Tuning:

D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, yeah, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, uh-huh, uh-huh D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, yeah, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, say it again, y'all D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, good God, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, listen to me, ah

^D#mWar, I desp^F#ise^D#m, because ^F#it ^D#mmeans destruction^F#, o^D#mf innocent lives^F# ^D#mWar means tears^F#, t^D#mo thousands of mother's eye^F#s ^D#mWhen their sons go to figh^F#t, ^D#mand lose their lives, I s^F#aid

D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, good god y'all, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, say it again D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, whoa-oh-whoa-oh Lord, oh what is it good for? absolutely nothing, listen to me D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreak, war, friend only, to the undertaker, oh

^D#mWar, is an enem^F#y, ^D#mto all mankin^F#d, ^D#mthe thought of wa^F#r, ^D#mblows my mind^F# ^D#mWar has caused unr^F#est^D#m, within the younger genera^F#tion ^D#mInduction then destructi^F#on,^D#m who wants to die?^F#

D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, good god y'all, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, say it, say it, say it D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, yeah, uh, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, listen to me D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker, war, it got one friend, that's the undertaker

^D#mWar has shattere^F#d, ^D#mmany a young man's dre^F#ams^D#m, made him disable^F#d, ^D#mbitter and mea^F#n ^D#mLife is much to short and preci^F#ous,^D#m to spend fighting wars these d^F#ays ^D#mWar can't give li^F#fe,^D#m it can only take it away, ^F#oh

D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, good god y'all, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, say it again D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, whoa-oh-whoa-oh Lord, what is it good for? absolutely nothing, listen to me D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, it ain't nothing but a heartbreaker, war, friend only, to the undertaker

^D#m Peace, love and und^F#erst^D#manding, tell me^F#, i^D#ms there no place for t^F#hem to^D#mday? ^F# They ^D#msay we must fight^F#, t^D#mo keep our freedom, ^F#but, Lord^D#m knows, there's got to ^F#be a b^D#metter way^F#

D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, good god y'all, what is it good for? you tell me, nothing, say it, say it, say it D#m NC F# NC F# D#m NC F# NC F# War, huh, good god yeah, huh, what is it good for? stand up and shout it (nothing) chords for original key.... D#m F# e------------------------------------ B--7-----7--------------------------- G--8-----6--------------------------- D--8-----8--------------------------- A--6-----9--------------------------- E------------------------------------

Edwin Starr - War