Would You
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[Verso 1]
Am C Em Am
Would you shoot an unknown person who is like you and me?
Am C Em
Would you invent a bomb to kill hundreds randomly?
Am C Em Am
Would you give the order of attack although you know
Am C Em
That ten thousand people will suffer from the blow?
F G C Am
The evils of war, they make my heart sore
F D G G7
Because they’re not human anymore
C Dm G
Can you imagine what makes a person do all these things?
C Dm G
I do not feel the empathy to grasp any of this
F G C Am
What does a man feel when he commits such evil?
Dm G C
Does it hurt or does he feel some pleasure?
F G C Am
The threat of your own life, the will to survive
F G C
Does that justify any of these actions?
[Verso 2]
Am C Em Am
Would you force a mother to kill a child of her own blood?
Am C Em
Would you attack a person trying to save a comrade in the mud?
Am C Em Am
Would you help in systematic cleansing of minorities
Am C Em
Ending lives of innocent humans permanently?
F G C Am
The evils of war, they make my heart sore
F D G G7
Because they’re not human anymore
C Dm G
Can you imagine what makes a person do all these things?
C Dm G
I do not feel the empathy to grasp any of this
F G C Am
What does a man feel when he commits such evil?
Dm G C
Does it hurt or does he feel some pleasure?
F G C Am
The threat of your own life, the will to survive
F G C
Does that justify any of these actions?
[Verso 3]
Am C Em Am
Would you smack a child against a tree until it dies?
Am C Em
Would you throw a bomb to wipe out hundreds of lives?
Am C Em Am
Would you cause excruciating pain just to prove
Am C Em
Someone’s guilty of a crime he didn’t do?
F G C Am
The evils of war, they make my heart sore
F D G G7
Because they’re not human anymore
C Dm G
Can you imagine what makes a person do all these things?
C Dm G
I do not feel the empathy to grasp any of this
F G C Am
What does a man feel when he commits such evil?
Dm G C
Does it hurt or does he feel some pleasure?
F G C Am
The threat of your own life, the will to survive
F G C
Does that justify any of these actions?
F G C Am
What does a man feel when he commits such evil?
Dm G C
Does it hurt or does he feel some pleasure?
F G C Am
The threat of your own life, the will to survive
F G C
Do not justify any of these actions?
How to play Would You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.