War Measure Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][F#m][A][F#m]
[A][G][A][F#m][A]

[Verse 1]
[A]Carrie,
I got your [G]missive and I'm with you, [F#m]girl
[A]I welcome the opportun
[G]ity to say that [A]I a[F#m]gree
The time is nigh for [A]your admission
[G]to the suffrage
[F#m]

[Verse 2]
'Cause the [B]services of
women during [F#m]this crisis
[B]Must be repaid, lead ya to para[F#m]dise
It's over [A]there

[Verse 3]
Carrie, [G]as for this country, I only [F#m]hope
That [A]the Senate will give an an[G]swer
Unmis[F#m]takably making you
able to use your [A]voice[G]
And cast a [F#m]ballot

[Verse 4]
If [B]they pass this amendment
to our Con[F#m]stitution
[B]We are gonna be talking
'bout revolu[F#m]tion
It's [A]over there,
[G]it's over there

[Interlude 1]
[F#m][A][G][F#m]

[Verse 5]
'Cause we [E]need you in our
vision of af[D]fairs
Your skills are beyond [E]all compare
You've got [C#m]sympathy and
insight
Your shoulders bear the
weight of [Bm]the world

[Verse 6]
The [E]women of our country fair
[D]have beating hearts
And dirt in their hair
We've gotta [C#m]show them that we trust them
As much as we need 'em [Bm]now
Do it [A]now, do it now

[Interlude 2]
[G][F#m]
[A][G][F#m][A]

[Verse 7]
Carrie, I see you stand[G]ing
on the precip[F#m]ice
I'm [A]begging of you,
keep fight[G]ing for true [A]justice
[F#m]And you'll find that the laws of the land
[A]Will soon, the[G]y'll soon be in you[F#m]r favor

[Verse 8]
[B]I am telling you, this is a war measure[F#m]
[B]We can't win the Great War
without [F#m]this treasure

[Verse 9]
Women[B]kind, womenfolk
[F#m]We're not wheels[B]
without [F#m]spokes
Let 'em [B]vote, let [F#m]'em vote,
let 'em vote
[B][F#m][B][F#m][A]