) of turn (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
You might say that I'm (C/D) (D minor) young
(C/D) (D minor)
You might (C/D) say I'm un- (G/D) (D minor) learned
(C/D) (D minor)
But there's one thing I (C/D) (D minor) know
(C/D) (D minor)
Though I'm (C/D) younger than (D minor) you (C/D) (D minor)
That even Jesus would (C/D) never
Forgive (G/D) what you do (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Let me ask you one (C/D) question
Verse 7
(D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Is your money that (C/D) good? (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
Will it buy you for (C/D) (D minor) giveness (C/D) (D minor)
Do you (C/D) think that it (G/D) could? (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And I think you will (C/D) find (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
When your death (C/D) takes its (G/D) toll (D minor)
(C/D) (D minor)
All the money you made (C/D)
Will never buy (G/D) back your soul (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And I hope that you (C/D) die
Verse 8
(D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And your death will come (C/D) soon (D minor)
(C/D) (D minor)
I'll follow your (C/D) casket (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
On a pale (C/D) after- (G/D) noon (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And I'll watch while you're (C/D) lowered (D minor)
(C/D) (D minor)
Down to (C/D) your death (G/D) bed (D minor) (C/D) (D minor)
And I'll stand over your (D minor9) grave
'Til I'm (C/D) sure that you're (D minor) dead
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