Drink Before The War Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Well, you tel[D]l us that we're wro[Em]ng
[C]And you tell us not[D] to sing our son[Em]g
[C]Nothing we can say[D] will make you see[Em]
[C]You got a heart of sto[D]ne,
you can never [Em]feel

[Verse 2]
You say, [C]"oh, I'm not a[D]fraid,
it can't happen to [Em]me
[C]I've lived my lif[D]e as a good man[Em]
Oh, [C]no, you're out of your [D]mind
It won't happen to [Em]me
[C]'Cause I've carried my wei[D]ght
and I've been a [Em]strong man"
[C]But listen to the man[D] in the liquor sto[Em]re
Yell[C]ing, "anybody wanna [D]drink
before the [Em]war?"

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
[C]And your par[D]ents paid you thr[Em]ough
[C]You got a nice big car[D],
nothing bothers [Em]you
[C]Somebody cut out your eye[D]s,
you refuse to [Em]see
[C]Ah, somebody cut out your [D]heart,
you refuse to [Em]feel

[Bridge 1]
[C]And you live in a she[D]ll
[C]You create your own hel[D]l
[C]You live in the pas[D]t and talk about war[Em]
[C]And you dig your own gra[D]ve, yeah
[C]But it's a life you can sav[D]e
[C]So stop getting fas[D]t, it's not gonna happen[Em]
And you'll [C]cry but you'll never [D]fall
No, no, [C]no, you're building a [D]wall
[C]Gotta break it dow[D]n, start agai[Em]n

[Verse 4]
[C]No, no, no,[D] it won't happen to us[Em]
[C]We've lived our liv[D]es,
basically we've been good [Em]men

[Bridge 2]
[C]So stop talking of war[D]
'Cause you know we've [C]heard it all be[D]fore
[C]Why don't you go out the[D]re
and do something [Em]useful?
[C]Oh, listen to the [D]man in the liquor [Em]store
He yell[C]ing,
"Anybody wanna [D]drink before the [Em]war?"
[C]"Anybody wanna dri[D]nk before the war[Em]?"
[C]"Anybody wanna dri[D]nk before the war[Em]?"

[Outro 1]
[C]Eeeh- [D]aaa[Em]h...
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[Fade out]