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Key: A minor•
Intro 1
Am
Am

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Em
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C
C

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Verse 1
C
C

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Look,

I just want to make you better

I think I could save you
Em
Em

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But I think I'm bipolar. I love

you then I hate you.
Am
Am

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Grew with this dame though I hate

whoever aint you
Em
Em

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Hate when I cant date you but
G
G

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I also need my space too
C
C

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I made room for this love.
E
E

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How foolish of me

And every woman looking at

you knew that you was lucky
Am
Am

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So check the verse miss.

I aint say I'm perfect.
G
G

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Em
Em

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But you was low on love,
G
G

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what I do; reimbursed it
C
C

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And now it hurts to be around
G
G

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or converse with ya
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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And what's worse is before
Em
Em

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Am
Am

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this i had worshiped ya

Now war missiles hand guns and grenades
G
G

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The walls I couldn't break em

or take em apart with a tank
C
C

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Now momma told me be

careful who you love
G
G

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Em
Em

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G said just rap it up,

these bitches actin up
Am
Am

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And as for us,

we was different though. Things have gotten difficult
Em
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G
G

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C
C

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Try to be Mr. perfect intercontinental, hold up

You spend your time with your

friends all the time
Em
Em

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And all that time with your friends
G
G

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put my momentum on decline
Am
Am

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My minds gone evil. You

changed with the season
G
G

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Em
Em

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You had a new clear heart.
G
G

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Guess I was Hiroshima
Am
Am

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Verse 2
E
E

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C
C

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So now I need some Xanies, some Remy,

and some reefer
E
E

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So when this war is over

I'm not PTSD'ing
Am
Am

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And I don't wanna leave her.

But you know what got me wondering
Em
Em

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G
G

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I'm scared to lose love but even

more scared to love again
Verse 3
C
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{X2} Why we gotta

argue? Why we gotta fight?
Em
Em

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I just wanna love you.

I wanna make it right
Am
Am

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It's like we both forgot what
Em
Em

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we were fighting for
G
G

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C
C

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Em
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Am
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So tell me why are we at war?
Interlude 1
G
G

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Em
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G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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Am
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G
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Am
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G
G

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Am
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G
G

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Am
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G
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Am
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Verse 4
C
C

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*Seinfield Skit* Yea, they do

(whatever they want. Whenever

they want) And nobody else castop it
Em
Em

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E
E

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I'm catching myself depositing

these feelings she withdraw from
Am
Am

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An d I aint got the gall

to tell my godzilla byebye
G
G

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Em
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So I'm hurting. My effort is ap
G
G

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parent she not fertile
Verse 5
C
C

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The anger I've adopted.
E
E

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The feelings been aborted

So now I press ignore if ever
Em
Em

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Cu pid tried to call up
Am
Am

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They call me better now. See when

everything is stopped
Em
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And your loves in hindsight
G
G

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and you see everything its not
C
C

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Notice everything it wasn't. Realizing
E
E

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why it shouldn't ever be again

Cause in the end its not bout

what you put in.
Am
Am

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Fuck kissing and hugging. They love

pushing your buttons.
G
G

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New love is so beautiful.

Time just makes it ugly.
C
C

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But fuck it i accept it. no longer will neglect it
E
E

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If a period is late then I will

mark it with a question
Am
Am

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That mean I never trust em. And if

you ever love them
Em
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G
G

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Know that favorite girlfriends
C
C

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Em
Em

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turn into crazy baby mommas
G
G

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Em
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Am
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Em
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The
G
G

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C
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Em
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war
G
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{X2} Now why we
Verse 6
Am
Am

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G
G

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Em
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G
G

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gotta
C
C

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argue. Why we gotta fight
G
G

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I just wanna love you.

I wanna make it right
Am
Am

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It's like we both forgot what
G
G

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we were fighting for
C
C

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G
G

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Am
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G
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So tell me why are we at war?
Verse 7
C
C

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Just another product of this matrix
G
G

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This maze I'm in amazes me at times
Am
Am

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I just wanted to be at peace with you
G
G

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And if I gotta settle for a piece of you,
C
C

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Then I gotta say peace to you.

With all due respect I do respect
G
G

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you enough to expect...
C
C

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Am
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Effort is all i ask.

If we gonna last more,
G
G

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I gotta ask for more
C
C

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And if that means that I'm askin

for too much

I'm sure we'll end up
G
G

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as our last or... past

We bash
Am
Am

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We blast
G
G

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We shoot

We lose
C
C

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We pass... war
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Em

  • C

  • G

  • E

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The War by Wale is A minor.

The primary chords used in The War are Am, Em, C, G, E, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, Em, C, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The War is approximately 87 beats per minute.

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