Live – What Are We Fighting For (Guitar)

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As recorded by Live (From the 2003 Album BIRDS OF PREY) [Intro] Bm A Bm G A [Verse 1]
Bm
Battle flag in the bassinet

A
Oil and blood on the bayonet

Bm
Crowded downtown hit the floor

G           A        Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?
[Verse 2]
    Bm
The world got smaller but the bombs got bigger

A
Holocaust on a hairpin trigger

Bm
Ain't no game so forget the score

G           A        Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?
[Bridge]
Em
What will I tell my daughter?

     G
What will you tell your son?

                   D
Where were all the doves?

             Em
That we were nothing but a shadow

   G                            D
A faceless generation devoid of love?
[Verse 3]
    Bm
The crucifix ain't no baseball bat

A
Tell me what kind of God is that?

      Bm
Ain't nothing more godless than a war

   G           A        Bm G D
So what are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?
[Bridge]
Em
What will I tell my daughter?

     G
What will you tell your son?

                   D
Where were all the doves?

             Em
That we were nothing but a shadow

   G                    N.C.
A faceless generation?
[Outro]
N.C.                 Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?

                     Bm G D
What are we fightin' for?