Drink Before The War - Sinead O'Connor, ukulele chords

Published: 2018-04-29 16:20
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

A#m G# A#m G#
You tell us that weʼre wrong
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You tell us not to sing our songs
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Nothing we can say will make you see
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Youʼve got a heart of stone, you can never feel
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You say, "Oh, Iʼm not afraid, it canʼt happen to me
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I believe that life is a good thing (?)
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Oh no, youʼre out of your mind, it wonʼt happen to me
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ʼCause Iʼve carried my weight and Iʼve been a strong man"
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Oh, I listen to the man in the liquor store
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Anybody want a drink before the war?

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Your parents paid you through
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Youʼve got a nice big car, nothing bothers you
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Somebody cut out your eyes, you refuse to see
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Ah, somebody cut out your heart, you refuse to feel

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And you live in a shell, you create your own hell
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You live in the past and talk about war
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And you dig your own grave, yeah
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When itʼs a life you could save
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So stop with the past, itʼs not gonna happen

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And you cry but youʼll never fall
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No no no, youʼre building a wall
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Got to break it down, start again
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You say, "oh no, it wonʼt happen to us"
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Weʼve lived our lives basically in goodness"

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So stop talking of war ʼcause you know weʼve heard it all before
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Why donʼt you go out there and do something useful?
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Oh, Iʼve listened to the man in the liquor store
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(?) Anybody want a drink before the war?
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Anybody want a drink before the war
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Ah, anybody want a drink before the war?
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Yeah, yeah...

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