Artist: The Decemberists Song: This Is Why We Fight Album: The King Is Dead Tabbed by: Agus Begue Email: [email protected] Standard Tuning Capo 2 This is a modified version of the one posted by Don Tago. Greetings from Argentina! EADGBe G 320033 C x32010 D xx0232 Em 022000 Em7 022033 Em7/F# 2x2033 ---------------------- [Intro] [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4 [Verse 1] Em C Em C Come the war, come the avarice Em C Em C Come the war, come how? Em C Em C Come attrition, come the reek of bones Em C Em C Come attrition, come how? [Chorus 1] G D Em C This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake G D C This is why, this is why we fight G D Em C And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G This is why, this is why we fight, come how? [Verse 2] [use verse 1 chords] Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein Right of quiet, right of how Come the arches, come the infant cheek Come the arches of how [Chorus 2] G D Em C This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake G D C This is why, this is why we fight G D Em C And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G This is why, this is why we fight, come how? [Interlude] [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4 [Chorus 3] G D Em C This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake G D C This is why, this is why we fight G D Em C And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G This is why, this is why we fight, come how? [Chorus 4] [use chorus 1 chords] So come to me, come to me now Lay your arms around me This is why, this is why we fight Come how, come how, come how, come how?