Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
FF F A minorAm Am FF C majorC G+G
A minorAm FF
You give a boy a gun
FF A minorAm
You hope he won’t be long
A minorAm FF C majorC
You tell him to take aim, be strong
G+G A minorAm
You gave it all
FF
You give a boy a gun
FF A minorAm
That’s how the story ends
A minorAm C majorC
Atrocities aside, it’s nice
G+G A minorAm
We won the war
FF A minorAm
Let me take a look at you
DmDm A minorAm
Just one last time
FF A minorAm
Don’t ask me to let go, not now
G+G A minorAm
I’m not alright
FF
You teach the kids to draw
FF A minorAm
Yet still the page is blank
A minorAm FF C majorC
You gave up and you stayed behind
G+G A minorAm
You gave it all
FF
You give a boy a gun
FF A minorAm
And leave the door unlocked
A minorAm FF C majorC
You gave up on yourself, but tonight
G+G A minorAm
We won the war
FF A minorAm
Let me take a look at you
DmDm A minorAm
Just one last time
Interlude:
A minorAm C majorC G+G FF A minorAm C majorC G+G FF A minorAm C majorC G+G FF G+G A minorAm G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm FF
FF A minorAm
Don’t ask me to let go, not now
G+G A minorAm
I’m not alright
FF A minorAm
Let me take a look at you
DmDm A minorAm
Just one last time
FF A minorAm
Don’t ask me to let go, not now
G+G A minorAm
I’m not alright