Elton John - Act Of War

intro :
chords : Gm {play this group twice} D# {play only once} F
melody :
F G C A# F F G C A# F G C F G C A# F F G C A# F G C G G G G . . .

Gm
1 . this ain’t no battle honey , this ain’t no fight .

2 . well , you’d better believe it boy this house is your home .

3 . well i’m a man of convenience i work a long hard day .

4 . well if that’s your game then honey two can play .

D# Dm7
1 . how come you take it so hard when i stay out all night?

2 . i didn’t build it up for you to live here on my own .

3 . after twelve long hours , ain’t i got the right to play?

4 . i’m going on the town tonight and have some fun my way .

Gm
1 . if i take a drink , is that against the law?

2 . and if you think it’s easy to forget about me

3 . if living together is getting in the way

4 . ain’t no way baby this girl’s gonna stay .

D# Dm7 Gm
{intro}

1 . and if i have a good time , do you call that an act of war?

2 . you’d better think twice you’d better believe it’s an act of war .

3 . huh then i call that an act of war .

4 . i call it , i call it an act of war .

chorus :
Gm
we’re living on the front line you & me .

fighting on this battleground of misery .
F Gm
oh , go ahead , bring on your artillery and we’ll make this an act of war .
Gm
give it all you’ve got `cause i’m all dug in .

keep the punches coming i can take them on the chin .
F Gm
{intro}

winner takes all , let the best man win and we call it an act of war .

D# F
and it looks like time ain’t been on our side .
Cm Dsus D Gm
if we could turn the clock back we might survive this act of war .