You Lost The War Chords
by Cock Sparrer
You Lost The War by Cock Sparrer is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, A, G, F and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C C A G x2
C A G
worked all your life then sell your job.......oh lawdy.....
C A G
walk down the street get punched in the gob...oh lawdy.....
C G F E
kids get done when they go to school and they don't even know what for
F G C C
that's when you know you lost the war
C A G
prison like a holiday camp....................oh lawdy.....
C A G
gone for a minute and your car gets clamped...oh lawdy.....
C G F E
play the game like they tell you to and still end up poor
F G C C
that's when you know you lost the war
C A G
Bookies say you look sucha mug...............oh lawdy.....
C A G
bank says we ain't got enough.................oh lawdy.....
C G F E
someone comes in the middle of the night steals your stuff you worked hard for
F G C C
that's when you know you lost the war
break
G
and everybody thinks they got a say, the simple truth is you're just in the way
C A G
people marching in the street.................oh lawdy........
C A G
placards waving fifty deep....................oh lawdy.......
C G F E
someone else takes over and it's just like before
F G C C
that's when you know you lost the war
solo over complete verse
G---17-16-14h-16p-14----14----14-14-14-12---17-16-14h-16p-14----14----14-14-14-12----
D--------------------17----17--------------------------------17----17----------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---17-16-14----14------------------------------------------14-12--------------------
D------------17----17-15-14-15-14h-15p-14-12----12----12-14-------15-14-12-----------
A--------------------------------------------15----15-----------------------15-------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
break
G
and everybody thinks they got a say, the simple truth is you're just in the way
C A G
fifty men and a dead man chest................oh lawdy........
C A G
just cos you were unlike of rest..............oh lawdy........
C G F E
they told you it was freedom you were fighting for
C G F E
a country fit for heroes a paradise for sure
C G F E
when you ask for help they kicked you out the door
F G C stop
that's when you know you lost the war