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The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword Chords

Music by: Van Morrison
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[Verse 1]
[Am]You've got to li[C]ve by the pen [D]'cause it's
mightier than the [Am]sword[C][Am][C]
[Am]You've got to live by [C]the pen [D]'cause it's
mightier than [E]the sword
Every [Am]man is me, every man i[D]s [C]you
[D]I can't tell you what
you've got to do
[Am]You've got to live by [D]the pen,
it's mightier than the sword
[Am]

[Verse 2]
[Am]You've got to live by the [D]pen 'cause it's
mightier than [Am]the sword[C][Am]
You've got to live by [C]the [D]pen 'cause
it's migh[C]tier than [Am]the l[E]aw
Every [Am]man is me, every man is you
[D]I can't tell you what you have to do
[Am]You've got [C]to live by [D]the pen 'cause it's
mightier than the sword
[Am][D][Am]

[Verse 3]
[Am]You've got to live by [C]the [D]pen 'cause it's
migh[Am]tier than the law
You've got to [C]live by the [D]pen
'cause of what you [Am]saw[E]
Every [Am]man is me, every man is you
I [D]can't tell you what
you're supposed to do
[Am]I've got to [C]live by the [D]pen 'cause it's
mightier than the sword
[Am][C][Am]

[Verse 4]
[Am]I've got to [C]live by [D]the pen 'cause it's
migh[Am]tier than [D]the sword[Am]
I've got to [C]live by [D]the pen 'cause
it's mightier than the [E]sword
Every [Am]man is me, every man is you
But I can[D]'t tell you what
you have to do
[Am]I've got to [C]live by [D]the pen 'cause it's mightier than [Am]the sword
[C][Am]

[Interlude 1]
[D]
[Am][D][C][Am][D]
[E][D][E][Am]
[D][Am][C][D]
[Am]

[Verse 5]
[Am]They're gonna get burned be[C]cause
they're [D]playing [C]with fir[Am]e[C][D]
[Am]They're gonna get [C]caught 'cause
[D]somebody [C]is [Am]a li[E]ar
Every [Am]man is me, every man is you
I [D]can't tell you what you're
supposed to [Am]do
You've got to [C]live by [D]the pen 'cause
it's mightier [C]than the sword
[Am][C][Am]

[Verse 6]
[Am]I've got to live [C]by [D]the pen 'cause it's
migh[C]tier than [Am]the sword[C][Am][D][Am]
I've got to [C]live by the [D]pen 'cause it's
migh[C]tier than [Am]the [E]sword
[Am]Every man is [C]me, [Am]every man is you
[D]I can't tell you what
you're supposed to do
[Am]I've got to li[C]ve by my pen '[D]cause it's
mighti[Am]er than th[C]e law[Am]
I've got to [C]live by my [D]pen 'cause it's
migh[C]tier than the [Am]sword[C][D]
[Am]I've got to [C]live by my [D]pen 'cause
it's migh[C]tier than the sword

[Outro 1]
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