Another Mans Cause Chords
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Capo: | no capo |
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[Intro]
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Am G F G
Am G F G
[Verse 1]
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Am
Gunshots shatter in the peace of night
G
It's just another firefight
F G
For the people of this little town
Am
But for the dying soldier
G
Well he's feeling ten years older
F G
As he's lying face down on the ground
Am
All the words that are in his head
G
And all the words that his mother said
F G
As she would put him to bed back home
[Chorus]
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C G Am
Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands
C G Am
Fighting for another man's cause
C G Am
And your brother he was killed in the last war
C G Am
And your mother, well she's lying home alone
Verse Two
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G F G
Am G F G
Am
Everyday she sees your face
G
On the picture on the fireplace
F G
With your brother as he was leaving school
Am
Then a day came five years ago
G
You said "Mother, I need to know"
F G
And you spoke the words your brother spoke before
Am
"I know the things my Daddy done
G
And I've seen the medals that he's won
F G G Am
And I know this is what he would have wanted for me
G Am
[Chorus]
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C G Am
Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands
C G Am
Fighting for another man's cause
C G Am
And your brother he was killed in the last war
C G Am
And your mother, well she's lying home alone
[Bridge]
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F G Am G
Now she wonders at it all
F G Am G
Just in whose name, do these brave young heros fall
F G Am G
And how many more are gonna answer that call
F G Am G
They're gonna fight and die in another country's war
F G Am G
They're gonna die for a religion didn't believe in at all
F G Am
They're gonna die in a place they should never been at all
Am
Oh, never been at all
[Chorus]
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C G Am
Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands
C G Am
Fighting for another man's cause
C G Am
And your brother he was killed in the last war
C G Am
And your mother, well she's lying home alone
C G Am Am (Repeat six times)
[Chorus]
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C G Am
Your Daddy when he died in the Falklands
C G Am
Fighting for another man's cause
C G Am
And your brother he was killed in the last war
C G Am
And your mother, well she's lying home alone
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6 comments

Great tab!
It sounds great on the acoustic guitar, with nothing but a guitar and a singer. It's my favourite song to play, EVER! So simple, so beautiful.
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great tab, but play the bridge as bar chords
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Great tab especially this bit <Lose yourself in the cresendo bit> sweet as f00k man
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