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Civil War by Guns N' Roses

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Guns N' Roses - Civil War
Use Your Illusion II

Tune down 1/2 step

Play this through in order, following the instructions as you go.


Intro:

           Look at your young men fighting...
Gb|------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|------|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------|----7h9-7------------------9--7-7-7------------------|
Eb|-12/9-|-0---------3~-----------------------3-2-1-0~---------|
                                                                           ^^^^^^^
                                                                              Fast

Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3-2--0~-----3-3--0~-----3-2~----0-0--3-3-2-0-0---3-2~------|

Verse:

    My hands are tied...   (heavily distorted guitars come in)
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-5-55-5--5-55-5--5-55-5--5-55-5---|


Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3p0-3-3-3-3-3-2--|

Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------5-5---------------------|
Eb|-0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3-----2-1-0--0-0-00-0-0-0-|
                          ^^^^^
                           Fast

Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------5-5------|
Eb|-3-3p0-3-3-3-3-3-2--0-0-00-0-0-0-3-3-----5~---------|


Play this twice over the first guitar solo:

Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------5-5-------|
Eb|-0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3p0--3-3-33-3-2--0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3-----2-1-0---------|

And end with:

Gb|------|
Db|------|
Ab|--5~--
Eb|------

There's no bass for a few bars at this point.  When Axl sings
"So I never fell for Vietnam...\

Civil War Bass Tab Info

Last Updated: February 10, 2026