Chords for Alicia Keys - Holy War (Official Lyric Video)
Tempo:
131.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
F
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[C] [F] [A]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [A]
[C] [F] War [G]
[C] is holy, [Am]
sex [C] is [Am] obscene [G]
We've [Cm] got it twisted [A] in this [C] lucid [Am] dream
[G]
[C] Baptized in [F] boundaries, [Am]
[C] schooled in [F] sin
[G]
Divided [C] by [A] difference, [C] sexuality and [F] skin
[G]
Oh, so [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked in
Yeah, [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked
Oh, [C] maybe we should love [F] somebody
[Am] [G]
[Am] Oh, maybe [C] we could kill them [F] all
[Am] [G]
[Am] So, [C] maybe we should love somebody
[F] [Am] [G]
[A] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] war
[Am] What if sex [C] was holy?
[Am]
War was [C] [F] [Am] obscene
[G] And it [C] wasn't twisted
[Am] What a wonderful [C] [Am] dream
[G]
Living [C] for [Am] love
Unafraid of [C] [F] the end
[G]
Forgiveness [C] is the [F] only
[Am]
[C] Real [Am] revenge
[G] Oh, so [D] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, yourself open
Yeah, [F] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, you're open
[Am] So, [C] maybe we should love [F] somebody
[Am] [G]
Hey, [A] maybe [C] we could kill
[F] [A] [G] them all
So, [Am] [C] maybe we should love
[F] [Am] [G] somebody
[Am] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] war
What if love [C] was holy?
[Am] And [C] hate [F] obscene
[Am] [G] We should [C] give [F] [A] life to this [C] beautiful [F] dream
[Am] [G] Cause peace and [F] love [Am]
[C] ain't so [F] far
[G] We nourish our [F] [A] wounds [C] before they [F] scar
[Am] [G]
Nourish the [F] [Am] wounds before [C] they [F] scar
[Em] [C] [F] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[C] [F] [A]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [A]
[C] [F] War [G]
[C] is holy, [Am]
sex [C] is [Am] obscene [G]
We've [Cm] got it twisted [A] in this [C] lucid [Am] dream
[G]
[C] Baptized in [F] boundaries, [Am]
[C] schooled in [F] sin
[G]
Divided [C] by [A] difference, [C] sexuality and [F] skin
[G]
Oh, so [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked in
Yeah, [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked
Oh, [C] maybe we should love [F] somebody
[Am] [G]
[Am] Oh, maybe [C] we could kill them [F] all
[Am] [G]
[Am] So, [C] maybe we should love somebody
[F] [Am] [G]
[A] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] war
[Am] What if sex [C] was holy?
[Am]
War was [C] [F] [Am] obscene
[G] And it [C] wasn't twisted
[Am] What a wonderful [C] [Am] dream
[G]
Living [C] for [Am] love
Unafraid of [C] [F] the end
[G]
Forgiveness [C] is the [F] only
[Am]
[C] Real [Am] revenge
[G] Oh, so [D] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, yourself open
Yeah, [F] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, you're open
[Am] So, [C] maybe we should love [F] somebody
[Am] [G]
Hey, [A] maybe [C] we could kill
[F] [A] [G] them all
So, [Am] [C] maybe we should love
[F] [Am] [G] somebody
[Am] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] war
What if love [C] was holy?
[Am] And [C] hate [F] obscene
[Am] [G] We should [C] give [F] [A] life to this [C] beautiful [F] dream
[Am] [G] Cause peace and [F] love [Am]
[C] ain't so [F] far
[G] We nourish our [F] [A] wounds [C] before they [F] scar
[Am] [G]
Nourish the [F] [Am] wounds before [C] they [F] scar
[Em] [C] [F] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[C] [G]
[C] [Am]
[F] [Am]
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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] War _ [G] _ _
[C] is holy, [Am] _ _ _
sex [C] is _ _ [Am] obscene [G] _
We've [Cm] got it twisted _ [A] _ _ in this [C] lucid [Am] dream
_ [G] _ _
[C] Baptized in [F] boundaries, _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] schooled in [F] _ sin
[G] _
Divided [C] by _ [A] difference, _ [C] sexuality and [F] _ skin
[G] _
Oh, so [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked in
Yeah, [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked
Oh, _ [C] maybe we should love _ [F] somebody
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] Oh, maybe [C] we could kill them [F] all
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] So, _ [C] maybe we should love somebody
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] _ war
[Am] _ _ What if sex [C] was holy?
