Chords for Adrian Belew - The War in the Gulf Between Us
Tempo:
112.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
F#m
Gm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [F#m] [A]
[D] It started long ago, [G] you have [D] to understand.
[F#m] We thought we'd make a life, [G] we thought we had a plan.
[D] We built it like a house, [G] and [D] filled it up with kids.
[F#m] We only troubled him, I [Em] won't be back
[G] again.
[D] Cross something in my [Gm] heart, that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back again.
[G] Nobody ever wins [Em] the war in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[D]
Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
[F#m]
[Am] [G]
[Gm] [A]
[D] And then it all began, [G] the corals and [D] the woods.
[F#m] I tiptoed all around you, [G] you danced around me too.
[D] And somewhere in between, [G] we found the [D] time for love.
[F#m] We only troubled him, [C] it never was [G] enough.
[D] Cross something in my heart, [Gm] that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back [G] again.
Nobody ever wins [E] the war [Em] in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[G] [D] Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
[F#]
[F#m] [G] What was the sense [A] in keeping alive?
Something that never [G] made us satisfied.
[Em] Sometimes it's better [A] to get on with the life.
[C] I don't believe in hurting [A] each other all the time.
[D] [Bm] Sweeney, [Gm] [D] [Em]
Sweeney.
[Gm] [D]
[F#m] All [A] alone.
[D] Now after all the lawyers [G] have eaten [D] our remains.
[F#m] And after all the nights [G] have swallowed up the pain.
[D] Then maybe we'll meet, [G] we'll find a [D] neutral place.
[F#m] We only troubled him, [C] what will we have to say?
[G]
[D] Well, something in our [Gm] hearts, we'll have to try and give.
[Bm] And something in our hearts, [E] we'll have to learn to live.
[G] Together and apart, [Gm] without another war. [D] Sweeney.
[F#m] [Am] [G]
[Gm] [A]
[D]
[D] It started long ago, [G] you have [D] to understand.
[F#m] We thought we'd make a life, [G] we thought we had a plan.
[D] We built it like a house, [G] and [D] filled it up with kids.
[F#m] We only troubled him, I [Em] won't be back
[G] again.
[D] Cross something in my [Gm] heart, that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back again.
[G] Nobody ever wins [Em] the war in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[D]
Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
[F#m]
[Am] [G]
[Gm] [A]
[D] And then it all began, [G] the corals and [D] the woods.
[F#m] I tiptoed all around you, [G] you danced around me too.
[D] And somewhere in between, [G] we found the [D] time for love.
[F#m] We only troubled him, [C] it never was [G] enough.
[D] Cross something in my heart, [Gm] that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back [G] again.
Nobody ever wins [E] the war [Em] in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[G] [D] Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
[F#]
[F#m] [G] What was the sense [A] in keeping alive?
Something that never [G] made us satisfied.
[Em] Sometimes it's better [A] to get on with the life.
[C] I don't believe in hurting [A] each other all the time.
[D] [Bm] Sweeney, [Gm] [D] [Em]
Sweeney.
[Gm] [D]
[F#m] All [A] alone.
[D] Now after all the lawyers [G] have eaten [D] our remains.
[F#m] And after all the nights [G] have swallowed up the pain.
[D] Then maybe we'll meet, [G] we'll find a [D] neutral place.
[F#m] We only troubled him, [C] what will we have to say?
[G]
[D] Well, something in our [Gm] hearts, we'll have to try and give.
[Bm] And something in our hearts, [E] we'll have to learn to live.
[G] Together and apart, [Gm] without another war. [D] Sweeney.
[F#m] [Am] [G]
[Gm] [A]
[D]
Key:
D
G
F#m
Gm
A
D
G
F#m
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] It started long ago, [G] you have [D] to understand.
[F#m] We thought we'd make a life, [G] we thought we had a plan.
[D] We built it like a house, [G] and [D] filled it up with kids.
[F#m] We only troubled him, _ I [Em] won't be back _
[G] again.
_ [D] Cross something in my [Gm] heart, that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back again.
[G] Nobody ever wins [Em] the war in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[D] _ _
Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] And then it all began, [G] the corals and [D] the woods.
[F#m] I tiptoed all around you, [G] you danced around me too.
[D] And somewhere in between, [G] we found the [D] time for love.
[F#m] We only troubled him, _ _ _ [C] it never was [G] enough. _ _
[D] Cross something in my heart, [Gm] that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back [G] again.
Nobody ever wins [E] the war [Em] in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[G] _ [D] _ Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
_ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] What was the sense [A] in keeping alive?
Something that never [G] made us satisfied.
_ [Em] Sometimes it's better [A] to get on with the life.
[C] I don't believe in hurting [A] each other all the time.
[D] _ _ [Bm] Sweeney, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em]
Sweeney.
[Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ All [A] _ alone.
[D] Now after all the lawyers [G] have eaten [D] our remains.
[F#m] And after all the nights [G] have swallowed up the pain.
[D] Then maybe we'll meet, [G] we'll find a [D] neutral place.
[F#m] We only troubled him, _ _ [C] what will we have to say?
[G] _ _ _
[D] Well, something in our [Gm] hearts, we'll have to try and give.
[Bm] And something in our hearts, [E] we'll have to learn to live.
[G] Together and apart, [Gm] without another war. [D] Sweeney.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] It started long ago, [G] you have [D] to understand.
[F#m] We thought we'd make a life, [G] we thought we had a plan.
[D] We built it like a house, [G] and [D] filled it up with kids.
[F#m] We only troubled him, _ I [Em] won't be back _
[G] again.
_ [D] Cross something in my [Gm] heart, that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back again.
[G] Nobody ever wins [Em] the war in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[D] _ _
Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] And then it all began, [G] the corals and [D] the woods.
[F#m] I tiptoed all around you, [G] you danced around me too.
[D] And somewhere in between, [G] we found the [D] time for love.
[F#m] We only troubled him, _ _ _ [C] it never was [G] enough. _ _
[D] Cross something in my heart, [Gm] that's taken to the wind.
[Bm] And nothing I can do [E] will bring it back [G] again.
Nobody ever wins [E] the war [Em] in the Gulf, [F#m] Sweeney.
[G] _ [D] _ Something in my heart [Gm] no longer could survive.
[Bm] Those meadows in the day, [E] the quiet in the night.
[G] I lost the will to fight [Gm] the war in the Gulf, [D] Sweeney.
_ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] What was the sense [A] in keeping alive?
Something that never [G] made us satisfied.
_ [Em] Sometimes it's better [A] to get on with the life.
[C] I don't believe in hurting [A] each other all the time.
[D] _ _ [Bm] Sweeney, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em]
Sweeney.
[Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ All [A] _ alone.
[D] Now after all the lawyers [G] have eaten [D] our remains.
[F#m] And after all the nights [G] have swallowed up the pain.
[D] Then maybe we'll meet, [G] we'll find a [D] neutral place.
[F#m] We only troubled him, _ _ [C] what will we have to say?
[G] _ _ _
[D] Well, something in our [Gm] hearts, we'll have to try and give.
[Bm] And something in our hearts, [E] we'll have to learn to live.
[G] Together and apart, [Gm] without another war. [D] Sweeney.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _