Take Me To War - The Crane Wives

Key: C ♫ 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