Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Key: Dm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
Dm C F C X2
Verse 1:
Dm C F C
This house of lies is stained in blood
Dm C F C
Geen tearing down our monuments
Dm C F C
And now our hope has turned to fear
Dm C F C
And it all seems so unclear
Dm C F C
A brother kills his own tonight
Dm C F C
When will we know our wrong from right?
Dm C F
To me it seems that we have lost our sight
C Dm C F
When we're blinded by our rights
Bb
(And this is so surreal)
Chorus:
F C
E G
There's a cold hard rain on the mountain top
Dm Bb
Like a speeding train that'll never stop
F C
Just a twist of a knife for a bastard son
Dm Bb Dm
It's a mother's love in a war that can't be won
Dm F C Dm C
In a war that can't be wooooooooooooooon
Verse 2:
F C Dm C
Poison water from the well to drink
Dm C F C
Shots rain down in our city streets
Dm C Dm C
And are we the land of the free?
F C Dm C
Was it made for you and me?
Bb
(And this is so surreal)
Chorus:
F C
E G
There's a cold hard rain on the mountain top
Dm Bb
Like a speeding train that'll never stop
F C
Just a twist of a knife for a bastard son
Dm Bb Dm
It's a mother's love in a war that can't be won
Dm F C Dm C
In a war that can't be wooooooooooooooon
Bb F X2
Gridge:
F
Take the weight off your shoulders
C
Our crosses to bear
Dm
There's a black sun rising
Bb
You can feel it in the air
F C
When we make our way to those pearly gates
Dm
Will we walk right in?
F
This is judgement day
Chorus:
F C
E G
There's a cold hard rain on the mountain top
Dm Bb
Like a speeding train that'll never stop
F C
Just a twist of a knife for a bastard son
Dm Bb Dm
It's a mother's love in a war that can't be won
Dm F C Dm C
In a war that can't be wooooooooooooooon
Dm Bb
It cant be won