Ed Sheeran

Master Of War(Chords)

Ed Sheeran

Key: G

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Capo on 4th fret
	        I feel as though none of the other versions sounded right or  
were remotely close in terms of where the chords where meant  
to be and what chords where actually used 

 
Capo on the 4th Fret 
Standard Tuning 

Intro: G Am x3  Am C G Am 
Verse: Am G Am 
End of Verse: Am C G Am 


Am                                  
Come you masters   of        war 

G       Am 
You that build     the       big guns 

G       Am 
You that build the death planes 

G       Am 
You that build     all       the bombs 

G       Am 
You that hide     behind     walls     

G       Am 
You that hide     behind     desks     

Am       C     G      Am                
I just want you  to   know I can see through your masks 

Am                                 
You that never have done nothin'  

G       Am 
but build to destroy 

G       Am 
You play with my world 

G       Am 
like it's your little toy 

G       Am 
You put a gun in my hands 

G       Am      
then you hide from my eyes 

Am             C   G        Am 
Then you turn and run farther when the fast bullets fly 

Am                            
Like Judas of old 
G       Am 
you lie and deceive 
G       Am 
A world war can be won 
G       Am 
you want me to believe 
G       Am 
But I see through your eyes 
G       Am 
and I see through your brain 
Am            C     G        Am 
Like I see through the water that runs down my drain 

Am                             
You that fasten all the triggers 
G       Am 
for the others to fire 
G       Am 
Then you sit back and watch 
G       Am 
as the death count gets higher 
G       Am 
You hide in your mansions 
G       Am 
while the young people's blood 
Am           C     G      Am 
Flows out of their bodies and gets buried in the mud 

Am                           
You've thrown the worst fear 
that can ever be hurled 
Fear to bring children 
into the world 
For threatening my baby 
unborn and unnamed 
G           C                            Am       G 
You ain't worth the blood that runs in your veins 

Am                  
How much do I know 
G   Am 
to talk out of turn 
G   Am 
You might say that I'm young 
G   Am 
you might say I'm unlearned 
G   Am 
But there's one thing I know 
G   Am 
though I'm younger than you 
Am                                   G           Am 
Even Jesus would never forgive what you do 

Am 
Let me ask you one question 
G   Am 
is your money that good? 
G   Am 
Will it buy you forgiveness 
G   Am 
Do you think that it could? 
G   Am 
I think you will find 
G   Am 
when your death takes its toll   
Am       C                            G      Am 
All the money you made won't ever buy back your soul 

Am                       
And I hope that you die 
G   Am 
and your death will come soon 
G   Am 
I'll follow your casket 
G   Am 
In the pale afternoon 
G   Am 
And I'll watch while you're lowered 
Am 
Down to your death-bed 
Am                  C            G                           Am 
Then I'll stand over your grave till I'm sure that you're dead 


Also he plays by palm-muting with the thumb, and strumming with the  
other fingers, he also strums a hammer on each time he changes chords and 
 on the using the pinkie on the 3rd fret - B string when he plays the Am. 

For a reference here is his live version which I used to back up how he plays it,  
the G7 is a lie (doesn't sound anywhere close).  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHMlAYeFeYw 
If there are any mistakes or anything I've done wrong feel free to diss me for it.
	        

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