Intro: C  G  Am  Bb  Am  G C G 
verse 1: 
C               G     Am              Bb 
When the war is over, we can be kind again 
C             G      Am             Bb 
You can be my lover, I will be your friend 
        C               G            Am              Bb 
And the drunkard in the gutter who's laughing at the moon 
          C               G      Am                   Bb     Am G 
Will have whiskey and dry ginger served from a silver spoon 
verse 2: 
        C               G            Am               Bb 
And the phonies and the copouts, the lonelies and the weird 
   C          G            Am               Bb  Am  G C G 
In one single moment, will brush away their fears_______ 
 
C               G        Bb            F 
When the war is over, no battles to be won or lost 
C                   Em       Bb              F 
No one to claim the victory, no one cares to count the cost 
INTERLUDE: C  G  Am  Bb  Am  G C G 
verse 3: 
        C                       G            Am                 Bb 
And the children will be the teachers, their lessons will be so clear 
   C             G        Am             Bb   Am 
To see with open eyes, to hear with open ears____ 
    C             G              Am            Bb 
And you will understand me, it's easy you will find 
   C                G       Am              Bb  Am  G 
To reach with open arms, to speak with open mind 
 
C               G        Bb            F 
When the war is over, no battles to be won or lost 
C                   Em       Bb              F 
No one to claim the victory, no one cares to count the cost 
OUTRO: 
C                Em               Bb              F 
When the war is, when the war is, when the war is over 
C                Em               Bb              F 
When the war is, when the war is, when the war is over 
C                G                C               F 
When the war is, when the war is, when the war is over 
C              G  C      F 
When the war is_____ all over 
C        Em     C   F 
When the war is all over 
        (## repeat Instrumental 14x and fade to end ##) 
C  F  C  G