Capo 4th fret
Intro> G Em G Em
G Em
Wake up! Say good morning to
C D
that sleepy person lying next to you
Bm7 Em
If there's no one there, then there's no one there,
C D
but at least the war is over
G Em G Em
G Em
It's us - yes, we're back again,
C D
here to see you through, 'til the days end
Bm7 Em
And if the night comes, and the night will come,
C D
well at least the war is over
B Em
Lift your head and look out the window
C D
Stay that way for the rest of the day and watch the time go
Em7 G C D
Listen! The birds sing! Listen! The bells ring!
C D
All the living are dead, and the dead are all living
G Emi
The war is over and we are beginning...
G Em
G Em
Gridlock on the parkway now,
C D
the television man is here to show you how
Bm7 Em
The channle fades to snow, it's off to work you go,
C D
but at least the war is over
G Em G Em
G Em
She's gone, she left before you woke,
C D
as you ate last night, neither of you spoke
Bm7 Em
Dishes, tv, bed the darkness filled with dread,
C D
but at least the war is over
B Em
Lift your head and look out the window
C D
Stay that way for the rest of the day and watch the time go
Em7 G C D
Listen! The birds sing! Listen! The bells ring!
C D
All the living are dead, and the dead are all living
G Emi
The war is over and we are beginning...
G Em C D C D
G Em G Em
G Em
We won, or we think we did,
C D
when you went away, you were just a kid
Bm7 Em
And if you lost it all, and you lost it,
C D
we will still be there when the war is over
B Em
Lift your head and look out the window
C D
Stay that way for the rest of the day and watch the time go
C D G Em
Listen! The birds sing! Listen! The bells ring!
G Em
All the living are dead, and the dead are all living
C D C D
The war is over and we are beginning...
G Em
Here it comes! Here comes the first day!
G Em
Here it comes! Here comes the first day!
C D
It starts up in our bedroom after the war
C D
It starts up in our bedroom after the war
G Em G Em
After the war!
C D
After the war
C D
After the war
G Em G Em
After the war
C D
After the war
C D
After the war
G Em G Em
After the war
C D C D G Em G Em x4