[Am] _ _ _
War was [C] _ [F] _ [Am] obscene
_ [G] And it [C] wasn't twisted
_ [Am] _ _ What a wonderful [C] _ _ [Am] dream
_ [G] _
Living [C] for _ [Am] love _ _
Unafraid of [C] [F] the _ end
[G] _
Forgiveness [C] is the [F] only
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Real [Am] _ revenge
[G] Oh, so [D] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, yourself open
Yeah, [F] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, you're open
[Am] So, _ [C] maybe we should love _ [F] somebody
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
Hey, [A] maybe [C] we could kill _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] them all
So, [Am] _ _ _ [C] maybe we should love _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] somebody
[Am] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] war
_ _ _ What if love [C] was holy?
[Am] _ _ And [C] hate _ [F] obscene
[Am] _ _ [G] We should [C] give [F] _ [A] life to this [C] beautiful _ [F] dream
[Am] _ _ [G] Cause peace and [F] love [Am] _ _ _
[C] ain't so [F] _ far
_ [G] We nourish our [F] _ _ [A] wounds _ [C] before they [F] scar
[Am] _ _ [G] _
Nourish the [F] _ [Am] wounds _ before [C] they _ [F] scar
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] War _ [G] _ _
[C] is holy, [Am] _ _ _
sex [C] is _ _ [Am] obscene [G] _
We've [Cm] got it twisted _ [A] _ _ in this [C] lucid [Am] dream
_ [G] _ _
[C] Baptized in [F] boundaries, _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] schooled in [F] _ sin
[G] _
Divided [C] by _ [A] difference, _ [C] sexuality and [F] _ skin
[G] _
Oh, so [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked in
Yeah, [F] we can hate each other and fear each other
[G] We can build these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself locked in, yourself locked
Oh, _ [C] maybe we should love _ [F] somebody
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] Oh, maybe [C] we could kill them [F] all
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] So, _ [C] maybe we should love somebody
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] _ war
[Am] _ _ What if sex [C] was holy?
[Am] _ _ _
War was [C] _ [F] _ [Am] obscene
_ [G] And it [C] wasn't twisted
_ [Am] _ _ What a wonderful [C] _ _ [Am] dream
_ [G] _
Living [C] for _ [Am] love _ _
Unafraid of [C] [F] the _ end
[G] _
Forgiveness [C] is the [F] only
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] Real [Am] _ revenge
[G] Oh, so [D] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, yourself open
Yeah, [F] we can heal each other and feel each other
[G] We can break these walls between each other, [Ab] baby
Blow by blow, brick by brick, [Am] keep yourself open, you're open
[Am] So, _ [C] maybe we should love _ [F] somebody
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
Hey, [A] maybe [C] we could kill _
_ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] them all
So, [Am] _ _ _ [C] maybe we should love _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] somebody
[Am] Instead of [C] polishing the bones of holy [F] war
_ _ _ What if love [C] was holy?
[Am] _ _ And [C] hate _ [F] obscene
[Am] _ _ [G] We should [C] give [F] _ [A] life to this [C] beautiful _ [F] dream
[Am] _ _ [G] Cause peace and [F] love [Am] _ _ _
[C] ain't so [F] _ far
_ [G] We nourish our [F] _ _ [A] wounds _ [C] before they [F] scar
[Am] _ _ [G] _
Nourish the [F] _ [Am] wounds _ before [C] they _ [F] scar
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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