This Is Why We Fight The Decemberists
This is Why We Fight by the Decemberists
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Standard Tuning: Capo 2
Intro: (Em7 - Em7/F# - G) x2
(Em ? C) x2
[Em] Come the w[C]ar, [Em] come the a[C]varice
[Em] Come the w[C]ar, come H[Em]ell[C]
[Em] Come attri[C]tion, [Em] come the [C]reek of bones
[Em] Come attri[C]tion, come [Em]Hell[C]
[G] This is why,[D] why we fi[Em]ght, why we[C] lie awake
[G] This is why,[D] this is why [C]we fight
[G] And when we die, [D] we will die,[Em] with our [C]arms unbound
[G] This is why,[D] this is why[C] we fight,
come He[Em7]ll[-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G] [Em7] [-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G]
[Em]Bride of quiet, [C] [Em] Bride o[C]f all unquiet things
[Em]Bride of quiet, Br[C]ide of Hell[Em]
[Em]Come the archers, [C] [Em] come th[C]e infantry
[Em]Come the archers o[C]f Hell[Em]
[G] This is why,[D] why we fi[Em]ght, why we[C] lie awake
[G] This is why,[D] this is why [C]we fight
[G] And when we die, [D] we will die,[Em] with our [C]arms unbound
[G] This is why,[D] this is why[C] we fight,
come He[Em7]ll [-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G] Come He[Em7]ll[-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G]
Interlude: (Em - C) x4
[G] This is why,[D] why we fi[Em]ght, why we[C] lie awake
[G] This is why,[D] this is why [C]we fight
[G] And when we die, [D] we will die,[Em] with our [C]arms unbound
[G] This is why,[D] this is why[C] we fight,
[G]So come to me, [D]come to me now
[Em]Lay your arm[C]s around me
[G] This is why, [D] this is why [C]we fight,
come He[Em7]ll [-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G] Come He[Em7]ll [-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G]
Come He[Em7]ll [-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G] Come He[Em7]ll[-] [Em7/F#] [-] [G]
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