Girl in the War — Josh Ritter
Chords and lyrics for Girl in the War by Josh Ritter (key of C).
Verse 1
Main riff:
[C] [Csus]
Am to F part:
[Am] [F]
[C]Peter said to Paul[Csus]
“you know [C]all those [Csus]words we [C][Csus]wrote[Csus][C]
Are just the [C]rules of the [Csus]game
and the [C]rules are the [Csus]first to [C][Csus]go"[Csus][C]
But now [Am]talkin' to God is Laurel [F]beggin' Hardy for a [C][Csus]gun[Csus][C]
I gotta [Am]girl in the war, man I [F]wonder what it is we [C][Csus]done[Csus][C]
[C]Paul said to Peter[Csus]
"You gotta [C]rock [Csus]yourself a [C]little [Csus][C]harder;[Csus]
Pretend the [C]dove from [Csus2]above
Is a [C]dragon and your feet [Csus]are on [C][Csus]fire"[Csus][C]
And I got a [Am]girl in the war, Paul the [F]only thing I know to [C][Csus]do[Csus][C]
Is turn [Am]up the music and pray [F]that she makes it [C][Csus]through[Csus][C]
[C]Because the keys to the [Csus]kingdom
Got [C]locked [Csus]inside the [C][Csus]kingdom[Csus][C]
And the [C]angels fly around in [Csus]there,
But we [C]can't see [Csus][C]them[Csus][C][Csus]
And I gotta [Am]girl in the war, Paul I [F]know that they can hear me [C][Csus]yell[C]
[Csus]
If they [Am]can't find a way to [F]help her, they can go to [C][Csus]Hell[Csus][C]
If they [Am]can't find a way to [F]help her, they can go to [C][Csus]Hell[Csus][C]
INTERLUDE: Repeat Verse Chords
[C]Paul said to Peter[Csus]
"You gotta [C]rock [Csus]yourself a [C]little [Csus][C]harder;[Csus]
Pretend the [C]dove from [Csus]above
Is a [C]dragon and your feet [Csus]are on [C][Csus]fire"[Csus][C]
But I gotta [Am]girl in the war, Paul her [F]eyes are like [C][Csus][C]champagne[Csus]
They [Am]sparkle, bubble over, in the [F]morning all you got is [C][Csus][C]rain[Csus]
[Am]Sparkle, bubble over, in the [F]morning all you got is [C][Csus][C]rain[Csus]
They [Am]sparkle, bubble over, in the [F]morning all you got is [C][Csus][C]rain[Csus]
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