You should be able to figure out the strum pattern by just listening, but here are
the chords used throughout:
C G Dm Am E F
e|--0--3--1--0--0--1--|
B|--1--0--3--1--0--1--|
G|--0--0--2--2--1--2--|
D|--2--0--0--2--2--3--|
A|--3--2--x--0--2--3--|
E|--x--3--x--x--0--1--|
INTRO:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------1----------1----3--3--3--1-----|
G|-----------0h2--2--0-------------0h2---2--0--2----2-------------2---|
D|-----0-----------------------0h2------------------------------------|
A|--0h3--3----------------3--3----------------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|--------------------------0h3--0------------------|
B|-----1---3--3-3-3-3-1---3--------3-1--------------|
G|-0h2---2-----------------------------2-0-2--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
C G Dm Am
Save me, I can't be saved, I won't.
Dm Am Dm Am
I'm a president's son, I don't need no soul.
CHORUS:
Am E
All the soldiers say
F
"It'll be alright,
C
We may make it through the war
G Dm
If we make it through the night."
G C G
All the people, they say:
Am E
"What a lovely day,
F
Yeah, we won the war.
C
May have lost a million men,
G Dm
But we've got a million more."
C G Dm
All the people, they say.
BRIDGE:
|C G |Dm |
|C G |Dm |
|C G |Dm |
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---------0h2--2--0--|
D|------0-------------|
A|-- 0h3--3-----------|
E|-3------------------|
VERSE:
C G Dm Am
Share with me all of your pain, I won't
Dm Am Dm Am
Share your love, I need all your love.
CHORUS:
Am E
All the soldiers say
F
"It'll be alright,
C
We may make it through the war
G Dm
If we make it through the night."
G C G
All the people, they see:
Am E
"What a lovely day,
F
Yeah, we won the war.
C
May have lost a million men,
G Dm
But we've got a million more."
C G Dm
All the people, they say.
SOLO:
e|------------------------------------------------------------0-3-5-3-0-----|
B|--------------1---------1----3--3-3-3-3-1---3---3--3-1----3-----------3-1-|
G|----------0h2---2--0--2---2-----------------------------------------------|
D|------0h2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
C G Dm Am
Save me, I can't be saved, I won't.
Dm Am Dm Am
I don't need no love. I'm a president's son.
CHORUS:
Am E
All the soldiers say
F
"It'll be alright,
C
We may make it through the war
G Dm
If we make it through the night."
G C G
All the people, they see:
Am E
"What a lovely day,
F
Yeah, we won the war.
C
May have lost a million men,
G Dm
But we've got a million more."
G C G
All the people, they say:
G C G
All the people, they say:
OUTRO:
Am E
It'll be alright,
F
It'll be alright,
C Am
It'll be right now.
E
It'll be alright,
F
It'll be alright,
C Am
It'll be right now.
E
It'll be alright,
F
It'll be alright,
C Dm
It'll be right now.
G C
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