Tuning: Standard
[Chords]
I would recommend to play the F chord this way as it makes it much easier, as you can simply switch from
F to C with your middle and your ring finger.
C F G C/B
e|--0------0------3-------0---------------------------------------------------|
B|--1------1------3-------1---------------------------------------------------|
G|--0------2------0-------0---------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------3------0-------x---------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------0------2-------2---------------------------------------------------|
E|--x------x------3-------x---------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
C F C F C G (2x)
[Verse]
C (let ring) C F C
Well I lost my baby to a foreign war
C (let ring) C F C
Then she was cut down in the gunfire of the Western world
(palm mute)
F C G
She was living in sin, I was living in a lie
F C G
She was caught up in the glimmer of a rich man's eye
F C G
I couldn't see it from the other side
F C G
They said "Son, There's no glory in your pride"
[Chorus]
C (let ring) F C F C G
But I will wait, at the Brandenburg Gate, at the Brandenburg Gate I'll wait (2x)
G C F C F C G (2x)
I'll wait
[Verse 2]
C (let ring) C F C
Well I lost my baby to a foreign war
C (let ring) C F C
Then she was cut down in the gunfire of the Western world
F C G
Yeah, she was searching for salvation in the things you buy
F C G
She was finding all the reasons to give up on life
F C G
If you love something then give it away
F C G (cut off chord)
No, I can't come back unless you are free
[Chorus 2]
C (let ring) F C F C G
But I will wait, at the Brandenburg Gate, at the Brandenburg Gate I'll wait (2x)
F C/B G
Oh, I'll wait, I'll wait, I'll wait
[Interlude]
F C G C F C G
Somewhere in the in-between, where the East and the West meet
F C G C F C G (palm mute, then get louder)
The thirty-year war where I came clean, that's where you'll find me
G (palm mute, then get louder)
I'll wait
C F C F C G (2x)
I'll wait
[Chorus 2]
C (let ring) F C F C G
But I will wait, at the Brandenburg Gate, at the Brandenburg Gate I'll wait (2x)
F C/B G
Oh, I'll wait, I'll wait, I'll wait
[Outro]
C (let ring) C F C (let ring)
Well, I lost my baby to a foreign war...
