Masters Of War

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 3 half steps down [ -3 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 3 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro:
Fm Ebadd9 Fm                 Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
           Come you masters of    war
 
Verse 1:
Fm                   Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  You that build all the   guns
Fm                        Ebadd9     Fm Ebadd9
  You that build the death     planes
Fm         Ebadd9             Fm Ebadd9
  You that build all the bombs
Fm                Ebadd9 Fm   Ebadd9
  You that hide behind  walls
Fm                Ebadd9 Fm   Ebadd9
  You that hide behind  desks
Fm                   Ebadd9
  I just want you to know 
                       Fm   Ebadd9
I can see through your masks
Fm                   Ebadd9 Fm     Ebadd9
  You that never done      nothin'
 
Verse 2:
Fm             Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
  But build to des__troy
Fm                Ebadd9    Fm Ebadd9
  You play with my     world
Fm          Ebadd9         Fm Ebadd9
  Like it's your little toy
Fm                   Ebadd9   Fm Ebadd9
  You put a gun in my     hand
Fm                  Ebadd9   Fm Ebadd9
  And you hide from my   eyes
Fm                        Ebadd9
  And you turn and run farther
                         Fm Ebadd9
When the fast bullets fly
Fm             Ebadd9  Fm Ebadd9
  Like Judas of     old
 
Verse 3:
Fm            Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  You lie and de___ceive
Fm                  Ebadd9  Fm Ebadd9
  a world war can be     won
Fm         Ebadd9         Fm Ebadd9
  You want me   to believe
Fm                      Ebadd9   Fm Ebadd9
  But I see through your     eyes
Fm                      Ebadd9 Fm   Ebadd9
  And I see through your      brain
Fm                         Ebadd9
  Like I see through the water
                       Fm
That runs down my drain
Fm Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9 Fm              Ebadd9   Fm      Ebadd9
                    You fasten all     the triggers
 
Verse 4:
Fm               Ebadd9   Fm Ebadd9
  For the others to   fire
Fm                     Ebadd9    Fm Ebadd9
  Then you set back and     watch
Fm         Ebadd9           Fm    Ebadd9
  When the death count gets higher
Fm                Ebadd9  Fm   Ebadd9
  You hide in your     mansion'
Fm                 Ebadd9 Fm   Ebadd9
  As young people's      blood
Fm                     Ebadd9
  Flows out of their bodies
                     Fm Ebadd9
And is buried in the mud
Fm                  Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  You've thrown the worst fear
 
Verse 5:
Fm              Ebadd9 Fm    Ebadd9
  That can ever be    hurled
Fm        Ebadd9 Fm      Ebadd9
  Fear to bring children
Fm Ebadd9   Fm   Ebadd9
   Into the world
Fm                  Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
  For threatening my     baby
Fm             Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  Unborn and un_____named
Fm                       Ebadd9
  You ain't worth the blood   
                       Fm Ebadd9
That runs in your veins
Fm Ebadd9 Fm            Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
           How much do I     know
 
Verse 6:
Fm            Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  To talk out of    turn
Fm                      Ebadd9 Fm   Ebadd9
  You might say that I'm      young
Fm          Ebadd9     Fm     Ebadd9
  You might say  I'm unlearned
Fm                       Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  But there's one thing I      know
Fm                       Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
  Though I'm younger than      you
Fm                        Ebadd9
  That even Jesus would never
   Bb6             Fm Ebadd9
Forgive what you do
Fm                  Ebadd9   Fm  Ebadd9
  Let me ask you one     question
 
Verse 7:
Fm              Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  Is your money that  good
Fm                   Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
  Will it buy you forgiveness
Fm       Ebadd9             Fm Ebadd9
  Do you think that it could
Fm                Ebadd9   Fm Ebadd9
  I think you will     find
Fm                         Ebadd9 Fm  Ebadd9
  When your death takes its      toll
Fm                      Ebadd9
  All the money you made
           Bb6           Fm  Ebadd9
Will never buy back your soul
Fm                Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
  And I hope that you   die

Verse 8:
Fm                      Ebadd9   Fm Ebadd9
  And your death'll come     soon
Fm              Ebadd9  Fm Ebadd9
  I will follow your casket
Fm       Ebadd9        Fm Ebadd9
  In the pale afternoon
Fm                           Ebadd9 Fm     Ebadd9
  And I'll watch while you're      lowered
Fm                  Ebadd9 Fm Ebadd9
  Down to your deathbed
Fm                              Ebadd9
  And I'll stand over your grave
                          Fm
'Til I'm sure that you're dead
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
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Biography

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American musician, poet and artist whose position in popular culture is unique.

Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in Dinkytown, Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Shortly after starting to play he changed his stage name to Bob Dylan, after being influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas before legally changing his name in 1962.

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