Chord/Tab song: I Fought in a War

same chord progression throughout whole song: Em, Am, C, B

in the first part of the song you just strike the chords once

1st Verse:

[Em] I fought in a war and I l[Am]eft my friends behind me

To go [C]looking for the enemy, and it [B]wasnt very long

[Em] Before I would stand with [Am]another boy in front of me

And a c[C]orpse that just fell into me, with the [B]bullets flying round...

1st chorus:

And I r[Em]eminded myself of the words you s[Am]aid when we were getting on

And I [C]bet youre making shells back home for a s[B]teady boy to wear

Round his n[Em]eck, well it wont hurt to think of [Am]you as if youre waiting for

This l[C]etter to arrive because Ill [B]be here quite a while

In the second part you may just use any regular strumming
like down,down,up,up,down,up

2nd verse:

[Em] I fought in a war and I l[Am]eft my friends behind me

To go l[C]ooking for the enemy, and it w[B]asnt very long

[Em] Before I found out that the s[Am]ickness there ahead of me

Went be[C]yond the bedsit infamy of the d[B]ecade gone before

2nd chorus:

And I re[Em]minded myself of the words you s[Am]aid when we were getting on

And I [C]bet youre making shells back home for a s[B]teady man to wear

Round his n[Em]eck, well it wont hurt to think of [Am]you as if youre waiting for

This l[C]etter to arrive because Ill b[B]e here quite a while

Now for the third part youll play

bass note +



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twice for each chord

3rd Verse:

[Em] I fought in a war, and I d[Am]idnt know where it would end

It str[C]etched before me infinitely, I c[B]ouldnt really think

[Em] Of the day beyond now, keep your [Am]head down pal

Theres trouble plenty [C]in this hour, this day

I can see h[B]ope I can see light

3rd Chorus

And I re[Em]minded myself of the looks you g[Am]ave when we were getting on

And I [C]bet youre making shells back home for a s[B]teady man to wear

Round his n[Em]eck, well it wont hurt to think of [Am]you as if youre waiting for

This l[C]etter to arrive because Ill b[B]e here quite a while