War Horn Chords
War Horn by Shakey Graves is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, Am, D, C, B and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Em G Em Am D G Em C G
verse 1
G Em
Never robbed a bank I never stole a car
G Em
Never pumped no bullets into Johnny Law
Am D G Em
Always payed my taxes always drove below
Em D G
the speed limit in my home town
verse 2
G Em
Always had a girlfriend, yeah I always had a job
G Em
Never drank no alcohol, always flapped my jaw
Am D G Em
Never raised a finger till I heard the lord
Em D G
Blowin on his old war horn
Interlude
G B Em D
G B Em D
Em D C
Em D C
verse 3
G Em
Always smoked them cigarettes, yeah never smoked no dope
G Em
Always had an alibi, yeah always had some hope
Am D G Em
Never thought no evil could have settled down
Em D G
In the people of my home town
verse 4
G Em
Never met no witches no I never met no ghosts
G Em
Never sent no howlies to the fire below
Am D G Em
Never carried weapons till I heard the lord
Em D G
Blowin on his old war horn
Outro
Em C G
Em C G
Blowin on his old war horn
G B Em Cm Em Cm
G B Em Cm Em D C G
G G Em