Gary Moore – After The War (Guitar)

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As reorded by Gary Moore (From the 1989 Album AFTER THE WAR) [Intro] D5 Dm [Verse 1]
D5
So many came before you

D5
The prisoners of fate

  C5
A history of bloodshed

C5
A legacy of hate

C5
But where will you be standing

         Bb5
When the battles have been won?

  G5
Inside your lonely fortress

    A5           Bb5  C5
The battles just begun
[Chorus]
D5        F5
After the war

C5              Bb5
Who will you be fighting for?

D5        F5     Bb5 C5
After the war is o - ver

D5        F5
After the fire

   C5             Bb5         G5
Is burning to its dying embers

A5         D5
 After the war
[Interlude] D5 [Verse 2]
D5
A letter from the draft board

D5
Put pain to all your dreams

       C5
You're just another number

C5
In military schemes

C5
They marched you in a uniform

    Bb5
You wore against your will

     G5
With lies of hope and glory

     A5                Bb5 C5
They taught you how to kill
[Chorus]
D5        F5
After the war

C5              Bb5
Who will you be fighting for?

D5        F5     Bb5 C5
After the war is o - ver

D5        F5
After the fire

   C5             Bb5         G5
Is burning to its dying embers
[Bridge]
A5 N.C.    Bb5
 After the war

                       D5
You thought you'd be a hero

Bb5                    D5
 After all that you survived

Bb5                    D5
 If hell was meant for heroes

F5    G5                   A5
 Then surely you've arrived
[Interlude] D5 [Guitar Solo] D5 C5 Bb5 G5 A5 Bb5 C5
D5
After the war

D5            G5  A5 N.C.
After the war
[Chorus]
D5        F5
After the war

C5              Bb5
Who will you be fighting for?

D5        F5     Bb5 C5
After the war is o - ver

D5        F5
After the fire

   C5             Bb5         C5 D5
Is burning to its dying embers
[Outro] D5 F5 C5
Bb5  C5        D5
     After the war
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