Take Me To War chords by The Crane Wives

• Key: C
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

♫ Intro:

Am E Am E x2



♫ Verse 1:
              Am     E   Am    E
I've earned myself a reputation
        C            G             C    G
That my bark is much worse than my bite
           F              G#
But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands
     Am             C
With all of my tiny might
             Am        E     Am    E
There are no stones at my disposal
           C        G         C     G
There's no God to award me a crown
         F      G#
But I am always swinging at
    Am                 E
Somebody I can't knock down

♫ Pre-Chorus:
           Dm        Am
All of the fire I've swallowed
           E                           F
All of the sparks that went dark in my gut
     G#     G       Am   E
I am always burning up

♫ Verse 2:
            Am      E          Am   E
Dress me in red and throw your roses
         C          G           C      G
And I'll rankle the beasts with words
       F                  G#
It's a graceless dance of epithets
   Am                    C
We learn to make someone hurt
             Am        E      Am      E
They will consume your sweet resistance
            C          G              C      G
And they'll carry your heart in their teeth
    F           G#
But I am always feeding them
    Am               E
The ugliest parts of me

♫ Pre-Chorus:
           Dm         Am
All of the words I've swallowed
           E                            F
All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth
     G#     G        Am   E
I am always bleeding out

♫ Chorus:
           C
Take me to war
                  Am
Honey
I dare you
            C
I'll be the sweetest thing
              Am
To ever scare you
          F               Am
Give me a fight I can't resist
            E                       F
Give me something to break with my fists
           G#
Take me to war
    G                  Am  E
Oh, honey
I dare you

♫ Verse 3:
            Am     E         Am    E
I watched a weed usurp the garden
        C           G           C     G
And it poisoned the rest of the crops
              F                G#
It would take days of fighting stubborn roots
   Am                        E
To tear the whole damn thing out
          Am       E           Am      E
So I will leave it where it's standing
       C           G         C     G
And instead I will find me a match
             F      G#
I'll turn it all to kindling
     Am                  E
I'll burn it all down to ash

♫ Pre-Chorus:
           Dm       Am
All of the ire I've swallowed
           E                          F
All of the coals that still sit in my gut
     G#    G        Am   E
I am always burning up

♫ Chorus:
           C
Take me to war
                  Am
Honey
I dare you
            C
I'll be the sweetest thing
              Am
To ever scare you
          F                Am
Give me a fight I can't resist
            E                       F
Give me something to break with my fists
           G#
Take me to war
    G               Am   E
Oh, honey
I dare you
           Am    E   C
Take me to war
           Am    E   C
Take me to war
           Am    E   C
Take me to war
           Am    E   C   Am
Take me to war