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Holy War Chords

Music by: Alicia Keys
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[Intro 1]
[Am][C][Am][C][Am][C][F][Am][C][F][Am][G]
[C][F][Am][C][F][Am]
[G]If war is holy

[Verse 1]
[C]
[F]and[Am] sex is ob scen[C]e[F][Am][G]
We've got it [C]twis[F] te[Am]d in
this [C]lucid [F]dream[Am]
[G]Baptized in [C]boundaries,
[F]sch[Am]ooled in sin[C][F][Am]
[G]Divided by [C]dif[F]ferenc[Am]e,
sexuality an[C]d skin[F][Am]
[G]Oh, so we can

[Verse 2]
[F]hate each
other and fear each other
We can [G]build these walls
between each other
Baby, [G#dim]blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep [Am]yourself locked in,
yourself locked in
Yeah, we can [F]hate each other
and fear each other
We can [G]build these walls
between each other
Baby, [G#dim]blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep [Am]yourself locked in, yourself locked

[Verse 3]
[Am]Oh, maybe [C]we should love somebody
[F]Oh,[Am] mayb[G]e [Am]we could[C]
care a little [F]more[Am][G]
[Am]So maybe we should l[C]ove somebody
[F]Ins[Am]tead [G]of polishi[Am]ng the
[C]bombs of holy war
[F][Am]

[Verse 4]
What if sex was [C]holy [F]and[Am]
war was [C]ob [F]scene[Am]
[G]And it wasn't twi[C]s te[F]d,
[Am]what a wonderful d[C]ream[F][Am][G]
Living for love,
[C]una[F]fra[Am]id of the end[C][F]
[Am]Forg[G]iveness is the only[C][F]
[Am]real re ve[C]ng[F]e[Am]
[G]Oh, so we can

[Verse 5]
[F]heal each
other and fill each other
We can [G]break these walls
between each other
Baby, [G#dim]blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep [Am]yourself open, yourself open
Yeah, we can [F]heal each
other and fill each other
We can [G]break these walls
between each other
Baby, [G#dim]blow by blow and brick by brick
Keep [Am]yourself open, you're open

[Verse 6]
[Am]So maybe w[C]e should love somebody
[F]May[Am]be we[G] c[Am]ould[C]
care a little [F]more[Am]
[G]So [Am]maybe we sh[C]ould love
[F]somebody[Am][G]
[Am]Instead of polish[C]ing the
bombs of holy war
[F][Am]

[Verse 7]
What if love [F]is [C]holy[F][Am]
and hate ob[C]scene[F]
[Am]We s[G]hould give lif[C]e[F][Am]
to this beauti[C]ful [F]dream[Am]
[G]'Cause peace and l[C]ove[F]
[Am]ain't so f[C]ar[F][Am]
[G]If we nurse our [C]wounds[F][Am]
before [C]they [F]scar[G]
Nurse our [C]wounds [F]bef[Am]ore they sca[C]r[F]

[Outro 1]
[Am]
[G][C][F][Am][C][F][G][C][F][Am][C][F]
[G][C][F][Am][F][Am]
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