Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: Belle and Sebastian - I Fought In a War Tabbed By: Aaron Wacker URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKRDa6LTxU8 BPM:129 Notes: Played with acoustic brass featuring trumpet solos. 32 beat Em verse. Vocal intro. Am has extra beat. [Intro]

^EmI f^Emought ^Emin a ^Emwar, And I ^Amleft my ^Amfriends ^Ambehind ^Amme ^GTo go ^Amlooking ^Amfor ^Amthe ^Amenemy ^AmAnd it ^Bwasn't ^Bver^By ^Blong

[Verse 1]

^EmBefore ^EmI w^Emould ^Bstand ^GWith ^Amanother ^Amboy ^Amin front of me ^CAnd a ^Ccorpse ^Cthat ^Cjust ^Cfell into me ^CWith the ^Bbullets ^Bflying '^Bround

[Chorus 1]

^GAnd I ^Greminded ^Gmyself ^Gof the w^Cords y^Amou said ^AmWhen ^Amwe ^Amwere ^Amgetting on ^CAnd I ^Cbet ^Cyou're ^Cmaking s^Chells back home ^CFor a ^Bsteady ^Bboy ^Bto ^Bwear ^G'Round his ^Gneck well, ^Git won't ^Ghurt to think of ^Amyou

[Bridge]

^AmAs if ^Amyou're ^Amwaiting ^Amfor this ^Amletter to arrive ^CBecause ^BI'll ^Bbe here ^Bquite ^Ga while

[Verse 2]

^EmI fought ^Emin a war ^AmAnd I ^Amleft my ^Amfriends ^Ambehind me ^AmTo go ^Amlooking ^Amfor ^Amthe ^Cenemy ^BAnd it ^Bwasn't ^Bvery ^Blong

[Verse 3]

^EmBefore I ^Emfound out ^AmThat the ^Amsickness ^Amthere ^Amahead of me ^AmWent ^Ambeyond ^Amthe b^Amedsit ^Cinfamy ^BOf the ^Gdecade ^Ggone ^Gbefore

[Chorus 2]

^GI reminded ^Gmyself o^Gf the words ^Amyou said ^AmWhe^Amn w^Ame w^Amere getting on ^AmAnd^C I^B b^Bet you're making shells back home ^BFo^Br ^Ba ^Bsteady man to wear

[Bridge 2]

^G'Round his ^Gneck, well,^G it won't^G hurt to think of^Am you ^AmAs if ^Amyou're ^Amwaiting ^Cfor this ^Amletter to arrive ^BBecause ^BI'll be ^Bhere quite ^Ba while

[Instrumental] Em Em Em Em Am Am Am Am C C C C B B B B Em Em Em Em Am Am Am Am Am Am C B G [Verse 3]

^EmI fought ^Emin a war ^AmI d^Amidn't know ^Amwhere it would ^Amend ^CIt s^Amtretched ^Cbefore me ^Cinfinitely ^BI ^Bcouldn't ^Breally ^Bthink

[Verse 4]

^EmOf a day ^Embeyond now ^AmKeep your ^Amhead down, ^Ampal, there's ^Amtrouble plenty ^AmIn this ^Amhour, ^Cthis ^Cday ^EmI can ^Emsee hope, ^BI can ^Bsee light

[Chorus 3]

^GI reminded ^Gmyself of ^Gthe looks ^Amyou gave ^AmWhen ^Amwe ^Amwere ^Amgetting on ^AmI bet ^Amyou're making ^Cshells ^Bback home ^BFor ^Ba steady ^Bman ^Bto wear

[Bridge 3]

^G'Round his ^Gneck well, ^Git won't hurt ^Amto think of you ^AmAs if ^Amyou're waiting for ^Amthis letter t^Amo arrive ^AmBecause ^CI'll be ^Bhere quite ^Ga while

[Outro] Em Em Em Em Am Am Am Am C C C C B B B B Em Em Em Em Am Am Am Am C C C C B B B B

Belle & Sebastian - I fought in a war