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You Say The Battle Is Over chords by
John Denver
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
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G
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F
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C
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Verse 1
C
C

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And you say that
F
F

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C
C

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the battle is over
G
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And you say that the war is all done

Go tell it to those with

the wind in their nose
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C

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F
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Who run from the sound of the gun
Verse 2
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C

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And write it on the sides of
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C
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the great whaling ships

Or on ice floes where
F
F

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conscience is tossed

With the wild in their eyes it
C
C

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is they who must die
G
G

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And it's we who must

measure the loss
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C

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F
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Verse 3
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C

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F
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C
C

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And you say that the battle is over
G
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And finally the world is at peace

You mean no one is dying and

mothers don't weep
C
C

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Or it's not in the papers at least
Verse 4
C
C

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There are those who would deal
F
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in the darkness of life

There are those who
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would tear down the sun

And most men are ruthless
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but some will still weep
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F
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When the gifts we were given are gone
Verse 5
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Am
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Am
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C
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Now the blame cannot
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fall on the heads of a few
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It's become such a part of the race

It's eternally tragic that

which is magic

Be killed at the end of the glorious
C
C

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F
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chase
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C

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From young seals to
Verse 6

great whales
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from waters to wood

They will fall just like weeds
F
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in the wind

With fur coats and perfumes
C
C

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and trophies on walls
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F
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What a hell of a race to call men
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Am
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F
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Verse 7
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C
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And you say that the battle is over
G
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And you say that the war is all done

Go tell it to those with the

wind in their nose
C
C

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F
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Who run from the sound of the gun
C
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And write it on the sides
Verse 8

of
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the great whaling ships

Or on ice floes where conscience
F
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is tossed

With the wild in their eyes
C
C

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it is they who must die
G
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C
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And we who must measure the loss
F
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With the wild in their eyes
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it is they who must die
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C
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And we who will measure the cost
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • G

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of You Say The Battle Is Over by John Denver is C major.

The primary chords used in You Say The Battle Is Over are C, F, G, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of You Say The Battle Is Over is approximately 97 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of You Say The Battle Is Over using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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