Start A War Tab by The National

Start A War tab by The National

Guitar Tab

Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Intermediate

standard tuning, capo 5

Intro:
e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

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Verse:
e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

We expected something, something better than before
We expected something more

e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

Do you really think you can just put it in a safe
Behind a painting, lock it up and leave?

e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

Do you really think you can just put it in a safe
Behind a painting, lock it up and leave?


Chorus:
e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

Walk away now and you're gonna start a war

e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|


Verse:
e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

Whatever went away, I'll get it over now
I'll get money, I'll get funny again


e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

Whatever went away, I'll get it over now
I'll get money, I'll get funny again


Chorus:
e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

Walk away now and you're gonna start a war

e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|


Verse:
e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

We expected something, something better than before
We expected something more

e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

You were always weird but I never had to hold you
By the edges, like I do now

e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

We were always weird but I never had to hold you
By the edges, like I do now


Chorus:
e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

Walk away now and you're gonna start a war


e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|


Verse:
e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

Whatever went away, I'll get it over now
I'll get money, I'll get funny again

e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

Whatever went away, I'll get it over now
I'll get money, I'll get funny again


Chorus:
e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

Walk away now and you're gonna start a war

e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

Walk away now and you're gonna start a war

e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|


Outro:
e|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3-------3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|-0---0-2-2---3----|---------3---3----|

e|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3---3--|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|-3---0------------|------------------|-3---0------------|
E|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|-3---0---2---3----|---------3---3----|

e|-3----------------|
B|-3----------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-3----------------|

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