Dan Mangan - Post War Blues

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post war blues – dan mangan
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

standard tuning , capo on 5th fret if using dan’s chord construction .

most chords are finger picked with thumb striking root note on 1st and 3rd beat
and fingers strumming higher notes on 2nd and 4th beats .
listen to the song for a better feel , this video has him playing acoustically :

chords with an * are strummed rather than finger picked .

this is how dan plays the chords , standard construction works just as well :
D 10 9 12 11 x
xa 6 7 11 9 x
xbm 7 9 9 7 7 7
G x 10 12 12 12

D
let’s start a war for the kids
A
a purpose for which to unite
D
make them some words they can mince
G * D A
what they don’t know , they won’t mind

D
find them a foe for the fight
A
and stories to tell as they age
D
then maybe time will decide
G * D A
which ones keep and which ones fade

chorus :
Bm * D
there’s the deepest sleep in my life ,
Bm * D
from which i Am slowly coming to
A * Bm *
and every morning i wait for the news
A *
oh this is , this is post war blues

guitar solo

make me a means to an end
oh make me an ending in sight
make me insightful again
what i can’t see , i can’t fight

make me a fire to burn
burn all the letters i wrote
write me a list of concerns
if we are at peace
if we are at ease
i want to know

chorus :
there’s the deepest sleep in my life
from which i Am slowly coming to
and every morning i wait for the news
oh this is , this is post war blues

oh this is , this is post war blues