Josh Ritter - Girl In The War Chords

Josh Ritter - Girl In The War Chords

Capo 3

Main riff:
  C             Csus
e--------------------|
B-------1-------1----|
G-----0-------0------|
D---2-------3--------|
A-3-------3----------|
E--------------------|

Am to F part:
   Am                 F
e-------------------------------------|
B--------1-------1---------1-------1--|
G------2-------2---------2-------2----|
D----2-------2---------3-------3------|
A--0-------0--------------------------|
E--------------------1-------1--------|

C                 Csus
Peter said to Paul
           C        Csus      C    Csus  C  Csus 
“you know all those words we wrote
              C           Csus
Are just the rules of the game
         C             Csus      C  Csus  C Csus
and the rules are the first to go"
        Am                       F                   C  Csus  C  Csus
But now talkin' to God is Laurel beggin' Hardy for a gun
        Am                     F                      C  Csus  C  Csus
I gotta girl in the war, man I wonder what it is we done

C                 Csus
Paul said to Peter
           C        Csus      C    Csus   C  Csus
"You gotta rock yourself a little harder;
            C          Csus2
Pretend the dove from above
        C                 Csus      C  Csus  C  Csus
Is a dragon and your feet are on fire"
            Am                         F                   C Csus  C Csus 
And I got a girl in the war, Paul the only thing I know to do

        Am                    F                      C Csus  C  Csus
Is turn up the music and pray that she makes it through

C                           Csus
Because the keys to the kingdom 
    C         Csus      C    Csus  C  Csus
Got locked inside the kingdom
          C                  Csus
And the angels fly around in there, 
       C         Csus      C  Csus  C  Csus
But we can't see them
            Am                      F                           C  Csus  C  Csus
And I gotta girl in the war, Paul I know that they can hear me yell
        Am                     F                      C  Csus  C  Csus
If they can't find a way to help her, they can go to Hell
        Am                     F                      C  Csus  C  Csus
If they can't find a way to help her, they can go to Hell

INTERLUDE: Repeat Verse Chords

C                 Csus
Paul said to Peter
           C        Csus      C    Csus  C  Csus
"You gotta rock yourself a little harder;
            C          Csus
Pretend the dove from above
        C                 Csus      C  Csus  C  Csus
Is a dragon and your feet are on fire"
            Am                        F                   C Csus  C  Csus
But I gotta girl in the war, Paul her eyes are like champagne
         Am                       F                      C  Csus  C  Csus
They sparkle, bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain
    Am                       F                      C  Csus  C  Csus
Sparkle, bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain
         Am                       F                      C  Csus  C  Csus
They sparkle, bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain