[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