What A Way To Win A War chords by Tom Mcrae

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Key: C majorC

🎸 Intro:

C majorC G* C majorC



🎸 Verse :
       C majorC
My favourite son sent to the deep
        G*                     C majorC
Stones in his shoes and hands tied and sleeping the long sleep
       C majorC
Stand to my left, it's the place of honour
      G*                      C majorC
Strike the match through times of rain, maybe we won't swing
     G+G
So easy come, so easy go, we sharpen sticks and we throw stones

🎸 Chorus:
N.C.         C majorC
What A augmentedA Way To Win A augmentedA War, what a way to fight a battle
      G*                 C majorC
I've been faithful general but I tire of this cause



🎸 Verse :
       C majorC
I'm with the beast that backs the birds
       G*                    C majorC
Can't pick a side now
I'm not sure this evidence I've heard
       C majorC
When I see a love that croak its tune
       G*                      C majorC
There in its palace I've fought self, the future spinning run
     G+G
So easy come, easy go, we light the arrow then let go


🎸 Chorus:
N.C.         C majorC
What A augmentedA Way To Win A augmentedA War, what a way to fight a battle
      G*                   C majorC
I've been faithful general, what were we fighting for

🎸 Instrumental:
C majorC G* C majorC
C G* C majorC
C G* C majorC


Coda:
N.C.         C majorC
What A augmentedA Way To Win A augmentedA War, what a way to fight a battle
      G*                G+G   N.C.         C majorC
I've been faithful, loyal, careful general please - What A augmentedA Way To Win A augmentedA War


Note:
G* - switch finger between 3rd fret of high E MajorE string and 3rd fret of BB string on each beat


Intro Riff (positions relative to capo):
E MajorE |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|
BB |-4-3-4-3-4-3---|-4-3-4-3-4-3-----|-------3---3---3---|-3-3-3-4---|
G+G |-------------5-|-------------5---|-5-4-5-------------|---------5-|
D MajorD |---------------|---------------5-|---------5---5---5-|-----------|
A augmentedA |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|
E MajorE |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|