Intro: F#m - Abm - A x4
Verse 1:
F#m Abm A F#m Abm A
Come the war, come the avarice
F#m Abm A F#m Abm A
Come the war, come how?
F#m Abm A F#m Abm A
Come attrition, come the reek of bones
F#m Abm A F#m Abm A
Come attrition, come how?
Chorus 1:
A E F#m D
This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake
A E F#m D
This is why, this is why we fight
A E F#m D
And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound
A E F#m D F#m Ab A F#m Ab A
This is why, this is why we fight, come how?
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: F#m - Abm - A 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
Come how, come how, come how, come how?