Love Is War Chords
Love Is War by American Young is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords A, E and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
E-4-4--------| E----------|
B-5--5---5-5-| B--4-4-4-4-|
G-4---4-6-6--| G-4-4-4-4--|
D------------| x3 then D----------|
A------------| A----------|
E------------| E----------|
verse 1
A E
Young lovers in a picture frame
A E
Ever notice how there ain't no rain
A E B
Nobody hangs hard times on the wall
A E
You won't see it in an 8 by 10
A E
But there's a storm every now and then
A E B
A slamming door down the hall
A E
Sometimes love is a white flag
A E
Sometimes love is standing tall
A E
Sometimes love is a feather
A B
Sometimes a cannon ball
A E
But it's worth fighting for (it's worth fighting for)
A E
Baby, sometimes love is war
Intro
E-4-4--------| E----------|
B-5--5---5-5-| B--4-4-4-4-|
G-4---4-6-6--| G-4-4-4-4--|
D------------| x3 then D----------|
A------------| A----------|
E------------| E----------|
verse 2
A E
An old couple on a front porch swing
A E
On a walk down memory lane
A E B
Been through the fire and back again
A E
Through the clear and the cloudy skies
A E
Still love in each other's eyes
A E B
Sometimes love is war but sometimes you win
A E
Sometimes love is a white flag
A E
Sometimes love is standing tall
A E
Sometimes love is a feather
A B
Sometimes a cannon ball
A E
But it's worth fighting for (it's worth fighting for)
A E
Baby, sometimes love is war
Bridge
A E
Sometimes love is all that can save us
A E
Sometimes love can kill a man
A E
Sometimes love is a soft touch
A B
Or a pistol in your hand
A E
Sometimes love is a white flag
A E
Sometimes love is standing tall
A E
Sometimes love is a feather
A B
Sometimes a cannon ball
A E
But it's worth fighting for (it's worth fighting for)
A E
Baby, sometimes love is war
A E
Baby, sometimes love is war
Ending
E-4-4--------| E----------|
B-5--5---5-5-| B--4-4-4-4-|
G-4---4-6-6--| G-4-4-4-4--|
D------------| x3 then D----------|
A------------| A----------|
E------------| E----------|