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This Is War Tab by Thirty Seconds To Mars

This Is War tab by Thirty Seconds To Mars

Guitar Tab

Intro:


e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------8--8-8-8----------|-------6--6-6-4----------|
A|-6-6-6-------------------|-4-4-4-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------4--4-4-4----------|-------8--8-8-8----------|
A|-2-2-2-------------------|-6-6-6-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

x2

Verse 1&2:

      A warning               to the people
      To the soldier
the civilian
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|

     The good and               the evil
     The martyr
the victim
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
E|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|

      This                    is
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|

     war
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
E|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

   It's the moment of truth, and the moment to lie
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   The moment to live and the moment to die
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   The moment to fight, the moment to fight
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   To fight, to fight, to fight          To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Chorus:

   right
to the          left      We must
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

   fight     to the          death     To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

   edge      of the          earth     It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

   brave new world It's a    brave new world  To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   right
to the          left      We must
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

   fight     to the          death     To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

   edge      of the          earth     It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

   brave new world It's a    brave new world   It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   brave new world!
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|


e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
E|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|

Verse 3&4:

      A warning                to the prophet
      To the leader
the pariah
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|


     The liar
the honest
     The victor
the messiah
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
E|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|

      This                    is
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
A|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|
E|-13----------------------|-4-----------------------|

     war
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
A|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
E|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|

Pre-Chorus:

   It's the moment of truth, and the moment to lie
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   The moment to live and the moment to die
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   The moment to fight, the moment to fight
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   To fight, to fight, to fight          To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Chorus:

   right
to the          left      We must
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

   fight     to the          death     To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

   edge      of the          earth     It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

   brave new world It's a    brave new world  To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   right
to the          left      We must
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

   fight     to the          death     To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

   edge      of the          earth     It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

   brave new world It's a    brave new world   It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   brave new world!
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

4 Bars of rest

Bridge:

I do believe in the light
Raise your hands into the sky
The fight is done, the war is won
Lift your hands toward the sun
Toward the sun (It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie)
Toward the sun (It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie)
Toward the sun (It's the moment to fight, the moment to fight)
The war is won

Chorus:

From the

   right
to the          left      We must
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

   fight     to the          death     To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

   edge      of the          earth     It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

   brave new world It's a    brave new world  To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   right
to the          left      We must
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|

   fight     to the          death     To the
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

   edge      of the          earth     It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

   brave new world It's a    brave new world   It's a
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

   brave new world!
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|

Published: June 14, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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