The Battle Is Over But The War Goes On
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From "Sonny & Brownie" by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.
Recorded in 1973
[Intro]
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm Dm Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm Dm
If you sang the song the way it was written
Dm A7
And you march along to the beat of the drum
Dm G7
Someday soon, you gonna wake up singin'
Dm A7 Dm Dm
The battle is over, but the war go on
[Verse 2]
Dm Dm
Everybody plays follow the leader
Dm A7
What if the leader has a gun?
Dm Dm G7
Remember when you jumped, to the eight o’clock whistle
Dm A7 Dm Dm
The battle is over, but the war go on
[Instrumental]
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm Dm Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm Dm
You close your eyes when you hear the thunder
Dm A7
Cry in the rain and you smile in the sun
Dm G7
Who do you fool, but me and you, brother?
Dm A7 Dm Dm
The battle is over, but the war goes on
[Verse 4]
Dm Dm
If talk was money, you'd be a millionaire
Dm A7
If thoughts could kill, there'd be no one here
Dm G7
So many thinkin’ evil and talkin' jive
Dm A7 Dm Dm
But it's only true love, this old world can stay alive
[Outro]
Dm Dm
The battle is over,
Dm Dm
The battle is over you, but the war goes on
Dm Dm
The battle is over you, but the war goes on
(Fade out)
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