Cage the Elephant – The War Is Over (Guitar)

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Note: The Em in the Intro part is played for 4 bars/measures. [Intro] Em [Verse 1]
Em
   When I was a young man, I never needed anyone

Em                                           C
Bruised and broken, shattered, always on the run

                         B
Safe behind a half-smile,  laying in the shadows

Em
  I became a rich man, I held the world up with my hands

  Em                                                    C
Inside I was a poor man, still screaming, "I don't understand"

                           B
"Why am I always running?"   "Why am I always hiding?"

C                             B
  "What's the point in living   when living feels like dying?"
[Chorus]
                   Em
You can build your walls, love will tear it down

                  Em
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house

                   C                       B
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky

                 C                     B
One day you will find love was on both sides
N.C. The war is over [Verse 2]
Em
   I came upon a wise man, he said, "Sit beside me son"

Em                                                    C
"When I was a young man, I was like you, the Prodigal Son"

                          B
Safe behind a half-smile,   hidin' in the shadows

C                               B
  Tell 'em that it's all right,   tell 'em 'cause you said so
[Chorus]
                   Em
You can build your walls, love will tear it down

                  Em
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house

                   C                       B
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky

                 C                     B
One day you will find love was on both sides

Em                                C
  The war is over, love's already won

                 B
The war is over,   the war is over

Em                                C
  The war is over, love's already won

                 B
The war is over,   the war is over
[Bridge]
C                 Am
Time stands still so long

B         Em
I feel so low

C           Am            B
I know what follows, what follows
[Chorus]
                   Em
You can build your walls, love will tear it down

                  Em
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house

                   C                       B
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky

                 C                     B
One day you will find love was on both sides

Em                                C
  The war is over, love's already won

                 B
The war is over,   the war is over

Em                                C
  The war is over, love's already won

                 B5
The war is over,   the war is over.