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Capo on 3rd fret
D Em G
My knuckles were bruised like violets
D D
Sucker punching walls, cursed you as I sleep talked
Em G
Spineless in my tomb of silence
D D
Tore your banners down, took the battle underground
Em G
And maybe it was ego swinging
D
Maybe it was her
D Em G D
Flashes of the battle come back to me in a blur
C
All that blood shed, crimson clover
G
Uh-huh, sweet dream was over
Em D
My hand was the one you reached for
C
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
G
Uh-huh, tears on the letter
Em D
I vowed not to cry anymore
D
If we survived the Great War
Em G
You drew up some good faith treaties
D D
I drew curtains closed, drank my poison all alone
Em G
You said I have to trust more freely
D D
But diesel is desire, you were playing with fire
Em G
And maybe it's the past that's talking
D
Screaming from a crypt
D Em G
Telling me to punish you for things you never did
D
So I justified it
C
All that blood shed, crimson clover
G
Uh-huh, the bombs were close and
Em D
My hand was the one you reached for
C
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
G
Uh-huh, the burning embers
Em D
I vowed not to fight anymore
C
If we survived the Great War
C G
Uh-huh
Em D
Uh-huh
Am G
It turned into something bigger
Em D Am
Somewhere in the haze got a sense I'd been betrayed
G
Your finger on my hairpin triggers
Em
Soldier down on that icy ground
D Am
Looked up at me with honor and truth
G Em
Broken and blue, so I called off the troops
D Am
That was the night I nearly lost you
G Em D
I really thought I'd lost you
D Em G
We can plant a memory garden
D D
Say a solemn prayer, place a poppy in my hair
Em G
There's no morning glory, it was war, it wasn't fair
D
And we will never go back
C
To that bloodshed, crimson clover
G
Uh-huh, the worst was over
Em D
My hand was the one you reached for
C
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
G
Uh-huh, we're burned for better
Em D
I vowed I will always be yours
C
'Cause we survived the Great War
G
Uh-huh
Em
Uh-huh
D
I'll always be yours
C
'Cause we survived the Great War
G
Uh-huh
Em D
I vowed I will always be yours
Written by Aaron Dessner/Taylor Swift