Take Me To War

Intro Am E Am E Am E Am E [Verso 1] Am E Am E I've earned myself a reputation C G C G That my bark is much worse than my bite F G# But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands Am E With all of my tiny might Am E Am E There are no stones at my disposal C G C G There's no God to award me a crown F G# But I am always swinging at Am E Somebody I can't knock down Dm Am All of the fire I've swallowed E All of the sparks that went dark in my F Gut G# G Am E I am always burning up [Verso 2] Am E Am E Dress me in red and throw your roses C G C G And I'll rankle the beasts with words F G# It's a graceless dance of epithets Am C We learn to make someone hurt Am E Am E They will consume your sweet resistance C G And they'll carry your heart in their C G Teeth F G# But I am always feeding them Am E The ugliest parts of me Dm Am All of the words I've swallowed E All of the sharp things I've kept in my F Mouth G# G Am E I am always bleeding out C Take me to war Am Honey, I dare you C I'll be the sweetest thing Am To ever scare you F Am Give me a fight I can't resist E F Give me something to break with my fists G# Take me to war G Am E Oh, honey, I dare you [Verso 3] Am E Am E I watched a weed usurp the garden C G C G And it poisoned the rest of the crops F G# It would take days of fighting stubborn Roots Am E To tear the whole damn thing out Am E Am E So I will leave it where it's standing C G C G And instead I will find me a match F G# I'll turn it all to kindling Am E I'll burn it all down to ash Dm Am All of the ire I've swallowed E F All of the coals that still sit in my gut G# G Am E I am always burning up C Take me to war Am Honey, I dare you C I'll be the sweetest thing Am To ever scare you F Am Give me a fight I can't resist E F Give me something to break with my fists G# Take me to war G Am E Oh, honey, I dare you Am E C Take me to war Am E C Take me to war Am E C Take me to war Am E C Am Take me to war