War chords by Edwin Starr (Official Version)
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Chorus 1
(E flat minor) (War!) Huh! (G flat major) Yeah! (What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) uh-huh, uh-huh
(E flat minor) (War!) Huh! (G flat major) Yeah! (What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Say it again, y'all
(E flat minor) (War!) Huh! (G flat major) Look out... (What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) listen to me, oh
Verse 1
(E flat minor) (War!) I despise (D flat major) (E flat minor)
'Cause it means destruction
of innocent lives (D flat major) (E flat minor)
War means tears
to thousands of mo (D flat major) ther's eyes (E flat minor)
When their sons go off to fight
And lose their (D flat major) lives (E flat minor) I said,
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Chorus 2
(E flat minor) (War!) Huh! (G flat major) Good God, y'all!
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Just say it again
(E flat minor) (War!) Huh! (G flat major) Oh, Lord (What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Listen to me!
(E flat minor) (War!) It ain't no (G flat major) thing but a heart-breaker
(E flat minor) (War!) Friend on (G flat major) ly to the undertaker oh
Verse 2
(E flat minor) War! it's an enemy to all man (D flat major) kind (E flat minor)
The thought of war blows my (D flat major) mind (E flat minor)
War has caused unrest
Within the younger gene (D flat major) ra (E flat minor) tion
Induction, then destruction
Who wants to die? (D flat major) Oh! (E flat minor)
Chorus 3
(E flat minor) (War!) Good God, (G flat major) y'all!
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Say it, say it, say it!
(E flat minor) (War!) Uh- huh, (G flat major) yeah, huh!
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Listen to me!
(E flat minor) (War!) It ain't no (G flat major) thing but a heart-breaker
(E flat minor) (War!) It got one (G flat major) friend,
Verse 3
that's the undertaker oh
(E flat minor) War has shattered
many a young man's (D flat major) (E flat minor) dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean (D flat major) (E flat minor)
Life is much too short and precious
To spend fighting wars (D flat major) each (E flat minor) day
War can't give life
It can only take it (D flat major) away, (E flat minor) oh
Chorus 4
(E flat minor) War! (Huh!) (G flat major) Good God, y'all
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Say it again
(E flat minor) (War!) Woah (huh) (G flat major) woah, oh Lord
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Uh, Absolutely (G flat major) (nothin!) Listen to me!
(E flat minor) (War!) It ain't no (G flat major) thing but a heart-breaker
(E flat minor) (War!) Friend on (G flat major) ly to the undertaker oh
Verse 4
(E flat minor) Peace, love and understanding,
(D flat major) tell (E flat minor) me
Is there no place for them today? (D flat major) (E flat minor)
They say we must fight
to keep our (D flat major) free (E flat minor) dom,
But Lord knows there's got to be
a better way, oh (D flat major) (E flat minor)
Chorus 5
(E flat minor) War! God, (G flat major) y'all
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
You tell (G flat major) 'em! (nothin!)
Say it, say it, say it, say it!
(E flat minor) (War!) Good God, (G flat major) yeah huh!
(What is it (E flat minor) good for?)
Stand up (G flat major) and shout it! (nothin!)
[Fade out]
War
Edwin Starr
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