There Is a War chords by
Leonard Cohen
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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There is a war between
the rich and poor
A war between the man
G
G

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and the woman
Am
Am

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There is a war between the ones
who say there is a war
G
G

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And the ones who say there isn't
D
D

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C
C

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
G
G

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that's right, get in it
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
C

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it's just beginning
G
G

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Verse 2
Am
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Well I live here with a woman and a child
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G

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The situation makes me kind of nervous
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Am

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Yes, I rise up from her arms,
she says "I guess you call this love"
G
G

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I call it service
Verse 3
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
C

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G
G

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don't be a tourist
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
C

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G
G

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before it hurts us
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
C

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Em
Em

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let's all get nervous
G
G

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Verse 4
Am
Am

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You cannot stand what I've become
You much prefer the gentleman I was before
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G

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Am
Am

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I was so easy to defeat,
I was so easy to control
I didn't even know there was a war
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G

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Verse 5
D
D

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C
C

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
don't be embarrassed
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G

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D
D

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C
C

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
Em
Em

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you can still get married
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G

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Verse 6
Am
Am

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There is a war between the rich and poor
A war between the man
G
G

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and the woman
Am
Am

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There is a war between the left and right
A war between the black and white
A war between the odd and the even
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G

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Verse 7
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
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G
G

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pick up your tiny burden
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
C

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Em
Em

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G
G

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let's all get even
D
D

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Why don't you come on back to the war,
C
C

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can't you hear me speaking?
Outro 1
G
G

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C
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G
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A
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D
D

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A
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D
D

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A
A

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