Girl in the War Josh Ritter
tandard tuning, Capo 3
Main riff:
[C] [Csus2]
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Am to F part:
[Am] [F]
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[C]Peter said to Paul[Csus2]
'you know a[C]ll those [Csus2]words we w[C]rote[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
Are just the r[C]ules of the [Csus2]game
and the r[C]ules are the f[Csus2]irst to go[C]"[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
But now [Am]talkin' to God is Laurel [F]beggin' Hardy for a [C]gu[Csus2]n[C] [Csus2]
I gotta [Am]girl in the war, man I [F]wonder what it is we do[C]ne[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
[C]Paul said to Peter[Csus2]
"You gotta [C]rock your[Csus2]self a lit[C]tle h[Csus2]arder;[C] [Csus2]
Pretend the [C]dove from a[Csus2]bove
Is a dra[C]gon and your feet [Csus2]are on fir[C]e"[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
And I got a [Am]girl in the war, Paul the o[F]nly thing I know to [C]do[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
Is turn [Am]up the music and pray [F]that she makes it throu[C]gh[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
[C]Because the keys to the king[Csus2]dom
Got [C]locked ins[Csus2]ide the ki[C]ngdom[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
And the an[C]gels fly around in [Csus2]there,
But we [C]can't see [Csus2]them[C] [Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
And I gotta [Am]girl in the war, Paul I [F]know that they can hear me [C]ye[Csus2]ll[C] [Csus2]
If they [Am]can't find a way to hel[F]p her, they can go to H[C]el[Csus2]l[C] [Csus2]
If they [Am]can't find a way to hel[F]p her, they can go to H[C]el[Csus2]l[C] [Csus2]
INTERLUDE: Repeat Verse Chords
[C]Paul said to Peter[Csus2]
"You gotta [C]rock your[Csus2]self a lit[C]tle h[Csus2]arder;[C] [Csus2]
Pretend the [C]dove from a[Csus2]bove
Is a dra[C]gon and your feet [Csus2]are on fir[C]e"[Csus2] [C] [Csus2]
But I gotta [Am]girl in the war, Paul her [F]eyes are like champa[C]gn[Csus2]e[C] [Csus2]
They spar[Am]kle, bubble over, in the [F]morning all you got is [C]ra[Csus2]in[C] [Csus2]
Spar[Am]kle, bubble over, in the [F]morning all you got is [C]ra[Csus2]in[C] [Csus2]
They spar[Am]kle, bubble over, in the [F]morning all you got is [C]ra[Csus2]in [C] [Csus2]
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