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When the War Came easy guitar chords by
The Decemberists
The Decemberists

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Intro 1
Am


Verse 1
Am

With all the grain of Babylon

To cultivate, to make us strong

And hidden here behind the walls

Are shoulders wide and timber on
Em
G

'Til the war came
Em
Am

'Til the war came
Verse 2
Am


A terrible autonomy

Has grafted onto you and me

Our trust put in the government

They told their lies as heaven-sent
G
Em
G
Dsus4
G

'Til 'Til the war came
Em
Am

'Til the war came
Verse 3
Am
F

And the war came with a
G
Am

curse and a caterwaul
F

And the war came with all the
G
Am

poise of a cannonball
F
G

And they're picking out our eyes
Dm
Dsus4
Dm
F

by coal and candlelight

When the war came,
G
Am

the war came hard
Verse 4

Am

We made our oath to Vavilov

We'd not betray the solanum

The acres of asteraceae

To our own pangs of starvation
Em
G

When the war came
Am

When the war came
F
And the war
Verse 5

came with a
G
Am

curse and a caterwaul
F

And the war came with all the
G
Am

poise of a cannonball
F
G

And they're picking out our eyes
Dm
Dsus4
Dm
F

by coal and candlelight
G

When the war came, the war came hard
Am
With
Verse 6

all the grain of Babylon

With all the grain of Babylon (with all

the grain of Babylon)

With all the grain of Babylon

(with all the grain of Babylon)

With all the grain of Babylon

(with all the grain of Babylon)

With all the grain of Babylon

(with all the grain of Babylon)

With all the grain of Babylon (with all

the grain of Babylon)

With all the grain of Babylon

(with all the grain of Babylon)
Am

With all the grain of Babylon

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Chords
  • Am

  • Em

  • G

  • Dsus4

  • F

  • Dm

Capo: 2

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