Beautiful War Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays467

Beautiful War by Kings of Leon is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: A 

                A 
Bite your tongue 

Don't make a scene, dear 
                D 
Everybody's been here least once before 
                A                                        
We've been here more 
                A 
Your heart breaks 

Rolls down the window 
                D 
I've seen it all go, come back around 
                        A 
And I've heard the sound 
                E 
The tip of your tongue 
                D                       A 
The top of your lungs is doing my head in 

I say, "Love, love don't mean nothing 
                D 
Unless there's something worth fighting for." 
                A 
It's a beautiful war 
        A 
When I hold 

The warmth of your body 
                D 
There is nobody that I'd rather hold 
                A 
Shattered and cold 
                E 
The tip of your tongue 
                D                       A 
The top of your lungs is making me crazy 

I say, "Love, love don't mean nothing 
                D 
Unless there's something worth fighting for." 
                A 
It's a beautiful war 


I say, "Love, love – it don't mean nothing 
                D 
unless there's something worth fighting for." 
                A 
It's a beautiful war 

                A                                
It's a beautiful war 
                                         
                                        A 
E D                     It's a beautiful war 


A 
I say, "Love, love..." 
        A 
I say, "Love, love don't mean nothing 
                D 
unless there's something worth fighting for." 
        A 
I say, "Love, love don't mean nothing 
                D 
unless there's something worth fighting for." 
                A 
It's a beautiful war 
It's a beautiful war 
It's a beautiful war 
It's a beautiful war 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante