This Is Our War Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Once there was [D]a nat[Am]ion here
[F]Now there [G]is [Gsus2]no more[Am]
Once we fought to change our fears
But now this is our war
(This is our war)
This is our [Bm]war

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][G][Am][Bm][C]
[F][G][Am][G][Am][G][F][Am][E]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Wash your mind out,
[G]where's your [Bm]mor a[G]ls?
[F]How many [C]people have
[E]to live this sorrow?
[Am]Life should [C]not be [G]begged or [Bm]bor r[G]owed
[F]How many [C]really want
[E]to change tomorrow?

[Verse 3]
[Am]We're still [C]playing [G]the prideful game
As we [F]profile the [C]enemy
that [E]we created
[Am]We're still [C]play[Am]ing the [G]prideful game
With the [F]cards on the [C]table
[Am]In the e[E]nd we're all
[G]the [F]same[Am]
Where's the compassion in
[D]the world [Dm]toda[D]y?[Am]
Yeah, we're all [F]the same[Am]
Until we find another [G]way
[Am]This [E]is our war (This is our [Am]war)
Once there [Bm]was a na

[Verse 4]
[C]tion here
[F]Now there [G]is no more
[Am](This is our war)
Once we [Bm]fought for [C]change arm in arm
But [F]now this [D]is our war
[Am][F][Am]

[Verse 5]
[E]
Di[Am]visive words from [G]ivory [Bm]tower[G]s
[F]Seeds of in[C]tolerance turn
[E]into flowers
[Am]Countless [C]fools and [G]reckless [Bm]coward[G] s
[F]Rally [C]the people in [E]the quest for power

[Verse 6]
[Am]We're still [C]playing [G]the prideful game
As we [F]profile the [Am]enemy
[C]that we [E]created
[Am]We're still [C]playing the [G]prideful game
With the [F]cards on the [C]table
In the [E]end we're all the same
[Am][F][Am]
Where's the compassion in
[D]the world [Dm]today?[Am]
Yeah, we're all [F]the same[Am]
Until we find another [G]way
[Am]This [E]is our war (This is our [Am]war)
Once there [Bm]was a na

[Verse 7]
[C]tion here
[F]Now there [G]is no more
[Am](This is our war)
Once we [Bm]fought for [C]change arm in arm
But [F]now this [G]is our [Am]war

[Verse 8]
Is this the [F]land of segrega[C]tion?
Is this a [D]place that we call [Am]home?
Don't let the [F]old style genera[C]tion
Carry the [D]flag for you and me no [E]more
This is our [Am]war[G][Am][G][F][E]

[Interlude 2]
This is our war
[Am][G][F][E][F]

[Verse 9]
We're into the [G]red, We're into the [Am]red
And as it [E]burns the [Em]fire
[F]spreads
We're under the [G]threat,
We're under the [Am]threat
Will it still [E]burn [Em]tomorrow?

[Verse 10]
[Am]Once there was a nation here
Now there is no more
Once we fought to change our fears
But now this is our war
(This is our war)
Once there [Bm]was a na

[Verse 11]
[C]tion here
[F]Now there [G]is no more
[Am](This is our war)
Once we [Bm]fought for [C]change arm in arm
But [F]now this [G]is our [Am]war

[Verse 12]
Is this the [F]land of segrega[C]tion?
Is this a [D]place that we call [Am]home?
Don't let the [F]old style genera[C]tion
Carry the [D]flag for you and me no
[E]more (This is our [Am]war)
Once there [Bm]was a na

[Verse 13]
[C]tion divided
[F]Now this [G]is our [Am]war (This is our war)
Once we [Bm]stand em[C]braced arm in arm
We [F]stand for [G]something [Am]more