The War is Over chords by Cage the Elephant
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Intro 1
(E minor)
Verse 1
When I was a young man, (E minor)
I never needed anyone
Bruised and broken, shattered,
always on the (C major) run
Safe behind a half-smile,
layin' (B major) in in the shadows (E minor)
I became a rich man,
I held the world up with my hands
Inside I was a poor man, still screaming,
"I don't understand"
(C major) "Why am I always running?" (B major)
"Why am I always hiding?" (C major)
"What's the point in living (B major)
when living feels like dying?"
You can build (E minor) your
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Verse 2
walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside
a man-made house
house
You can build your (C major) walls,
build 'em to the sky (B major)
One day you will find (C major) love
was on both (B major) sides
The war is over (E minor)
Verse 3
I came upon a wise man, (E minor) he said,
"Sit beside me son"
"When I was a young man,
I was like you, the prodigal son"
(C major) Safe behind a half-smile,
hidin' (B major) in in the shadows (C major)
Tell 'em that it's all right,
(B major) tell 'em 'cause you said so
You can build (E minor) your
Verse 4
walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide a heart inside
a man-made house
house
You can build your (C major) walls,
build 'em to the sky (B major)
One day you will find (C major) love
was on both (B major) sides
Verse 5
(E minor) The war is over, love's already won
(C major) The war is over, (B major) the war is over (E minor)
The war is over, love's already won
(C major) The war is over, (B major) the war is over
Verse 6
Time (C major) stand (A minor) (C major) s still so long (A minor)
I (B major) feel so (E minor) low
I (C major) know (A minor) (C major) what follows, (A minor) what fol (B major) lows
Verse 7
You can build your (E minor) walls,
but love will tear it down
You can hide a heart inside
a man-made house
house
You can build your (C major) walls,
build 'em to the sky (B major)
One day you will find (C major) love
was on both (B major) sides
Verse 8
(E minor) The war is over, love's already won
(C major) The war is over, (B major) the war is over
(E minor) The war is over, love's already won
(C major) The war is over, the (E minor) war is over
The War is Over
Cage the Elephant
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