[Intro]
Am - E - Am - E
[Verse]
Am E
When I sing about love and war,
Am
I don't really know what I'm saying.
E
I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war,
Am
seen a lot of people prayin'.
E
They pray to Allah and they pray to the lord,
Am
and mostly they pray about love and war.
[Instrumental]
C - G - G - D - Am
[Chorus]
C G
Pray about love and war,
G D7/F#
Pray about love and war,
Am
love and war.
[Verse]
Am E
Seen a lot of young men go to war,
Am
and leave a lot of young brides waiting.
E
I've watched them try to explain it to their kids,
Am
Seen a lot of them failing.
E
They try to tell them and they try to explain,
Am
why daddy won't ever come home again.
[Instrumental]
C - G - G - D - Am
[Chorus]
C G
Daddy won't ever come home,
G D7/F#
Daddy won't ever come home,
Am
[Verse]
Am E
I've said a lot of things that i can't take back,
Am
but I don't really know if I want to.
E
I've sung songs about love I've sung songs about war,
Am
since the backstreets of Toronto
E
I sang for justice and i hit a bad chord,
Am
but I still try to sing about love and war.
[Instrumental]
C - G - G - D - Am
Am - E - Am - E - Am - E
C - G - G - D - Am
[Verse]
Am E
Saddest thing in the whole wide world,
Am
is to break the heart of your lover.
E
I made a mistake and I did it again,
Am
and we struggle to recover.
E
I sang in anger, hit another bad chord,
Am
but I still try to sing about love and war
[Instrumental]
C - G - G - D - Am
[Chorus]
C G
Sing about love and war,
G D7/F#
Sing about love and war,
Am
love and war.
[Instrumental]
Am - E - Am - E - Am - E
C - G - G - D - Am
Am - E - Am - E
[Verse]
Am E
When I sing about love and war,
Am
I don't really know what I'm saying.
E
I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war,
Am
seen a lot of people prayin'.
E
They pray to Allah and they pray to the lord,
Am
and mostly they pray about love and war.
[Outro]
C G
Pray about love and war,
G D7/F#
Pray about love and war,
Am(Let fade)(End Chord)
love and war.
