The war song (intro)

G - F

G

War, war is stupid, and people are stupid,

F

and love means nothing in some strange quarters.

G

War, war is stupid, and people are stupid,

F G

and I heard them banging on hearts and fingers. War !

Bm C

1. People fill the world with narrow confidence,

Bm C

like a child at birth, a man with no defense.

Bm C

What's mine is my own, I won't give it to you,

Bm C

no matter what you say, no matter what you do.

D C

Now we're fighting in our hearts, fighting in the street,

G - C

won't somebody help me ?

+ CHORUS

Bm C

2. Man is far behind in the search for something new,

Bm C

like a Philistine we're burning witches, too.

Bm C

This world of fate must be designed for you,

Bm C

it matters what you say, it matters what you do.

D C

Now we're fighting in our hearts, fighting in the street,

G - C

won't somebody help me ?

G - G - F - G - F

+ CHORUS War war war war war ! (8x)

G F

After the bird has flown he walked ten thousand miles back home.

G F

You can't do that to me, no, you can't do that to me.

G F

You can't do that to me, no, you can't do that to me.

G F G

War ! War !

Bm C

3. In this heart of mine, I find a place for you,

Bm C

for black or white, for all the children, too.

D C

Now we're fighting in our hearts, fighting in the street,

G - C

won't somebody help me ?

G

War, war is stupid, and people are stupid,

F

and love means nothing In some strange quarters.

G

War, war is stupid, and people are stupid,

F

and I heard them banging on hearts and fingers.

+repeat CHORUS (2x) and fade ….

(Culture Club)