After The War chords by Gary Moore

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D5D5
DmDm

Verse 1:
D5D5
So many came before you
D5D5
The prisoners of fate
 C5C5
A augmentedA history of bloodshed
C5C5
A augmentedA legacy of hate
C5C5
But where will you be standing
     Bb5Bb5
When the battles have been won?
 G5G5
Inside your lonely fortress
  A5A5      Bb5Bb5 C5C5
The battles just begun

Chorus:
D5D5    F5F5
After the war
C5C5       Bb5Bb5
Who will you be fighting for?
D5D5    F5F5   Bb5Bb5 C5C5
After the war is o - ver
D5D5    F5F5
After the fire
  C5C5       Bb5Bb5     G5G5
Is burning to its dying embers
A5A5     D5D5
 After the war

Interlude:
D5D5

Verse 2:
D5D5
A augmentedA letter from the draft board
D5D5
Put pain to all your dreams
    C5C5
You're just another number
C5C5
In military schemes
C5C5
They marched you in a uniform
  Bb5Bb5
You wore against your will
   G5G5
With lies of hope and glory
   A5A5        Bb5Bb5 C5C5
They taught you how to kill

Chorus:
D5D5    F5F5
After the war
C5C5       Bb5Bb5
Who will you be fighting for?
D5D5    F5F5   Bb5Bb5 C5C5
After the war is o - ver
D5D5    F5F5
After the fire
  C5C5       Bb5Bb5     G5G5
Is burning to its dying embers

Bridge:
A5A5 N.C.  Bb5Bb5
 After the war
            D5D5
You thought you'd be a hero
Bb5Bb5          D5D5
 After all that you survived
Bb5Bb5          D5D5
 If hell was meant for heroes
F5F5  G5G5          A5A5
 Then surely you've arrived

Interlude:
D5D5

Guitar Solo:
D5D5
C5C5  Bb5Bb5  G5G5 A5A5 Bb5Bb5 C5C5
D5D5
After the war
D5D5      G5G5 A5A5 N.C.
After the war

Chorus:
D5D5    F5F5
After the war
C5C5       Bb5Bb5
Who will you be fighting for?
D5D5    F5F5   Bb5Bb5 C5C5
After the war is o - ver
D5D5    F5F5
After the fire
  C5C5       Bb5Bb5     C5C5 D5D5
Is burning to its dying embers

Outro:
D5D5 F5F5 C5C5
Bb5Bb5 C5C5    D5D5
   After the war
D5D5

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