Cage The Elephant - The War Is Over: chords

Em
When I was a young man, I never needed anyone
                                              C
Bruised and broken, shattered, always on the run
                         B
Safe behind a half-smile, laying in the shadows
Em
I became a rich man, I held the world
up with my hands

Inside I was a poor man, still screaming,
                C
"I don't understand"
                           B
"Why am I always running?"
"Why am I always hiding?"
C                          B
"What's the point in living
when living feels like dying?"

Chorus:
                   Em
You can build your walls, love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house
                    C                        B
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky
                  C                     B
One day you will find love was on both sides
The war is over

I came upon a wise man, he said, "Sit beside me son"
"When I was a young man,
I was like you, the Prodigal Son"
Safe behind a half-smile, hidin' in the shadows
Tell 'em that it's all right,
tell 'em 'cause you said so

Chorus:
You can build your walls, love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides

The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over
The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over

C                 Am
Time stands still so long
B         Em
I feel so low
C            Am            B
I know what follows, what follows

Chorus:
You can build your walls, but love will tear it down
You can hide your heart inside a man-made house
You can build your walls, build 'em to the sky
One day you will find love was on both sides

The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over
The war is over, love's already won
The war is over, the war is over

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