Jah War Chords
by Ruts
Jah War by Ruts is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Bm, D, D6, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO Bass lick
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7--5-----5--7---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Bm Em D
verse 1
Em
The air was thick with a smell of oppression
Bm
The militants joined with angry position
Em
Redemption type with a strain of repression
D6
Young blood boiling hot with agression
Chorus
Am G
Jah war fighting fighting
Am D
Jah war, too close frightening
BRIDGE
Em Bm Em D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-----------------------5----------------------------|
A|----10--9--7--10-9-7--------10--9--7--10-9-7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE2
Em
The winds were blowing and stirring up reaction
Bm
A storm broke out a militant action
Em
Hot heads came in uniform
D
Thunder and lightning in a violent form
Chorus
Am G
Jah war fighting fighting
Am D
Jah war, too close frightening
BRIDGE
Em Bm Em D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5-----------------------5----------------------------|
A|----10--9--7--10-9-7--------10--9--7--10-9-7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Instrumental
Em - Bm - Em - D
Chorus
Am G
Jah war fighting fighting
Am D
Jah war, too close frightening
verse 3
Em
The air was thick with a smell of oppression
Bm
The militants joined with angry position
Em
Redemption type with a strain of repression
D
Young blood boiling hot with agression
Chorus
Am G
Jah war fighting fighting
Am D
Jah war, too close frightening
Chorus 2
Em Bm
Fighting fighting Jah war
Em D
Too close frightening Jah war
Em Bm
Fighting fighting Jah war
Em D
Too close frightening Jah war
verse 4
Am
Clarence Baker
G
No trouble maker
Am
Said the truncheon came down
G
Knocked him to the ground
Am
Said the blood on the streets that day
G
The blood and the madness
Am
Said the blood on the streets that day
D
....Hey
ENDING
Em Bm
Fighting fighting Jah war
Em Bm
Fighting fighting Jah war
Em Bm
Fighting fighting Jah war
Em D
Fighting fighting Jah war