Never Lose A War Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays519

Never Lose A War by Ben Perry is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em7, Cadd9, G, Dsus4 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em7, Cadd9, G, Dsus4, 
Em7, Cadd9, G, Dsus4, 

Em7           Cadd9          G      Dsus4 
 It's getting harder in these times, 
Em7            Cadd9          G              Dsus4 
You fight these battles taking hits left and right, 
Em7            Cadd9           G        Dsus4 
 But no matter how long those bells ring, 
Em7         Cadd9                       G              Dsus4 
They try to take your breath but you'll find a way to sing, 

          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 
          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 

Cadd9                                      G                Dsus4 
No matter how they rock this earth they'll never change the core, 
Cadd9                                G                 Dsus4 
'Cause if you gave up fighting, then what was this all for, 
Cadd9                                           G            Dsus4 
You're looking through these windows, you might never find a door, 
Cadd9                                     G            Dsus4 
You're losing all these battles but you'd never lose a war. 

Em7, Cadd9, G, Dsus4, 
Em7, Cadd9, G, Dsus4, 

Em7            Cadd9         G      Dsus4 
You're giving this game all you've got, 
Em7    Cadd9         G            Dsus4 
 drop another couple chips in the pot, 
Em7             Cadd9              G     Dsus4 
 But when that roulette spins, oh, it spins, 
Em7          Cadd9          G            Dsus4 
You start to understand the house always wins. 

          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 
          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 

Cadd9                                      G                Dsus4 
No matter how they rock this earth they'll never change the core, 
Cadd9                                G                 Dsus4 
'Cause if you gave up fighting, then what was this all for, 
Cadd9                                           G            Dsus4 
You're looking through these windows, you might never find a door, 
Cadd9                                     G            D Dsus4 D G 
You're losing all these battles but you'd never lose a war. 
(Only strum the last 4 strings on G) 
D Dsus4 D 

          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 
          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 
          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 
          Cadd9  G  Dsus4           Cadd9 G Dsus4 
And these waaaaaaars won't bring us down, 
Cadd9                              G 
No matter how they rock this earth.  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante