Drink Before the War Chords by Sinéad Oconnor
Tempo:
62.075 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G#m
E
D#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m] [F#] [G#m]
[F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
We'll [F#] live.
[G#m]
You tell [F#] us not to see [G#m] the sun.
Nothing we can [F#] say will make [G#m] you see.
[E] You got a heart of [F#] stone you can never [G#m] feel.
You say, oh, I'm not [F#] afraid, it can't happen [G#m] to me.
I've lived my [F#] life as [G#m] a good man.
Oh [E] no, you're out of your [F#] mind, it won't happen [G#m] to me.
[E] Cause I've carried [F#] my weight and I'm in [G#m] a strong man.
Listen to [F#] the man in the [G#m] dust.
He had it in him [F#] on a drink before [G#m] the war.
[F#] [G#m]
[F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] And your parents paid you [G#m] through.
You got a nice [F#] big car, nothing bothers [G#m] you.
[E] Somebody caught out [F#] your eyes, you refuse [G#m] to see.
[E] Somebody cut out [F#] your heart, you refuse [G#m] to feel.
[E]
You're in [F#] a shade, [E] you ate your [F#] own hair.
[E] You live in [F#] the past and talk [G#m] about war.
[E] And you take your [F#] own brain.
[E] [F#]
[E] So stop [F#] confessing, it's not gonna [G#m] happen.
And [E] you'll cry but you'll never [F#] fall.
No, [E] no, no, you'll [F#]
[E] [F#] never start [G#m] again.
[E] No, [F#] no, no, it won't happen [G#m] to us.
[E] We've lived [F#] our lives basically being [G#m] good men.
[E]
So stop talking [F#] up like [E] [F#]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m] a stone.
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m] Oh, [E] I own [F#] a drink before [G#m] the war.
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [D#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [C#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
We'll [F#] live.
[G#m]
You tell [F#] us not to see [G#m] the sun.
Nothing we can [F#] say will make [G#m] you see.
[E] You got a heart of [F#] stone you can never [G#m] feel.
You say, oh, I'm not [F#] afraid, it can't happen [G#m] to me.
I've lived my [F#] life as [G#m] a good man.
Oh [E] no, you're out of your [F#] mind, it won't happen [G#m] to me.
[E] Cause I've carried [F#] my weight and I'm in [G#m] a strong man.
Listen to [F#] the man in the [G#m] dust.
He had it in him [F#] on a drink before [G#m] the war.
[F#] [G#m]
[F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] And your parents paid you [G#m] through.
You got a nice [F#] big car, nothing bothers [G#m] you.
[E] Somebody caught out [F#] your eyes, you refuse [G#m] to see.
[E] Somebody cut out [F#] your heart, you refuse [G#m] to feel.
[E]
You're in [F#] a shade, [E] you ate your [F#] own hair.
[E] You live in [F#] the past and talk [G#m] about war.
[E] And you take your [F#] own brain.
[E] [F#]
[E] So stop [F#] confessing, it's not gonna [G#m] happen.
And [E] you'll cry but you'll never [F#] fall.
No, [E] no, no, you'll [F#]
[E] [F#] never start [G#m] again.
[E] No, [F#] no, no, it won't happen [G#m] to us.
[E] We've lived [F#] our lives basically being [G#m] good men.
[E]
So stop talking [F#] up like [E] [F#]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m] a stone.
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m] Oh, [E] I own [F#] a drink before [G#m] the war.
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [D#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [C#] [G#m]
[E] [F#] [G#m]
Key:
F#
G#m
E
D#m
C#
F#
G#m
E
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
We'll [F#] live.
_ [G#m] _ _ _
You tell [F#] us not to see [G#m] the sun. _ _ _
Nothing we can [F#] say will make [G#m] you see. _ _
[E] You got a heart of [F#] stone you can never [G#m] feel.
_ You say, oh, I'm not [F#] afraid, it can't happen [G#m] to me. _ _ _
I've lived my [F#] life as [G#m] a good man.
_ Oh [E] no, you're out of your [F#] mind, it won't happen [G#m] to me. _ _ _
[E] Cause I've carried [F#] my weight and I'm in [G#m] a strong man.
Listen to [F#] the man in the [G#m] dust.
_ He had it in him [F#] on a drink before [G#m] the war. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#] And your parents paid you [G#m] through. _ _
You got a nice [F#] big car, nothing bothers [G#m] you. _ _ _
[E] Somebody caught out [F#] your eyes, you refuse [G#m] to see. _ _
[E] Somebody cut out [F#] your heart, you refuse [G#m] to feel.
_ _ [E] _
You're in [F#] a shade, [E] you ate your [F#] own hair.
[E] You live in [F#] the past and talk [G#m] about war. _ _
[E] And you take your [F#] own brain.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[E] So stop [F#] confessing, it's not gonna [G#m] happen.
And _ [E] you'll cry but you'll never [F#] fall.
No, [E] no, no, you'll [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] never start [G#m] again. _ _
[E] No, [F#] no, no, it won't happen [G#m] to us. _ _ _
[E] We've lived [F#] our lives basically being [G#m] good men.
_ _ [E]
So stop talking [F#] up like _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] a stone. _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ Oh, [E] I own [F#] a drink before [G#m] the war. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
We'll [F#] live.
_ [G#m] _ _ _
You tell [F#] us not to see [G#m] the sun. _ _ _
Nothing we can [F#] say will make [G#m] you see. _ _
[E] You got a heart of [F#] stone you can never [G#m] feel.
_ You say, oh, I'm not [F#] afraid, it can't happen [G#m] to me. _ _ _
I've lived my [F#] life as [G#m] a good man.
_ Oh [E] no, you're out of your [F#] mind, it won't happen [G#m] to me. _ _ _
[E] Cause I've carried [F#] my weight and I'm in [G#m] a strong man.
Listen to [F#] the man in the [G#m] dust.
_ He had it in him [F#] on a drink before [G#m] the war. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ [F#] And your parents paid you [G#m] through. _ _
You got a nice [F#] big car, nothing bothers [G#m] you. _ _ _
[E] Somebody caught out [F#] your eyes, you refuse [G#m] to see. _ _
[E] Somebody cut out [F#] your heart, you refuse [G#m] to feel.
_ _ [E] _
You're in [F#] a shade, [E] you ate your [F#] own hair.
[E] You live in [F#] the past and talk [G#m] about war. _ _
[E] And you take your [F#] own brain.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _
[E] So stop [F#] confessing, it's not gonna [G#m] happen.
And _ [E] you'll cry but you'll never [F#] fall.
No, [E] no, no, you'll [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] never start [G#m] again. _ _
[E] No, [F#] no, no, it won't happen [G#m] to us. _ _ _
[E] We've lived [F#] our lives basically being [G#m] good men.
_ _ [E]
So stop talking [F#] up like _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] a stone. _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ Oh, [E] I own [F#] a drink before [G#m] the war. _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _