Bethel Music – War Is Over (Guitar)

Capo 3

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This first section is a some comments about the way the song is played on the recording. If you just want the chords feel free to skip this section and scroll down to the intro. Enjoy and God bless! Capes. Firstly, throughout the song, a variation on the D chord is often played. This variation is a C chord shape that has been slid up to the third fret like this

      D   
e|----0----|
B|----3----|
G|----0----|
D|----4----|
A|----5----|
E|----X----|

This D chord voicing can be used interchangeably with a regular D all throughout this song, it's personal preference which voicing you prefer or find easier! Secondly, in the Instrumental / Spontaneous section (before you get to the 'Jesus' part), a Bm chord is sometimes played as a passing chord, or is played very softly, so feel free to omit this chord. I thought I would put it in for correctness sake, but the song sounds fine without it Thirdly, on the intro for the official recording, you can initially hear the guitar playing a variation on the regular shapes for the first line of the intro, before returning to regular chord shapes for the rest of the intro. I will put the fingerings for this first line variation here, but please feel free to play regular shapes instead. After the second D of this intro is played, from then on the chords are just the regular shapes.

      C              D             Em             G/B             C              D           
e|----X----|   e|----X----|   e|----X----|   e|----X----|   e|----X----|   e|----X----|
B|----X----|   B|----X----|   B|----X----|   B|----X----|   B|----X----|   B|----X----|
G|----X----|   G|----X----|   G|----X----|   G|----0----|   G|----X----|   G|----X----|
D|----2----|   D|----4----|   D|----5----|   D|----0----|   D|----2----|   D|----4----|
A|----3----|   A|----5----|   A|----7----|   A|----X----|   A|----3----|   A|----5----|
E|----X----|   E|----X----|   E|----X----|   E|----7----|   E|----X----|   E|----X----|

[Intro] C D Em G C D G C G [Verse 1]

G
  The war is over, turn around

           C              Em      G
  Lay your weapons on the ground

G           
  The smoke is fading before the light

               C              Em      D 
  The dead are coming back to life

[Chorus]

  C
  He has made a way for us

  Em              G
  Born for glory, out of dust

  C                                D
  Children held within the arms of peace

  C
  He has made a way for all

  Em                G
  Mercy waits where sinners fall

     C      D        G
  He is our victor - y

[Verse 2]

G
  The war is over, His love has come

             C             Em      G
  To call us daughters and sons

G
  No longer orphans, without a home

          C              Em      D
  We have found where we belong

[Chorus]

  C
  He has made a way for us

  Em              G
  Born for glory, out of dust

  C                                D
  Children held within the arms of peace

  C
  He has made a way for all

  Em                G
  Mercy waits where sinners fall

     C      D        G
  He is our victor - y

  C
  He has made a way for us

  Em              G
  Born for glory, out of dust

  C                                D
  Children held within the arms of peace

  C
  He has made a way for all

  Em                G
  Mercy waits where sinners fall

     C      D        G
  He is our victor - y

[Bridge]

G       C
  It is finished

        D
  It is done

               Em        G
  The blood of Jesus overcomes

        C 
  It is finished

         D
  He has won

         Em      G
  He has won     (Oooh)

(The second and third time through the chords are slightly different to the ones above)

        C
  It is finished

        D
  It is done

               Em        G/B
  The blood of Jesus overcomes

        C 
  It is finished

         Am
  He has won

         Em      D
  He has won     (Woaahh)

        C
  It is finished

        D
  It is done

               Em        G/B
  The blood of Jesus overcomes

        C 
  It is finished

         Am
  He has won

         Em      D
  He has won

[Chorus]

  C
  He has made a way for us

  Em              G
  Born for glory, out of dust

  C                                D
  Children held within the arms of peace

  C
  He has made a way for all

  Em                G
  Mercy waits where sinners fall

     C      D        Em
  He is our victor - y

     C      D        Em
  He is our victor - y

     C      D       
  He is our vic  -  tory

[Instrumental with Spontaneous] Am G C Am G D Am G C Am G D Bm

  Am    G    C 
               This is my battle cry

  Am    G    D 
               I'm found in Jesus Christ

  Am    G    C
               This is my battle cry

  Am    G    D                    Bm  
               I'm won by Jesus Christ

  Am    G    C 
                He is my battle cry

  Am    G    D 
                He gave me back my life

  Am    G    C
                He is my battle cry

  Am    G    D  
                I give him back my life 

       Bm          C    
       Je    -    sus

       Am    G     D 
  (oh) Je    -    sus       We call on your name      

       Am    G     C
  (oh) Je    -    sus       Heeeyy     

       Am    G     D
  (oh) Je    -    sus       Oh the name by which we're saved

       Am    G     C    
  (oh) Je    -    sus       Yeeaahh we look to you

       Am    G     D 
  (oh) Je    -    sus       My battle cry in the dark of night yes

       Am    G     C
       Je    -    sus       I lay down my striving, we surrender to

       Am    G     D           Bm
       Je    -    sus

[Chorus]

  C
  He has made a way for us

  Em              G
  Born for glory, out of dust

  C                                D
  Children held within the arms of peace

  C
  He has made a way for all

  Em                G
  Mercy waits where sinners fall

     C      D        Em
  He is our victor - y

        C      D        G
  Oh He is our victor - y

Thanks! Hope you enjoyed! Capes.