When the War Came chords by The Decemberists
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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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
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'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
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Em
G
Dsus4
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'Til 'Til the war came
Em
Am
'Til the war came
Verse 3
Am
F
And the war came with a
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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,
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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
When the War Came
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