Lindisfarne – When The War Is Over (Guitar)

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[INTRO:] C G Am Bb Am G C G [VERSE 1:]
C               G     Am              Bb
When the war is over, we can be kind again

C             G      Am             Bb
You can be my lover, I will be your friend

        C               G            Am              Bb
And the drunkard in the gutter who's laughing at the moon

          C               G      Am                   Bb     Am G
Will have whiskey and dry ginger served from a silver spoon
[VERSE 2:]
        C               G            Am               Bb
And the phonies and the copouts, the lonelies and the weird

   C          G            Am               Bb  Am  G C G
In one single moment, will brush away their fears_______
[CHORUS:]
C               G        Bb            F
When the war is over, no battles to be won or lost

C                   Em       Bb              F
No one to claim the victory, no one cares to count the cost
[INTERLUDE:] C G Am Bb Am G C G [VERSE 3:]
        C                       G            Am                 Bb
And the children will be the teachers, their lessons will be so clear

   C             G        Am             Bb   Am
To see with open eyes, to hear with open ears____

    C             G              Am            Bb
And you will understand me, it's easy you will find

   C                G       Am              Bb  Am  G
To reach with open arms, to speak with open mind
[CHORUS:]
C               G        Bb            F
When the war is over, no battles to be won or lost

C                   Em       Bb              F
No one to claim the victory, no one cares to count the cost
[OUTRO:]
C                Em               Bb              F
When the war is, when the war is, when the war is over

C                Em               Bb              F
When the war is, when the war is, when the war is over

C                G                C               F
When the war is, when the war is, when the war is over

C              G  C      F
When the war is_____ all over

C        Em     C   F
When the war is all over
(## repeat Instrumental 14x and fade to end ##) C F C G