Thirty Seconds To Mars – This Is War (Guitar)

Capo 1
Key
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Chords

The Gm sounds better Barred You can also just use a regular barred F-chord if you can't finger the Fadd2. It sounds fine, too. Remember all those frets are shifted +1 if you put the capo on. The following (intro) riffs occur throughout the song:
        Dm                Fadd2               Bb                     Gm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7--7-7\------------5--5-5-------------3--3-3---------------12--12-12\-|
A|--5-(5)-5-------------------------------1-(1)-1-----------10-(10)-10-------------|
E|---------------------1-(1)-1-----------------------------------------------------|

        Dm                Fadd2               Bb                    C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7--7-7\------------5--5-5-------------3--3-3------------5--5-5~-|
A|--5-(5)-5-------------------------------1-(1)-1-----------3-(3)-3----------|
E|---------------------1-(1)-1-----------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Dm           Fadd2 
A warning to the people

Bb            C
The good and the evil

Dm Fadd2 Bb C
This is war

Dm              Fadd2
To the soldier, the civilian

Bb           C
The martyr, the victim

Dm Fadd2 Bb   C
This is war
[Bridge]
Bb
It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie

C
The moment to live and the moment to die

Bb                                        C
The moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight
[Chorus]
F
To the right, to the left

C
We will fight to the death

Dm
To the Edge of the Earth

Bb
It's a brave new world from the last to the first

F
To the right, to the left

C
We will fight to the death

Dm
To the Edge of the Earth

Bb
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world Dm Fadd2 Bb C x2 [Verse 2]
Dm            Fadd2       Bb         C
A warning to the prophet, the liar, the honest

Dm Fadd2 Bb C
This is war

Dm             Fadd2       Bb           C
To the leader, the pariah, the victor, the messiah

Dm Fadd2 Bb C
This is war
[Bridge]
Bb
It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie

C
The moment to live and the moment to die

Bb                                        C
The moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight

F
To the right, to the left

C
We will fight to the death

Dm
To the Edge of the Earth

Bb
It's a brave new world from the last to the first
[Chorus]
F
To the right, to the left

C
We will fight to the death

Dm
To the Edge of the Earth

Bb
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world It's a brave new world F C Dm Bb [Verse 3]
F       C           Dm
I do believe in the light

           Bb
Raise your hands into the sky

F             C
The fight is done

           Dm
The war is won

          Bb
Lift your hands
Towards the sun
F
Towards the sun
Towards the sun Towards the sun The war is won C [Chorus]
F
To the right, to the left

C
We will fight to the death

Dm
To the Edge of the Earth

Bb
It's a brave new world from the last to the first

F
To the right, to the left

C
We will fight to the death

Dm
To the Edge of the Earth

Bb
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world It's a brave new world [Outro]
F  C             Dm     Bb
     A brave new world

F   C                
      The war is won

           Dm   Bb
The war is won

            F
A brave new world
F C Dm Bb In case you're wondering, the next song, 100 Suns, continues this pattern and chord progression. Enjoy --Chris Johnson--