Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight

artist : the decemberists
song : this is why we fight
album : the king is dead
tabbed by : don tago
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning

chords used :
eadgbe
A : 002220
D : 000232
E : 022100
F#m : 244222
G#m : 466444

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intro : [ F#m – G#m – A ] x4

verse 1 :
F#m G#m A F#m G#m A
come the war , come the avarice
F#m G#m A F#m G#m A
come the war , come how?
F#m G#m A F#m G#m A
come attrition , come the reek of bones
F#m G#m A F#m G#m A
come attrition , come how?

chorus 1 :
A E F#m D
this is why , why we fight , why we lie awake
A E F#m D
this is why , this is why we fight
A E F#m D
and when we die , we will die , with our arms unbound
A E F#m D F#m G# A F#m G# A
this is why , this is why we fight , come how?

verse 2 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
right of quiet , writer on quiet vein
right of quiet , right of how
come the arches , come the infant cheek
come the arches of how

chorus 2 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
this is why , why we fight , why we lie awake
this is why , this is why we fight
and when we die , we will die , with our arms unbound
this is why , this is why we fight , come how , come how?

interlude : [ F#m – G#m – A ] x4

chorus 3 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
this is why , why we fight , why we lie awake
this is why , this is why we fight
and when we die , we will die , with our arms unbound
this is why , this is why we fight

chorus 4 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
so come to me , come to me now
lay your arms around me
this is why , this is why we fight
come how , come how , come how , come how?