Start A War Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Capo:	5th fret

Author WellWellMrBond [a] 123.

1 contributor total, last edit on Nov 15, 2016

Some of the tabs on here are very close but not quite right with the bass notes.
If you play this tab along with the song then you'll find it sounds right!
 
Capo on 5th fret
 
 
[INTRO] x 2
E|-------3-----------3------------3------------3------|
B|----3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3---|
G|-0------------0------------2------------0-----------|
D|--------------2------------0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
E|------3------------3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|
G|--------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
We expected something, something better than before.
E|-------3-----------3------------3------------3------|
B|----3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3---|
G|-0------------0------------2------------0-----------|
D|--------------2------------0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
We expected something more.
E|------3------------3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|
G|--------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----------------------|
 
Do you really think you can just put it in a safe behind a
E|-------3-----------3------------3------------3------|
B|----3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3---|
G|-0------------0------------2------------0-----------|
D|--------------2------------0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
painting, lock it up and leave?
E|------3------------3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|
G|--------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----------------------|
 
Do you really think you can just put it in a safe behind a
E|-------3-----------3------------3------------3------|
B|----3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3---|
G|-0------------0------------2------------0-----------|
D|--------------2------------0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
painting, lock it up and leave?
E|------3------------3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|
G|--------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
               Walk away now...
E|------3---------------3------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3---------3--3--3-----3--3--3---|
G|-0-----------0-2-2-----------0-----------|
D|-2-----------2-0-0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
              and you're gonna start a war.
E|------3------------3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|
G|--------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----------------------|
 
 
E|------3---------------3------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3---------3--3--3-----3--3--3---|
G|-0-----------0-2-2-----------0-----------|
D|-2-----------2-0-0-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------2-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
E|------3------------3-------------3---------3--------|
B|---3--3--3-----3--3--3------3--3--3-----3--3--3-----|
G|--------------0-------------0-----------0-----------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-----------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-----------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
Whatever went away I'll get it over now. I'll get money, I'll get funny again.
Whatever went away I'll get it over now. I'll get money, I'll get funny again.
 
[Chorus]
Walk away now and you're gonna start a war
 
[Verse 3]
We expected something, something better than before. We expected something more.
You were always weird but I never had to hold you by the edges like I do now.
You were always weird but I never had to hold you by the edges like I do now.
 
[Chorus]
Walk away now and you're gonna start a war.
 
[Verse 4]
Whatever went away I'll get it over now. I'll get money, I'll get funny again.
Whatever went away I'll get it over now. I'll get money, I'll get funny again.
 
 
[Chorus]
Walk away now and you're gonna start a war.
Walk away now and you're gonna start a war.
 
Outro - play the same chords from the Chorus.
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3 comments

Closest one on here, but I don't think you need to play the 3rd fret on the B and high E strings simultaneously. I think just playing the high E string in those instances works, and is a lot less fumbly.

agreed -- the B string 3rd fret doesn't add much and is really clumsy. stick to just the high E.

Really really solid. This song has two guitars, and I don't think you're going get any closer than this if you're tabbing it out on one guitar. Nice work.