Chords for The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight (iTunes Session)

Tempo:
108.65 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

D

A

E

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight (iTunes Session) chords
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[G#m] [A]
[F#m] [G#] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[F#m] [A]
[F#m] Come the [D] war,
[F#m] come [D] the [F#m]
avalanche, come the [D] war, [F#m] come hell.
[D]
Come Shushan, [F#m] come [D] the regal [F#m] force, come [D] Shushan, [F#m] come hell.
[D]
[A] This is [E] why, why we [F#m] fight, why [D] we violate.
[A] This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight.
[A] When we [E] die, we [F#m] will die with [D] our arms unfelt.
[A] This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight.
[F#m] Come hell, [A]
[F#m] [G#] [A]
[F#m] ride of [D] quiet,
[F#m] ride of all unquiet things, ride of quiet, ride [F#m] of hell.
[D]
[F#m] [D] Come the orchards, [F#m] come [D] the infantry, [F#m] come [D] the orchards of [F#m] hell.
[D] This [A] is [E] why, why [F#m] we fight, why [D] we violate.
[A] This [E] is why, this is [D] why we fight.
[A] When we [E] die, we [F#m] will die with [D] our arms unfelt.
[A] This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight.
[F#m] Come hell, [A]
[F#m] come hell.
[G#] [A]
[F#m] [D]
[F#m]
[D]
[F#m] [A]
[E] This is why, why we [F#m] fight, why [D] we violate.
[A] This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight.
[A] When [E] we die, we [F#m] will die with [D] our arms [A] unfelt.
This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight.
[A] So [E] come to me, [F#m] come to me now, lay [D] your arms around [A] me.
This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight.
[F#m] Come hell, [G#m] [A]
come [F#m] hell, [G#] [A]
come [F#m] hell, [G#m] [A]
come [F#m] hell.
[A]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
G#
134211114
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
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_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ Come the [D] war, _
[F#m] _ _ _ come [D] the _ [F#m] _
avalanche, _ come the [D] war, [F#m] come hell.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ Come _ Shushan, _ [F#m] _ _ come [D] the regal [F#m] force, _ come [D] _ Shushan, [F#m] come hell.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ This is [E] why, _ why we [F#m] fight, why [D] we violate.
_ [A] _ _ This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ When we [E] die, we [F#m] will die with [D] our arms unfelt.
[A] _ _ This is [E] why, _ this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
[F#m] Come hell, _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ ride of [D] quiet, _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ ride of all unquiet things, _ ride of quiet, ride [F#m] of hell.
_ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] Come the orchards, [F#m] _ _ _ come [D] the infantry, [F#m] _ _ _ come [D] the orchards of [F#m] hell.
_ _ [D] _ This _ [A] _ _ is [E] why, why [F#m] we fight, why [D] we violate.
_ [A] _ _ This [E] is why, this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ When we [E] die, we [F#m] will die with [D] our arms unfelt.
[A] _ _ This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
_ [F#m] Come hell, _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] come hell.
[G#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] This is why, _ why we [F#m] fight, why [D] we violate.
_ [A] _ _ This is [E] why, _ this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ When [E] we die, we [F#m] will die with [D] our arms _ [A] unfelt.
_ This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ So [E] come to me, [F#m] come to me now, lay [D] your arms around [A] me.
This is [E] why, this is [D] why we fight. _ _ _
[F#m] Come hell, [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
come [F#m] hell, [G#] _ _ [A] _ _
come [F#m] hell, [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
come [F#m] hell.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Colin Meloy.

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