Love and war (video)

Am - E - Am (2x)

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1. When I sing about love and war,

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I don't really know what I'm saying.

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I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war,

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seen a lot of people prayin'.

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They pray to Allah and they pray to the Lord,

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and mostly they pray about love and war.

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Pray about love and war, pray about love and war.

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2. Seen a lot of young men go to war,

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and leave a lot of young brides waiting.

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I've watched them try to explain it to their kids,

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seen a lot of them failing.

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They try to tell them and they try to explain,

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why daddy won't ever come home again.

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Daddy won't ever come home, daddy won't ever come home.

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3. I've said a lot of things that I can't take back,

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but I don't really know if I want to.

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I sang songs about love, I sang songs about war,

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since the backstreets of Toronto.

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I sang for justice and I hit a bad chord,

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but I still try to sing about love and war.

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4. Saddest thing in the whole wide world,

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is to break the heart of your lover.

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I made a mistake and I did it again,

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and we struggle to recover.

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I sang in anger, hit another bad chord,

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but I still try to sing about love and war.

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Sing about love and war, sing about love and war, love and war.

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Am E

5. When I sing about love and war,

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I don't really know what I'm saying.

Am E

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war,

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seen a lot of people prayin'.

Am E

They pray to Allah and they pray to the Lord,

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and mostly they pray about love and war.

C G D Am

Pray about love and war, pray about love and war, love and war.

(Neil Young)