Jesse Welles – War Isnt Murder (Guitar Intro)
Capo 4
Key
-
Versions
(5)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Chords he uses for finger-picking]
C C/G Am Am/E G G7 F F/C F7 F7/C A7 D7 e -0---0----0---0----3---1--1---1---1----1--------2-- B -1---1----1---1----0---0--1---1---4----4----2---1-- G -0---0----2---2----0---0--2---2---2----2----0---2-- D -2---2----2---2----0---3--3---3---3----3----2---0-- A -3---3----0--------2---2------3--------3----0------ E -----3--------0----3---3--------------------------- [Typical picking pattern on verses, best I can tell] C C/G C C/G e ------------------------ B -1-----1-----1-----1---- G --0-0----0----0-0----0-- D ---2----2------2----2--- A -3-----------3---------- E -----3-----------3------ [Intro] C C/G C C/G C C/G C C/G e ------3--------3----------3-------3------- B --------1--------1----1-----1-------1----- G ---0---0--------0---0------0----0--0------ D --2--------2---------2---------2---------- A -3--------3--------3----------3----------- E ----3--------3----------3--------3--------
[Verse 1]
C C/G C C/G War isn't murder, good men don't die C C/G C C/G Children don't starve and all the women survive Am Am/E Am Am/E War isn't murder, that's what they say Am Am/E Am Am/E When you're fighting the Devil, murder's okay G G7 War isn't murder, they're called casualties G7 There ain't a veteran, With a good night's sleep
[Chorus 1]
F F/C F7 F7/C Let's talk about dead people, I mean a dead people C (C B A#) A7 The dead don't feel honor, they don't feel that brave D7 G They don't feel avenged, they're lucky if they got gravеs C A7 Call your dead mother, ask her whеn she died D7 G It's a deathly silence on the other line F F/C Fm The dead don't talk, but their children don't forget C (C B A#) A7 So in 20 short years, you can live to regret that
[Verse 2]
C C/G C C/G War isn't murder, there's money at stake C C/G C C/G Hell, even Kushner agrees, it's good real estate Am Am/E Am Am/E War isn't murder, ask Netanyahu Am Am/E Am Am/E He's got a psalm for that, and a bomb for you G G7 War isn't murder, it's an old desert faith G7 It's a nation state sanctioned righteous hate
[Chorus 2]
F F/C F7 F7/C Let's talk about dead people, I mean a dead people C (C B A#) A7 If war isn't murder, it's the Vengeance of God D7 G If you can't see the bodies, they don't bloat when they rot C A7 And the flies don't swarm, and the children don't cry D7 G If war isn't murder, good men don't die F F/C Fm So in a short 20 years, when you vacation the Strip C (C B A#) A7 Try not and think about the dead, D7 G C C/G C C/G C C/G C C/G And have a nice trip
[Verse 3]
C C/G C C/G War isn't murder, We should all give thanks C C/G C C/G I saw it on a movie, give it up for Tom Hanks Am Am/E Am Am/E War isn't murder, they don't ship out the poor Am Am/E Am Am/E And the bullets they fire, ain't part of the cure G G7 War isn't murder, land is a right G7 But the banks called dibs, it's something you can't fight
[Chorus 3]
F F/C F7 F7/C Let's talk about dead people, I mean a dead people C (C B A#) A7 The dead don't feel honor, they don't feel that brave D7 G They don't feel avenged, they're lucky if they got graves C A7 Call your dead mother, ask her when she died D7 G It's a deathly silence on the other line F F/C Fm It's a dark sacrifice made on your behalf C (C B A#) A7 So get down on your knees and thank the sweet Lord that C G C War isn't murder