The War Is Over Cage the Elephant

The War Is Over

Cage the Elephant

Hannah Navarro

87
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Em
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Em | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
Em
  When I was a young man,
I never needed anyone
Bruised and broken, shattered,
                 C
always on the run
Safe behind a halfsmile,
B
 laying in the shadows
Em
  I became a rich man,
I held the world up with my hands
Inside I was a poor man, still screaming,
                    C
"I don't understand"
                          B
"Why am I always running?" "Why am I always hiding?"
C                           B
 "What's the point in living when living feels like dying?"

[Chorus]
                   Em
You can build your walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a manmade house
                   C
You can build your walls,
                 B
build 'em to the sky
                 C                    B
One day you will find love was on both sides
The war is over

[Verse 2]
Em
  I came upon a wise man, he said,
"Sit beside me son"
"When I was a young man, I was like you,
                 C
the Prodigal Son"
Safe behind a halfsmile,
B
 hidin' in the shadows
C
 Tell 'em that it's all right,
B
 tell 'em 'cause you said so

[Chorus]
                   Em
You can build your walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a manmade house
                   C
You can build your walls,
                 B
build 'em to the sky
                 C                    B
One day you will find love was on both sides

[Post-Chorus]
Em                                   C
  The war is over, love's already won
                B
The war is over, the war is over
Em                                   C
  The war is over, love's already won
                B
The war is over, the war is over

[Interlude]
    C               Am
Time stands still so  long
 B           Em
I feel so low
 C             Am            B
I know what follows, what follows

[Chorus]
                   Em
You can build your walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a manmade house
                   C
You can build your walls,
                 B
build 'em to the sky
                 C                    B
One day you will find love was on both sides

[Post-Chorus]
Em                                   C
  The war is over, love's already won
                B
The war is over, the war is over
   Em
The  war is over, love's already won
C               B
The war is over, the war is over

Bars

[Intro]
| Em | - | - | - |

[Verse 1]
| Em | - | -  | - |
| C  | B | Em | - |
| -  | - | C  | B |
| C  | B | -  |

When I was a young man,
I never needed anyone
Bruised and broken, shattered,
always on the run
Safe behind a halfsmile,
laying in the shadows
I became a rich man,
I held the world up with my hands
Inside I was a poor man, still screaming,
"I don't understand"
"Why am I always running?" "Why am I always hiding?"
"What's the point in living when living feels like dying?"

[Chorus]
            | Em |
| - | - | - | C  |
| B | C | B | -  |

You can build your walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a manmade house
You can build your walls,
build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides
The war is over

[Verse 2]
| Em | - | - | - |
| C  | B | C | B |
| -  |

I came upon a wise man, he said,
"Sit beside me son"
"When I was a young man, I was like you,
the Prodigal Son"
Safe behind a halfsmile,
hidin' in the shadows
Tell 'em that it's all right,
tell 'em 'cause you said so

[Chorus]
    | Em | - | - |
| - | C  | B | C |
| B |

You can build your walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a manmade house
You can build your walls,
build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides

[Post-Chorus]
    | Em | - | C |
| B | Em | - | C |
| B |

The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over
The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over

[Interlude]
     | C | Am | B |
| Em | C | Am | B |
| -  |

Time stands still so  long
I feel so low
I know what follows, what follows

[Chorus]
    | Em | - | - |
| - | C  | B | C |
| B |

You can build your walls,
love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a manmade house
You can build your walls,
build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides

[Post-Chorus]
    | Em | - | C |
| B | Em | - | C |
| B |

The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over
The  war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over

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