What A Way To Win A War chords by Tom Mcrae

• Capo on 1st

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C G* C




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

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




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


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


🎸 Instrumental:
C G* C
C G* C
C G* C


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


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


Intro Riff (positions relative to capo):
E |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|
B |-4-3-4-3-4-3---|-4-3-4-3-4-3-----|-------3---3---3---|-3-3-3-4---|
G |-------------5-|-------------5---|-5-4-5-------------|---------5-|
D |---------------|---------------5-|---------5---5---5-|-----------|
A |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|
E |---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|