Chords for Sonny & Brownie - Battle Is Over But the War Goes On

Tempo:
73.525 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

D

G

A

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sonny & Brownie - Battle Is Over But the War Goes On chords
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[Dm] [Gm]
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [D]
If you sing the song the way it was written, [Dm] [D]
and you [Dm] march along [C#] to the beat of the [A] drum,
[Dm] someday soon [G] you're gonna wake up singing,
[Dm] battle is [Em] over, [Gm] but the war go [Dm] on.
[G] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] Everybody plays, follow the leader, what if the leader [A]
has a gun?
[Dm] Remember when you jump [G] to the 8 o'clock whistle, [D] battle is [A] over, [Dm] but the war go [G] on.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [D] [F] [D] [Dm]
You close your eyes, and you hear the thunder, cry in the rain, [A] and smile in the sun,
[D]
who do you fool, [Bm] but me and your [G] brother, [D]
battle [A] is over, [Dm] but the war go on.
[G]
[Dm] [D] Talk with money, you be a [Dm] millionaire, gods could [D] kill, there be [A] no one here,
[Dm] so many thinking evil, and talking dry, [G] [D] but it's only through [A] love, this old [D] world can stay [Dm] alive.
Battle [D] over, [C] [F] [G] [Dm]
[G] battle [Dm] over you, but the war goes on.
[N]
Key:  
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To start learning Sonny Terry, Brownie Mcghee - (But The War Goes On) The Battle Is Over chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, Dm, D, A, Dm, G and Dm. Ease into the song by practicing at 36 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 74 BPM. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D]
If you sing the song the way it was written, [Dm] _ [D] _
and you [Dm] march along [C#] to the beat of the [A] drum, _ _
[Dm] someday soon [G] you're gonna wake up singing, _ _
[Dm] battle is [Em] over, [Gm] but the war go [Dm] on.
[G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ Everybody plays, follow the leader, _ what if the leader [A]
has a gun?
_ _ [Dm] Remember when you jump [G] to the 8 o'clock whistle, _ [D] _ battle is [A] over, [Dm] but the war go [G] on.
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You close your eyes, and you hear the thunder, _ _ cry in the rain, [A] and smile in the sun,
_ [D]
who do you fool, [Bm] but me and your [G] brother, _ [D]
battle [A] is over, [Dm] but the war go on.
_ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [D] Talk with money, you be a [Dm] millionaire, _ gods could [D] kill, there be [A] no one here,
_ _ [Dm] so many thinking evil, and talking dry, [G] _ [D] but it's only through [A] love, this old [D] world can stay [Dm] alive. _ _ _ _ _
Battle [D] over, [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
[G] battle [Dm] over you, but the war goes on. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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