# # For the latest collection of Matthew Sweet chords, go to # http://www.uark.edu/~cbray/sweet/ # # If you have any corrections or additions to this file, please email them # to cbray@comp.uark.edu # "Holy War"

I've spent ^Dm20 years learning to live^F In a ^Dmworld that takes back ^Dmall that it gives But I ^Fdo not want a ^Gwar

(Same for verse two)

'cause I'm not ^Dmin for^F kil^Fling a^Gnother man ^Dm ^F Def^Fending my ^Gholy land As ^Dmif there's a ^Fgod who would ^Funder^Gstand

(Verse 3 - same pregression as Verses 1 and 2) (Chorus 2 - same as 1) C - -- Em Feeding the promised land (I'm sure if he just changes his bass strings like C-B-A-G-E, or if he changes the entire chord as in F-F-Dm-F-Dm....anyway, he starts with F and ends with Em!) C - -- Em With your blood by my own hand

^FAt Allah's own command ^GAt Allah's own command

Lyrics: I've spent twenty years learning to live In a world that takes back all that it gives But I do not want a war I don't know what's going on In the scenes behind I worry about it some of the time And I hope there's not a war 'Cause I'm not in for killing another man Defending my holy land As if there's a god who would understand And I would walk across highways To find my fate If that might settle your crude debate But I do not want a war 'Cause I'm not in for killing another man Defending my holy land As if there's a god who would understand Feeding the promised land With your blood by my own hand At allah's own command At allah's own command I came up from the desert and here I will die Tooth for tooth and an eye for an eye Though I didn't want a war I went in for killing another man Defending my holy land As if there's a god who would understand As if there's a god who would understand I went in for killing another man Defending my holy land As if there's a god who would understand As if there's a god who would understand Oh yeah...

Matthew Sweet - Holy war