Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Artist: The Decemberists Song: This Is Why We Fight Album: The King Is Dead Tabbed by: madcaptobi Standard Tuning - Capo 2nd Fret Chords used: EADGBe Em: 022000 Em2: 024000 Cmaj7: x32000 G: 320033 D: xx0232 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Intro: [Em - Em2 - Cmaj7] x4 Verse 1:

^Em ^Em2 Come the^Cmaj7 war, ^Em c^Em2ome the av^Cmaj7arice ^Em ^Em2 Come the^Cmaj7 war, com^Eme ho^Em2w? ^Cmaj7 ^Em ^Em2 Come att^Cmaj7rition, ^Em ^Em2 come the^Cmaj7 reek of bones ^Em ^Em2 Come att^Cmaj7rition, c^Emome ^Em2how? ^Cmaj7

Chorus 1:

^G This is why,^D why we fi^Emght, why we^C lie awake ^G This is why,^D this is wh^Cy we fight ^G And when we die,^D we will die^Em, with our^C arms unbound ^G This is why,^D this is w^Chy we fight, come h^Emow? ^Em2 ^Cmaj7 ^Em ^Em2 ^Cmaj7

Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein Right of quiet, right of how Come the arches, come the infant cheek Come the arches of how Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight, come how, come how? Interlude: [Em - Em2 - Cmaj7] x4 Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords] So come to me, come to me now Lay your arms around me This is why, this is why we fight Em - Em2 - Cmaj7 (repeat) Come how, come how, come how, come how?

The Decemberists - This is why we fight