G 320033
C x32010
D xx0232
Em 022000
Em7 022033
Em7/F# 2x2033
E|----------------------|
[Intro] [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4
[Verse 1]
Em C Em C
Come the war, come the avarice
Em C Em C
Come the war, come how?
Em C Em C
Come attrition, come the reek of bones
Em C Em C
Come attrition, come how?
[Chorus 1]
G D Em C
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
G D C
This is why, this is why we fight
G D Em C
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G
This is why, this is why we fight, come how?
[Verse 2] [use verse 1 chords]
Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein
Right of quiet, right of how
Come the arches, come the infant cheek
Come the arches of how
[Chorus 2]
G D Em C
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
G D C
This is why, this is why we fight
G D Em C
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G
This is why, this is why we fight, come how?
[Interlude] [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4
[Chorus 3]
G D Em C
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
G D C
This is why, this is why we fight
G D Em C
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G
This is why, this is why we fight, come how?
[Chorus 4] [use chorus 1 chords]
So come to me, come to me now
Lay your arms around me
This is why, this is why we fight
Come how, come how, come how, come how?
